Nov 23, 2024  
Fitchburg State University 2024-2025 Graduate Catalog 
    
Fitchburg State University 2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Educational Leadership and Management, Principal/Assistant Principal Concentration, MEd, Non-licensure (Online)


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Graduate Program Chair

Phillip Saisa, EdD

Graduate Curriculum Committee


Nermin Bayazit, PhD
Lyndsey Benharris, PhD
Laurie Link, EdD
Phillip Saisa, EdD

Robert Shapiro, PhD, BCBA-D
Jescah Apamo-Gannon

Denise Sargent

Dustin Halterman, Ed.D

Program Description


The M.Ed. in Educational Leadership and Management program prepares the student to meet the Massachusetts Professional Standards and Indicators for Administrative Leadership and allows for flexibility in the pursuit for certification. The program offers courses and experience that equip school administrators with the skills and competencies necessary for becoming effective educational leaders in the areas of principal/assistant principal, special education, curriculum leadership, and online learning. This program is an interdepartmental program. While this program does not result in administrative licensure endorsement, the university will provide information and assistance for any candidates wishing to pursue administrative licensure on their own.

Admission Standards and Criteria


You must meet the following requirements to be eligible for admission.

  • Submit graduate application and $50 application fee
  • Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution, with official transcripts
  • Overall undergraduate GPA of not less than 2.8
  • Official transcripts of graduate-level coursework from a regionally accredited institution (if applicable)*
  • Professional resume
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • No GRE or GMAT is required
  • An essay, no more than one page in length, in response to one of the following questions:
  • Tell us about a positive situation in which you helped a person and made a significant difference in that person’s life.
  • What are the most important factors in establishing a long-term working relationship with students, friends, etc.?
  • Tell us about a significant event that involved you in a teaching or helping mode.
    • Describe the situation as it occurred at the time.
    • What did you do in that particular situation?
    • How did you feel about the situation at the time you were experiencing it?
    • How do you feel about the situation now?
    • What would you change, if anything?

Total for Degree: 30 credits


Program Learning Outcomes


  • Candidates will be able to identify high quality standards based instruction and curriculum aligned to curriculum frameworks.

  • Candidates analyze data to determine problems of practice, develop action plans, and monitor effectiveness of programming

  • Candidates develop strategies for engaging families and communities in the learning process.

  • Candidates develop competency in navigating both state and federal laws, regulations, and guidance as it pertains to the field of education.

  • Candidates are able to model and create an anti-racist inclusive environment for both students and staff that promotes equity while celebrating differences. 

  • Candidates are able to evaluate teacher quality as it relates to teacher standards designated by the state

  • Candidates develop the skills necessary to implement strategic change using data and research based practices.

  • Candidates will develop proficiency in using and evaluating educational technology.

  • Candidates will develop the skills necessary to perform budgetary processes, and personnel administration, in a fiscally responsible and ethical manner.

  • Candidates will Demonstrate understanding of organizational structures that support the effective management of human resources
  • Candidates will develop the knowledge and skills essential to leadership roles in the areas of curriculum, instruction, and assessment.
  • Candidates will gain an understanding of the instructional leadership model of supervision

Plan of Study


ACCEPT-Educational Collaborative and FSU Plan of Study M.Ed. in EDLM (non-licensure) Principal Concentration

 

 

Fitchburg State M.Ed. in EDLM

(non-Iicensure}

 

ACCEPT Educational Leadership Institute (ELI) Licensure Courses

 

Semester

 

EDLM 9045 -

Dynamics of Planned Change

 

EDLM 8039E - Leadership for Effective Change

Spring

3 credits

 

EDLM 8026 -

Data-informed Decision Making

 

EDLM 8042E - Using Data to Address the Opportunity /Achievement Gap Through Effective School Improvement Planning

Spring

3 credits

 

EDLM 8029-

Instructional and Curriculum Leadership and Evaluation

 

EDLM 8051E - The Principal as Instructional Leader and Curriculum Evaluator 

Summer

3 credits

 

EDLM 8012 - Law,

Ethics and Policies for the Educator

 

EDLM 8052E- Educational Leadership and the Law

Summer

3 credits

 

EDLM 9035 - Collegial

Supervision in an Era of Accountability

 

EDLM 9027E -Teacher Supervision and Evaluation for Professional Growth

Summer

3 credits

 

EDLM 8023 -

Principles for Success of Effective Administration

 

EDLM 8054E - Effective Leadershio Principles and Practice

Fall

3 credits

 

EDLM 8027 -

Meaningful Family and Community Engagement and Partnerships

 

EDLM 8055E-Parental Engagement for Student Learning

Fall

1 credit

 

ETEC 9200 - Project in Educational Technology

 

EDLM 9028E-Practicum and PAL Task Sugervision I

Fall

3 credits

 

SPED 8180 - Positive Behavioral Supports for Students With Disabilities

 

SPED 8045E- Collaboration in Special Education

Spring

3 credits

EDLM 8028 - Public School Finance, Human Resources and Personnel Administration

 

EDLM 8056E-Personnel and Operational Management Strategies

Spring

2 credits

 

30 Credits

 

EDLM 9029E-Practicum and PAL Task Supervision II

Spring

3 credits

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