Professional and Community Leadership

Catalog description

This course examines the skills required of school systems leaders and prepares them to enact these skills within the contemporary political, social, economic and cultural context in which an educational system operates. The course requires individuals to use self-directed learning experiences to practice skills that promote "the success of all students, the positive interactions among building stakeholders, the professional growth of staff by acting with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner" ("Framework for Leadership," Pennsylvania Department of Education). The course serves as one of the four courses that satisfy the requirements of superintendent preparation programs and the Letter of Eligibility certification.