Educational Leadership, MSEd (0828.00)

The master’s degree program in Educational Leadership prepares school personnel to function in administrative and supervisory capacities. The program’s faculty include current and former superintendents, school principals and administrators who are examples of the spirit of the program. We prepare our candidates to serve as assistant principals, departmental chairpersons, pupil personnel directors and principals. The program is designed to assist the administrator or supervisor in:

developing a comprehensive understanding of supervision and administration;
integrating theory with practice;
applying evolving knowledge and skills in an educational environment; and
extending differentiated learning in a chosen specialization.

Candidates who complete this program will have met the academic requirements for the NYS initial certiﬁcate in school leadership. Upon completion of this degree and passing of the NYSTCE School Building Leader Exam, Iona will recommend the student to New York State for initial certiﬁcation as a school building leader (SBL). Typically, graduates are employed as school principals, assistant principals, department chairpersons and pupil personnel directors.

Required Courses

ADM 601 - Professional School Administrator and Supervisor Credits: 3
ADM 603 - School Finance Credits: 3
ADM 604 - The Dynamics of Interpersonal Behavior in School Administration Credits: 3
ADM 605 - School Law Credits: 3
ADM 635 - The Administration of Educational Computing Credits: 3
ADM 726 - The Leader as Communicator Credits: 3
ADM 741 - The Administrative Role in Curriculum Development and Evaluation Credits: 3
ADM 743 - Supervision in Inclusive Education Credits: 3
ADM 752 - The Principalship Credits: 3
ADM 754 - Issues and Problems in School Administration Credits: 3
ADM 941 - Internship I in School Leadership Credits: 3
ADM 942 - Internship II in School Leadership Credits: 3

Total: 36 Credits

Note:

All candidates, regardless of previous administrative experience, are required to complete six credits of internship. Evidence of a minimum of three years of full time, paid, approved teaching and/or supervisory and/ or administrative and/or pupil personnel service. Substitute positions will not be credited.

For Master of Science in Educational Leadership program:

Possession of a New York State Provisional or Initial Teaching certificate.
Evidence of a minimum of three years of full time, paid, approved teaching and/or supervisory and/or administrative and/or pupil personnel service. Substitute positions will not be credited.

All programs:

A brief, typewritten autobiography speaking to the candidate’s family background, educational background, work experiences and the reasons for choosing teaching as a profession.
An interview with a member of the education department.
A program plan of study signed by the education department program adviser.
A dispositional commitment signed by the candidate.