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Nov 23, 2024
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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
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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?
Required Courses, 21 Credits
Principal/Assistant Principal Concentration, 9 Credits
Total for Degree: 30 credits
Program Learning Outcomes
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}
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ACCEPT Educational Leadership Institute (ELI) Licensure Courses
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Semester
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EDLM 9045 -
Dynamics of Planned Change
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EDLM 8039E - Leadership for Effective Change
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Spring
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3 credits
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EDLM 8026 -
Data-informed Decision Making
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EDLM 8042E - Using Data to Address the Opportunity /Achievement Gap Through Effective School Improvement Planning
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Spring
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3 credits
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EDLM 8029-
Instructional and Curriculum Leadership and Evaluation
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EDLM 8051E - The Principal as Instructional Leader and Curriculum Evaluator
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Summer
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3 credits
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EDLM 8012 - Law,
Ethics and Policies for the Educator
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EDLM 8052E- Educational Leadership and the Law
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Summer
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3 credits
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EDLM 9035 - Collegial
Supervision in an Era of Accountability
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EDLM 9027E -Teacher Supervision and Evaluation for Professional Growth
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Summer
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3 credits
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EDLM 8023 -
Principles for Success of Effective Administration
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EDLM 8054E - Effective Leadershio Principles and Practice
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Fall
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3 credits
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EDLM 8027 -
Meaningful Family and Community Engagement and Partnerships
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EDLM 8055E-Parental Engagement for Student Learning
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Fall
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1 credit
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ETEC 9200 - Project in Educational Technology
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EDLM 9028E-Practicum and PAL Task Sugervision I
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Fall
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3 credits
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SPED 8180 - Positive Behavioral Supports for Students With Disabilities
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SPED 8045E- Collaboration in Special Education
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Spring
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3 credits
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EDLM 8028 - Public School Finance, Human Resources and Personnel Administration
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EDLM 8056E-Personnel and Operational Management Strategies
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Spring
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2 credits
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30 Credits
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EDLM 9029E-Practicum and PAL Task Supervision II
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Spring
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3 credits
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