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Administrative Specialist License in Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Development

This is a program for persons seeking licensure for district level leadership in the areas of curriculum, instruction, and professional development. To qualify for the Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Development License, applicants must (1) have a master’s degree, (2) have successfully taught two years under a provisional or professional teacher license, and (3) passed the Ohio Assessment for Educators Education Leadership Test.


Course Number and Title

Hrs.

Prerequisites

M.Ed. Course work with the following Professional Courses (if not in previous/current M.Ed. Program, the following courses must be taken prior to licensure application):

 

 

*EDLS 501 Vision & Goals for School Leaders

1

None

*EDLS 502 Critical Concepts in Fiscal Resource Management

1

None

*EDLS 503 Critical Concepts in Human Resource Management

1

None

EDLS 511 Theories of Instructional Leadership

1

None

EDLS 512 Issues Impacting Student Achievement

1

None

EDLS 513 Improving Instruction

1

None

EDLS 521 Organizational Behavior in Education

1

None

*EDLS 522 Organizational Climate & Culture

1

None

EDLS 523 Organizational Management for Educational Leader

1

None

EDLS 531 Legal Issues in Educational Leadership

1

None

EDLS 532 Ethical, Professional & Legal Dimensions of Ed. Leadership

1

None

*EDLS 533 Essential Concepts in School Safety & Crisis Management

1

None

*EDLS 541 Professional Development in Education

1

None

EDLS 542 Political Dimensions of Educational Leadership

1

None

EDAD 683 Educational Leadership

3

None

Internships:

4 (All 1 hour)

 

*EDLS 721 Admin. Internship 1

(1)

 

*EDLS 722 Admin. Internship 2

(1)

 

*EDLS 725 Admin. Internship 3 District Level/CIPD

(1)

 

*EDLS 726 Admin. Internship 4 District Level/CIPD

(1)

 

License Requirements

6

 

EDLS 601 The Visionary School Leader

(1)

 

EDLS 602 Managing Fiscal Resources

(1)

 

EDLS 603 Managing Human Resources

(1)

 

EDLS 622 Transforming Organizational Climate & Culture

(1)

 

EDLS 633 Safety & Crisis Management for Educational Leaders

(1)

 

EDLS 641 Professional Development in Action

(1)

 

*Prerequisites for licensure coursework

Total Hours

27 hrs.

 

Courses and Descriptions

See EDLS Courses