Graduates will develop and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions to lead for learning aligned with the following Illinois Professional School Leader Standards and the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) Standards.
School Community Leadership—
- Culture: Facilitate development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a positive school culture and vision of learning that is shared and supported by school community.
- Partnerships: Create meaningful and sustained partnerships with parents, community organizations and other stakeholders to respond to diverse interests and needs and mobilize resources to promote student success and continuous school improvement.
- Integrity: Act with integrity, equity, and in an ethical and legal manner.
- Context: Understand, respond to and influence the larger political, social, economic, legal and cultural context for the purpose of improving achievement for all students.
- Vision: Establish and support a vision that sets a clear direction for the school and reflects a dual focus on the quality of learning of students and on the quality of the work of the school in their behalf.
- Accountability: Lead the school community in using data-based decision-making and research-based assessment and instruction to meet goals that are aligned with the school’s vision for learning and standards for student achievement.
- Collaborative Learning and Planning: Develop and promote a learning agenda focused on student learning, professional learning, and organizational learning to inform the design and the development of goals and plans for achieving the vision of the school.
- Technology: Facilitate the selection, use, and integration of technology and information systems to enhance teaching and learning; prepare all learners to experience success in a complex, global society, and support overall, continuous improvement in the school and its organization.
- Environment: Ensure a safe, orderly and effective learning environment and system where students can excel in their learning.
- Management: Apply principles of effective leadership and management in relation to budgeting, personnel, resource utilization, and technology for the purpose of improving student achievement.
- Policy: Apply local, state, and federal laws and policies to support sound decisions
Educational Leadership graduates receive a Master's Degree in Education (M.Ed.) Educational Leadership. Graduates are prepared to take the Type 75 Certification Exam from the Illinois State Board of Education.
Career Advancement
Educational Leadership graduates may advance in their careers to positions such as:
- Principal
- Assistant Principal
- Department Chair
- Grade Level Team Leader
- Building Level Teacher Coach
- District Instructional Coach
- Lead Teacher
