COE Divisions
Educational Leadership and Policy Studies
 

K-12 Educational Administration

Students enrolled in this program seek positions as Assistant Principals, Principals, School Directors, Headmasters, Assistant Superintendents or Superintendents.

Knowledge Base Statement:

The K-12 Faculty believes that an administrator in order to raise the achievement for all students in an educational setting must be grounded in at least the following areas:

• Knowledge contexts of education administration, including historical and philosophical thinking
• Social Contextdss of education, including ethical decision-making
• Political and Economic Contexts of education, including pressures for accountability and privatization
• Legal Contexts of education
• Multiple perspectives of education inquiry including practitioner and classroom-based research
• Administrators must also have skills school and community relations, collective bargaining and negotiations, staff development and supervision, personnel administration,building and sites.

Degrees Offered

Masters of Education (M.Ed.) in

• Elementary school administration (Page 14)
• Secondary school administration (Page 14)
• Ed.S. (Educational Specialist Degree) (Page 15)
  . Ed.D.
  . Ph.D.
• Internships

SLLA PREP SESSION (Click on link)

Masters and Doctoral Programs in Educational Leadership
Theory-based, research-driven and practitioner-oriented, the master's and doctoral programs contribute to education's expanding role in a dynamic society and growing St. Louis community. Based upon a solid foundation of theory, a flexible framework of courses and cohort study provides the student with a context for the study of leadership practices.
Graduates of these programs hold positions of leadership in area schools, community agencies, foundations, and government.

Accreditation Associations The school administration and certification sequences are organized into a continuous two-phase program approved by both the National Council on Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). Courses are designed to be consistent with the International Standards for Leadership Licensure (ISLLC).

Outreach Centers and Courses

• Minera Area College
• St. Charles Community College
• South County Education and University Center

Certifications:

• Initial Principal Certificate forms- elementary and secondary (click on Education Certificate)·
• Educational Specialist Certificate for Administrators (Requirements and courses)
• Scholarly Writing Project
• Educational Specialist Certification Forms click on Education Certificate
  
  
  • Superintendent: Requirements and courses
  • Superintendent forms (click on Education Certificate)

Additional endorsements are available (to those already certified in other areas) in:

• Special EducationAdministration
• Middle School Principal

Accreditation Associations
The school administration and certification sequences are organized into a continuous two-phase program approved by both the National Council on Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). Courses are designed to be consistent with the International Standards for Leadership Licensure (ISLLC).

Contact Information
Call 314 516-5944
Fax 314 516-5942