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The Alternative Certification program in Educational Leadership prepares candidates who already hold a master’s degree (in any field) for leadership roles in PK-12 schools and leads to an Educational Leader certificate from the Louisiana Department of Education. The Íæż½ã½ã College of Education and Human Development is accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). The Alternative Certification program in Educational Leadership requires completion of a minimum of 15 credit hours and focuses on the knowledge, skills, and dispositions associated with effective educational leadership of PK-12 schools.

Key Features

• Performance-based: Candidates will be supported in the reseated use of competencies in different ways according to the changing demands of students and teaching environments.
• Role focused: This performance based program focuses on candidates being competent in performing the multiple roles associated with effective educational leadership.
• Sequenced field activities: Opportunity to practice targeted competencies in schools is critical to a performance-based program.
• Authentic evaluation: The Íæż½ã½ã educational leadership program utilizes an electronic professional portfolio (Live-Text) for documenting and evaluating candidate effectiveness.
• Shared induction: The Íæż½ã½ã educational leadership program uses a candidate assessment structure designed to assist teachers in passing the leader assessment now included in state licensure requirements.