Educational Leadership Tier 2 Certification Program

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This program is for individuals who already hold an Ed.S. or Ed.D. degree in leadership, but are seeking a Georgia performance-based certificate in Educational Leadership. The program affords candidates advanced preparation in Educational Leadership for both school level and system level leadership positions and will result in a Tier II certificate in Educational Leadership.

Learning Outcomes

Effective educational leaders develop, advocate, and enact a shared mission, vision, and core values of high-quality education and academic success and well-being of each student.

Effective educational leaders act ethically and according to professional norms to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.

Effective educational leaders strive for equity of educational opportunity and culturally responsive practices to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.

Effective educational leaders develop and support intellectually rigorous and coherent systems of curriculum, instruction, and assessment to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.

Effective educational leaders cultivate an inclusive, caring, and supportive school community that promotes the academic success and well-being of each student.

Effective educational leaders develop the professional capacity and practice of school personnel to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.

Effective educational leaders foster a professional community of teachers and other professional staff to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.

Admission Requirements

• An Ed.S. or an Ed.D. degree from a nationally or regionally accredited institution • Hold a leadership position in a local education agency (LEA), or other service organization with which the university has a formal partnership agreement. • Be recommended by the Superintendent, Headmaster, or the senior administrator of the employing LEA or organization. • Must have “Tier I”, “L”, or “PL” certification • Must pass the Georgia Ethics for Educational Leadership Assessment (Test 380)

Required Courses

Performance-Based Residency Lab: 9 hours
EDLE 8301 - Educational Leadership Residency Lab I 3 Credit Hours
EDLE 8302 - Educational Leadership Residency Lab II 3 Credit Hours
EDLE 8303 - Educational Leadership Residency Lab III 3 Credit Hours
Performance-Based Residency Courses: 12 Hours
EDLE 8304 - Leadership for Organizational Change and Improvement 3 Credit Hours
EDLE 8305 - Effective Management to Promote Student Learning 3 Credit Hours
EDLE 8306 - Instructional Leadership for Improving 3 Credit Hours
EDLE 8329 - Leadership for Equity and Excellence 3 Credit Hours
PROGRAM NOTES: 1. Regular admission requires Tier I Certification (or a Ga PSC issued Professional L or PL Certificate in Educational Leadership). 2. Candidates must be employed in a leadership position as defined by the Ga PSC. As defined in 505-3-.77, the term leadership position refers to those positions requiring leadership certification as determined by the Ga PSC for placement on the state salary schedule. 3. Candidates must complete Residency Lab courses EDLE 8301, 8302, and 8303 in sequence. 4. Candidates must pass the Georgia Educational Leadership Performance Assessment to be eligible for certification. 5. Application for certification should be submitted at the completion of the program to the Ga PSC. 6. Candidates must achieve a GPA of 3.0 or higher by the end of the program to be recommended for certification.