If a student has not completed the Masters degree at LSU, the student must complete a minimum of 54 credits required by the K-12 PhD program beyond the Masters degree.

All students must complete a minimum of 36 credits required by the K-12 PhD program beyond the Masters degree at LSU.

Program Description

The Education Specialist in Administration is a XX hour program that may lead to additional endorsements by the Louisiana Department of Education. Candidates in the program should be interested in school or district leadership positions. Students will complete a course of studies that includes a number of field based experiences. The curriculum is designed to scaffold development of the knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions needed to lead a P12 school or district so that all students are successful academically and socially.

Mission

The mission of the Education Specialist in Administration programs is to prepare aspiring and current principals to lead schools in an ethically and socially just way.

Vision

The vision of the Education Specialist in Administration program is to foster in aspiring and current principals a deeply held belief in the capacity of every student to achieve economic, intellectual, and social success presently and throughout life. Graduates of the program will thoughtfully challenge the status quo; assumptions about teaching, learning, and the curriculum that might marginalize certain students; and structures and practices that inhibit student learning. Graduates will demonstrate a commitment to the learning of all members of the school they lead and will create nurturing learning communities that inspire teachers to commit to improvement as a professional obligation to the students they teach.

Guiding Principles

Graduates of the Education Specialist in Administration program

1. Think deeply, reflectively, and ethically.
2. Believe that all students can learn.
3. Are committed to establishing or transforming a school into one at which all students do learn.
4. Enact leadership skills that bring about socially just outcomes for all students at the school.
5. Respectfully challenge the status quo in behalf of student learning.
6. Have strong foundation of knowledge regarding school improvement, teacher leadership, learning theory, and leadership      theory.
7. Have a personal mission and vision for their leadership of a school.
8. Demonstrate the ability to manage the school organization, allocate resources, and foster a safe, efficient, and effective      learning environment.9. Consistently demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively and to reach out to the school’s      multiple communities.
9. Consistently demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively and to reach out to the school’s multiple communities.
10. Know how to influence the political, economic, legal, and cultural contexts of schooling in Louisiana.
11. Demonstrate the ability to conduct research that can provide a foundation for a coherent, integrated plan for continuous        school improvement.
12. Believe they can lead a school that nurtures student cognitive and social development in a caring supportive        environment.

Humanistic and Behavioral Studies

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Research

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36 Total Hours

6 Hours From:

TOTAL 63