Administrative Leadership and Policy Studies Principal Licensure Program

It takes a partnership to prepare future principals

Value of the Program• Earn principal licensure• Gain leadership skills and

experience – clinical practice activities integrated with course content throughout program

• Complete a graduate degree with just three extra courses beyond licensure curriculum

Courses and Credits32 Credit-Hour Principal Licensure Program

FirstSemester

SecondSemester

ThirdSemester

FourthSemester

EDUC 5751 EDUC 5752 EDUC 5753 EDUC 5754

Completed in four consecutive semesters, including summers

Metro-Area Cohorts• Each entering class forms a cohort, meeting in a particular

school district in the Denver metro area• Evening class runs for three and a half hours and meets on

same weeknight throughout 60-week program. • 32 credits broken down as: First Semester – 8 credits,

Second Semester – 8 credits, Third Semester – 8 credits, Fourth semester – 8 credits

• Online support, learning and work in between weekly class sessions

• Applicants from all districts welcome

Distance-Learning Cohorts• Four-semester sequence begins every summer• 32 credits broken down differently: Summer – 9 credits,

Fall – 9 credits, Spring – 9 credits, 2nd Summer – 5 credits • Optimal for the professional who lives far away from

Denver or who prefers not to meet on a weekly basis• Weeklong face-to-face “boot camp” in first June, two

intensive face-to-face weekends in fall, two intensive weekends in spring, final intensive weekend in 2nd summer – all face-to-face meetings on Downtown Denver campus

• All other instruction completed online

Upcoming Cohort Summer 2010

Distance-Learning Cohort (DL#11)Start Date: June 14, 2010Location: Downtown Denver CampusDates and Times: Meets for a fulltime “boot camp” on June 14-18, 2010, followed by two intensive weekends (Friday evening through all day Saturday) in Fall 2010, two intensive weekends in Spring 2011 and a final intensive weekend in Summer 2011. All other course work is conducted online and at students’ clinical practice sites (usually their own schools).Application Deadline: March 15, 2010

Upcoming Cohort Fall 2010

Denver Public Schools Leadership Academy (DPSLA-6)Attend an Info Session to receive waiver of $50 application fee: April 28, 2010 or May 4, 2010 at 5:00 p.m. in the DPS Administration Building Board room (RSVP to Rebecca.Schell@ucdenver.edu)Start Date: August 24, 2010Location: DPS Administration Building, 900 Grant Street, Denver, CO 80203Day/Time: Courses held on Tuesdays 5:00 PM – 8:00 PMApplication Deadline: June 15, 2010Interview Date: TBA

Relationship of Clinical Practice to Program

First Semester Second Semester

Third Semester Fourth Semester

Class Sessions(5 Credits)

Class Sessions(5 Credits)

Class Sessions(5 Credits)

Class Sessions(5 Credits)

Clinical Practice

(3 Credits)Goal Authoring

Logs & Reflections

Clinical Practice

(3 Credits)Logs & Reflections

Clinical Practice (3 Credits)

Logs & Reflections

Clinical Practice (3 Credits)

Logs & ReflectionsProf. Development Plan

CP Evaluation

Clinical practice gained at student’s own schoolwith the support and supervision of the principal

Learning Domains• Leadership for Engaging Families and the Community in

School Goals

• Leadership and Advocacy for the Learning Environment (School Improvement)

• Leadership and Stewardship of the Teaching Environment (Supervision – Evaluation)

• Leadership and Operations Management of the School Organization (Law, Finance, Policy)

Leadership for Engaging Families and the Community in School Goals

• Ethics, Core Values, and Leadership Platform Project

• School Culture and Equity Project• Family-Community Engagement Project• Vision-Mission Project

Leadership and Advocacyfor the Learning Environment

• School Improvement: Quality School Project

• School Improvement: Data Analysis Project• School Improvement: Curriculum Project• School Improvement: Planning

Leadership and Stewardship of the Teaching Environment

• Evaluation Cycles (Supervision Calendar, Evaluation Cycles, and Supervision Tools Project)

• Instructional Leadership Work Sample (Supervisory Platform, Instructional Conversations, and Instructional Leadership Work Sample Project)

Leadership and Operations Management of the School Organization

• Legal Audit• No Child Left Behind and School Budget

Project

Program Costs (Fall 2009, Spring 2010, Summer 2010)

Credit Hours Resident Tuition Non-Resident Tuition

0-1 $349 $1,126

2 $698 $2,252

3 $1,047 $3,378

4 $1,396 $4,504

5 $1,745 $5,630

6 $2,094 $6,756

7 $2,443 $7,882

8 $2,792 $9,008

9 $3,139 $10,134

Financial Support• Office of Financial Aid

www.cudenver.edu/finaid303-556-2886

• Scholarship Resource Center http://www.ucdenver.edu/student-services/resources/Scholarships

303-352-3608• School of Education & Human Development

Scholarship Informationwww.cudenver.edu/sehd/scholarships

• Talk to your school district!

An Investment

National average salaries in public schools as of 2006-2007 (Educational Research Service)

Principal Assistant Principal

Senior High School

$92,965 $75,121

Jr. High/Middle School

87,866 73,020

Elementary School

82,414 67,735

Graduate Degree Options• Three additional courses (9 semester credits) earns a

graduate degree• Credits usually taken after 32-credit licensure program,

and may be transferred in from another institution• Master of Arts (M.A.)

For those who do not already have a master’s degree, or who specifically need an M.A.

• Education Specialist (Ed.S.)For those who already have a master’s degree

Master of Arts DegreeTake one course from each of three categories:• Educational research • Educational foundations/multicultural education• Educational psychology/special educationSee Academic Advisor for specific course listings. In final semester, complete comprehensive exam paper that is 10-15 pages in length and tells how the three courses will help you in your role as a principal or administrator.   

Education Specialist Degree• Take all three courses in a single, focused

area, to be determined by student and faculty advisor.

• In final semester, complete comprehensive exam paper that is 10-15 pages in length and tells how the three courses will help you in your role as a principal or administrator.

Application Process: Materials• Application checklist can be found at

http://www.ucdenver.edu/academics/colleges/SchoolOfEducation/Apply/Pages/AdministrativeLeadershipPolicyStudies.aspx

• Graduate Application Part 1 and In-State Tuition Classification form• $50 application fee (see coupon in this presentation for fee waiver info for Summer 2010

admission)• Resume• Written Statement, explaining interests and goals in relation to the program• Online written response – see checklist for more details• Photocopy of current teaching or special services license (At least three years experience

as a teacher or special services provider is preferred)• Three letters of recommendation, including one from principal• Two official transcripts in sealed envelopes from each previous college or university• GRE scores may be required – depending on previous academic record• Interviews may be required, depending upon the cohort (we will notify applicants if this

is a requirement)

Application Process: Deadlines

Summer 2010 Distance Learning Cohort – March 15, 2010

Fall 2010 DPS Cohort – June 15, 2010

Spring 2011 – October 15, 2010

Print out the Coupon to receive a Summer 2010 Application Fee Waiver

Fee Waivers for students applying to Fall 2010 DPS cohort will be given at the face-to-face information sessions in DPS

Contact InformationRebecca Schell, ALPS Academic AdvisorUniversity of Colorado Denver

School of Education & Human Development

rebecca.schell@ucdenver.eduPhone: 303-315-4978Office: 1380 Lawrence Street, suite 701

www.cudenver.edu/sehd/alps