Orientation

The Call to Leadership Program begins with an orientation, featuring dinner and a guest speaker. Program participants meet faculty after dinner and receive their textbooks, course syllabi, and first assignments.

Participants are asked to bring their spouse or significant other to the dinner. While program participants are meeting with faculty, their spouse/significant other meets with the spouses/significant others of current and former school leaders to engage in an informal conversation about the life of a school leader.
 

Curriculum

The program consists of the following coursework:

Semester 1

Introduction to Educational Leadership
Critical Issues in Educational Leadership and Supervision

Semester 2

Education Law
School Finance

Semester 3

Leadership in Curriculum Development and Revision
Internship in Educational Administration and Leadership

Semester 4

Supervision and Teacher Development
Internship in Educational Administration and Leadership

Please note: The sequence of courses may change slightly. Also, it is possible that one or more classes may be offered online.
 

Mentoring

Each district will provide aspiring school leaders from their district with a mentor. The mentor will provide a two-day shadowing experience, thus permitting the candidates to receive an opportunity to observe first hand the day-to-day experiences of a school administrator and to make an informed decision about continuing their studies in educational leadership. The shadowing experience is completed early in the program, during the first six credits.