Superintendent's Program Overview
The Field-Based Superintendent's Certification Program is based upon a two-year internship completed in conjunction with a series of 16 weekend seminars held at various locations around the state. These monthly seminars provide an opportunity for interaction between program participants, faculty, and a variety of guest speakers with expertise in relevant leadership positions. University faculty members provide background in traditional leadership content areas and relevant educational research. An electronic network also provides a venue for continuous learning activities and discussions.
Our program content is designed around the six Standards for School Leaders articulated by the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) plus two additional standards -- one addressing the need to facilitate change and the other dealing with the board-superintendent relationship. We feel that these two standards are unique and essential to the superintendency. To provide a clearer focus for the program, these standards have been restated in terms of the various "roles" performed by superintendents:
- The Superintendent as policy adviser to the board of directors
- The Superintendent as facilitator of change for continuous improvement
- The Superintendent as steward of the district's vision, mission and culture
- The Superintendent as instructional leader
- The Superintendent as public policy advocate
- The Superintendent as community leader and communicator
- The Superintendent as organizational manager
- The Superintendent as ethical leader
Education courses taken at WSU Spokane may be used as supporting course work for students admitted to a WSU Pullman degree program such as the EdD.
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