List of Courses
Elementary
Secondary
Superintendent
Summary
of Licensure Requirements - The WSU Master's degree program
meets Iowa licensure requirements for the principalship with the
addition of EL655, Philosophical and Sociological Conditions
of Educational Leadership. If you currently hold a Master's
degree in another area, you must complete the basic leadership
courses as listed in the M.S. degree program course requirements.
For superintendent licensure, a Specialist degree or equivalent
is required (see below). Typically, upon recommendation from WSU,
you are granted a license. However you must complete the Evaluator
Workshops (see below), provided by the Iowa district in which you
are employed, within one year of the date of licensure.
Iowa Administrative Endorsements
169 --- Elementary
principal
a. Authorization. The holder of this
endorsement is authorized to serve as a principal of programs serving
children from birth through grade six.
b. Program requirements.
- Degree--Master's
- Content: Completion of a sequence
of courses and experiences which may have been a part of, or
in addition to, the degree requirements.
- Knowledge of early childhood,
elementary, and early adolescent level administration,
supervision, and evaluation. EL622
- Knowledge and skill related
to early childhood, elementary, and early adolescent level
curriculum development. EL604
- Knowledge of child growth
and development from birth through early adolescence and
developmentally appropriate strategies and practices of
early childhood, elementary, and early adolescence, to
include an observation practicum. EL622
- Knowledge of family support
systems, factors which place families at risk, child care
issues, and home-school-community relationships and interactions
designed to promote parent education, family involvement,
and interagency collaboration. EL622,
EL635
- Knowledge of school law and
legislative and public policy issues affecting children
and families. EL610
- Planned field experiences
in early childhood and elementary or early adolescent school
administration. EL780/781
- Evaluator approval component. (This
component requires that you complete 10 days of workshop
training: 4 days in a Data Driven workshop and 6 days
in an Evaluator Approval workshop. You are required to
complete the workshops within one year in order to hold
your license.)
- Historical, social, philosophical,
and psychological foundations related to early childhood,
elementary and early adolescence. EL655
- Knowledge of family support
systems, factors which place families at-risk, and child
care issues. EL601
- Competencies: Completion of a sequence
of courses and experiences which may have been a part of, or
in addition to, the degree requirements. A school administrator
is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students
by accomplishing the following competencies.
- Facilitates the development,
articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision
of learning that is shared and supported by the school
community. EL622
- Advocates, nurtures, and sustains
a school culture and instructional program conducive to
student learning and staff professional growth. EL622
- Ensures management of the organization,
operations, and resources for a safe, efficient, and effective
learning environment. EL627
- Collaborates with families
and community members, responds to diverse community interests
and needs, and mobilizes community resources. EL635
- Acts with integrity, fairness,
and in an ethical manner. EL640
- Understands, responds to, and
influences the larger political, social, economic, legal,
and cultural context. EL635
c. Other:
- Have had three years of teaching
experience at the early childhood through grade six level.
- Graduates from institutions in
other states who are seeking initial Iowa licensure and the
elementary principal’s endorsement must meet the requirements
for the educational license in addition to the experience requirements.
170 --- Secondary
principal .
a. Authorization. The holder of this
endorsement is authorized to serve as a principal in grades seven
through twelve.
b. Program requirements.
- Degree--master's.
- Content: Completion of a sequence
of courses and experiences which may have been a part of, or
in addition to, the degree requirements:
- Knowledge of early adolescent
and secondary level administration, supervision, and evaluation. EL622
- Knowledge and skill related
to early adolescent and secondary level curriculum development. EL604
- Knowledge of human growth
and development from early adolescence through early adult
development, to include an observation practicum. EL622
- Knowledge of family support
systems, factors which place families at risk, child care
issues, and home-school-community relationships and interactions
designed to promote parent education, family involvement,
and interagency collaboration. EL622,
EL635
- Knowledge of school law and
legislative and public policy issues affecting children
and families. EL610
- Planned field experiences
in early adolescence or early adult school administration. EL780/781
- Evaluator approval component. (This
component requires that you complete 10 days of workshop
training: 4 days in a Data Driven workshop and 6 days
in an Evaluator Approval workshop. You are required to
complete the workshops within one year in order to hold
your license.)
- Competencies: Completion of a sequence
of courses and experiences which may have been a part of, or
in addition to, the degree requirements. A school administrator
is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students
by accomplishing the following competencies.
- Facilitates the development, articulation,
implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that
is shared and supported by the school community. EL622
- Advocates, nurtures, and sustains
a school culture and instructional program conducive to student
learning and staff professional growth. EL622, EL604
- Ensures management of the organization,
operations, and resources for a safe, efficient, and effective
learning environment. EL627
- Collaborates with families and
community members, responds to diverse community interests
and needs, and mobilizes community resources. EL635
- Acts with integrity, fairness,
and in an ethical manner. EL640
- Understands, responds to, and influences
the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural
context. EL635
c. Other.
- Have had three years of teaching
experience at the secondary level (7-12).
- Graduates from institutions in
other states who are seeking initial Iowa licensure and the
secondary principal’s endorsement must meet the requirements
for the educational license in addition to the experience requirements.
171 --- Superintendent .
a. Authorization. The holder of this
endorsement is authorized to serve as a superintendent from the
prekindergarten level through grade twelve. NOTE: This authorization
does not permit general teaching, school service, or administration
at any level except that level or area for which the holder is
eligible or holds the specific endorsement(s).
b. Program requirements.
- Degree--specialist's--(or its equivalent:
A master's degree plus at least thirty semester hours of planned
graduate study in administration beyond the master's degree).
- Content: Completion of a sequence
of courses and experiences which may have been part of, or in
addition to, the degree requirements. This sequence is to be
at least forty-five semester hours to include the following:
- General elementary level
administration. EL622
- General early adolescent
level administration. EL622
- General secondary level administration. EL622, EL627
- Elementary, early adolescent,
and secondary school supervision. EL622
- Curriculum development. EL604,
EL704
- School law. EL610
- School finance. EL758
- School plant/facility planning. Independent
Study
- School personnel/negotiations. EL628
- Knowledge of school-community
relationships/public relations. EL635
- Administrative theory/principles
of educational administration. EL708,
EL756
- Social, philosophical, or
psychological foundations. EL655
- Planned field experience
in school administration. EL780/781
- Evaluator approval component. (This
component requires that you complete 10 days of workshop
training: 4 days in a Data Driven workshop and 6 days
in an Evaluator Approval workshop. You are required to
complete the workshops within one year in order to hold
your license.)
c. Other:
- Have had three years experience
as a building principal or other P K-12 district wide or area
education agency administrative experience.
- Graduates from institutions in
other states who are seeking initial Iowa licensure and the
superintendent's endorsement must meet the requirements for
the educational license in addition to the experience requirements.
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