Leadership Development. (3) Leadership styles and theories; organizational cultures, structures, and contexts; change processes; decision-making; communication skills; motivation; and effective team building. 

Leading the Core Curriculum. (3) Best practices in core curriculum instruction; program and progress monitoring; assessment; integrating literacy and numeracy across the curriculum; and classroom observation models for principals.  Prerequisites: Admitted to the program, EDL 500, or permission of the instructor.

School Leadership and Technology (formerly EDL 518), (3) Educational applications of available and developing technology.  Utilization of existing technologies and Web 2.0 resources for administration and supervision.  Prerequisite: Admitted to the program, EDL 500 and EDL 504, or permission of the instructor.

Data for School Leaders (formerly EDL 507). (3) Uses of data for school improvement.  Data collection, data analysis, data interpretation, action plan research process, and leadership strategies for planning, implementing, and monitoring school improvement plans.  Prerequisite: Admitted to the program, EDL 500 and EDL 504, or permission of the instructor.

Fundamentals of School Law (formerly EDL 517). (3) Legal context of PK-12 public elementary and secondary schools.  Rights and responsibilities of teachers and administrators, case law, statutory law, due process, equity, safety, FERPA, federal and state regulations.  Prerequisite: Admitted to the program, EDL 500 and EDL 504, or permission of the instructor.

Leadership for Special Needs. (3) Principles and practices necessary for an inclusive school environment in which each student can be successful.  Regulations, programs, and services for special needs groups; evidence-based instructional practices; intervention models for literacy, numeracy, and behavior; school-wide programs that foster high levels of student achievement; and professional learning.  Prerequisite: Admitted to the program, EDL 500 and EDL 504, or permission of the instructor.

Integrating Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment (formerly EDL 571). (3) Components of curriculum design; evidence-based instructional strategies; standards-based curriculum, instruction, and assessment alignment; curriculum auditing; research-based intervention models; culture and climate of the school organization; AYP subgroup best practices; and developmental needs of PreK-12 students.  Prerequisite: Admitted to the program, EDL 500 and EDL 504, or permission of the instructor.

Supervision of Instruction (formerly EDL 560). (3) Supervisory function in elementary and secondary schools.  Evaluation and improvement of class instruction.  Prerequisite: Admitted to the program, EDL 500, EDL 504 and EDL 515, or permission of the instructor.

Managing School Finance, Facilities, and Contracts. (3) Fiscal, facility, and contract management.  Illinois funding, budgeting, and fiscal reporting requirements.  Budget administration of local, state, and federal grant programs and revenue/expenditure process.  Facility management related to student learning, instructional practices, and student safety/compliance issues.  Collective bargaining agreements.  Prerequisite: Admitted to the program, EDL 500 and EDL 504, or permission of the instructor.

School Improvement (formerly EDL 505). (3) School improvement processes, qualities of an effective change agent, mission and vision alignment, and planning for implementation of school change.  Prerequisite: Admitted to the program, EDL 500 and EDL 504, or permission of the instructor.

School, Parent, and Community Relations (formerly EDL 519. (3) Effect of school-community relations on student achievement.  Essential elements to enable regular, purposeful, and effective communication with diverse community publics.  Prerequisite: Admitted to the program, EDL 500 and EDL 504, or permission of the instructor.

Principal Internship I. (2) Clinical field experience in the student’s major area(s) of specialization under the supervision of a local school or school district administrator and a department faculty member.  The internship requires a minimum of 75 clock hours of planned activity for each semester hour of credit.  Students must file an internship application with the department by the fall deadline of September 15 for placement in the spring semester, and February 15 for placement in the fall semester.  EDL 555 is required for all candidates for the supervisory, administrative, or chief school business official endorsement to the administrative license.  Prerequisites: Admitted to program, completion of an approved internship application by the specified deadline, EDL 550 with a grade of B or better, 23 semester hours of graduate course work in Educational Leadership and permission of instructor.

150 hours

Principal Internship II. (3) Capstone experience for principal licensure.  Demonstration of knowledge and skills for effective school district leadership and meets requirements for the Illinois Administrative Code  30 for licensing Illinois school district administrators.. Prerequisites:  Completion of EDL coursework and EDL 555.

150 hours