Master of Education Administration at Texas Wesleyan University
The Master of Education in administration program is designed to provide coursework and experiences that will serve educators and school leaders who aspire to become principals or supervisors. This curriculum provides a sound approach to school leadership, particularly with the urban school principal in mind. The goal of the program is to promote the development of strong instructional leaders, who have a thorough understanding of theory and best practice in student-centered schools, and who have the wisdom and talent to lead the faculty and staff at their schools into this best practice. To that end, the coursework, seminars, and internship modules reflect the notion of wise instructional leadership.
The following Institutes are designed as blocked courses for those who have been accepted into the administration program. These courses must be successfully passed in order to receive the barcodes for the TExES principal exam for certification.
Students have the option of starting the program in the summer session or on weekends beginning in the fall session.
Wesleyan Summer Institute for School Leadership 2009:
The deadline to apply is April 15.
Summer I: Monday – Thursday, June 8 – July 2.
Summer II: Monday – Thursday, July 13 – August 6.
Wesleyan Weekend Institute for School Leadership 2009-2010:
The deadline to apply is June 15.
Every other Saturday beginning August 22 – December 5, 2009, and
January 9 – May 1, 2010.
The following courses are offered:
EDU 6315 Instructional Leadership in Public Schools
EDU 6316 School Law Administration
EDU 6317 Administration of EC-12 Grade Curriculum
EDU 6318 Supervision and Professional Development at School Level
EDU 6619 Internship to be offered Fall 2008, Spring 2009
In addition to submitting the application for Graduate Studies in Education, a person seeking acceptance into the administration concentration program, must also submit the following, in order to be considered for the program:
* Teacher service record (minimum of three years teaching required)
* Recommendation letters from three principals and/or other school leaders
* Personal essay describing leadership experiences, goals and attributes
* Recent vitae
* Evidence of teaching excellence: PDAS scores, awards, special assignments