{"id":11360,"date":"2026-01-21T09:59:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T15:59:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/?page_id=11360"},"modified":"2026-01-21T09:59:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T15:59:02","slug":"education-leadership","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/colleges\/education\/leadership-education-department\/programs\/education-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Education Leadership (K-12) Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Education Leadership master\u2019s degree is for teachers and other professional staff in birth-grade 12 schools who want to develop their leadership skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Professionals pursuing this degree are the leaders and future leaders of our schools. This graduate program helps educators promote continuous improvement strategies and effective administrative practices to support school-wide initiatives.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Students in this program may choose from 2 paths.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One path leads directly toward the K-12 Principal licensure. If you choose this pathway, the electives you take will prepare you for the K-12 Principal licensure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The other path allows students who are not interested in becoming a K-12 Principal to focus their elective coursework on their professional interests and aspirations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Graduates lead their school buildings or programs through work in: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>student services<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>curriculum and instruction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>educational technology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>student assessment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>team leader<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>mentoring<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>school business management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>early childhood education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>alternative education<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>charter leadership<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>community relations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"panel panel--white\">\n        <div class=\"panel__container\">\n            <div class=\"panel__intro\">\n                        <\/div>\n            \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Required Coursework<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Education Leadership (K-12) program consists of 33 credits that combine core Leadership Education courses, Education Leadership courses, and electives.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">See the <a href=\"https:\/\/w3.winona.edu\/DataServices\/WSUCatalog\/4346\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/w3.winona.edu\/DataServices\/WSUCatalog\/4346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">required courses<\/a> for the Education Leadership (K-12) master\u2019s degree program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition to your classes, you\u2019ll also need to complete a capstone writing project and a comprehensive examination.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wsu-block tabs\">\n\n    <div class=\"tabs-nav\">\n        <button class=\"tabs__toggle\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"tabbed-1\">Capstone<\/button>\n<button class=\"tabs__toggle\" tabindex=\"0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" id=\"tabbed-2\">Comprehensive Examination<\/button>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"tabs-content\">\n        <button class=\"tabs__mobile__toggle\">Capstone<\/button>\n<div class=\"tabs__content__item\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div><p>In the capstone project, students integrate, extend, critique, and apply learned knowledge and evidence- based practices that they gained throughout the program.<\/p>\n<p>Students complete LDRS 618: Scholarship, and LDRS 619: Leadership Capstone Experience. <\/p>\n<p>Your capstone project may include a thesis, manuscript, action research project, national presentation, or other project approved by your capstone advisor. <\/p>\n<p>Students who select the thesis option will enroll in LDRS 699: Master\u2019s Thesis instead of LDRS 619: Leadership Capstone Experience.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<button class=\"tabs__mobile__toggle\">Comprehensive Examination<\/button>\n<div class=\"tabs__content__item\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div><p>Each student must also complete a comprehensive examination. <\/p>\n<p>We offer the comprehensive examination experience the Wednesday before commencement during the academic year. <\/p>\n<p>Contact your capstone advisor for summer dates.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"panel panel--white\">\n        <div class=\"panel__container\">\n            <div class=\"panel__intro\">\n                            <div class=\"h3\">Contact the Leadership Education Department<\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n            \n\n<div class=\"wsu-block grid grid--50\">\n    <div class=\"wsu-block contact-card mb-1\">\n   <div class=\"contact-card__content\">\n       <div class=\"contact-card__title h4\">\n           Leadership Education\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__subtitle h4\">\n           \n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__description\">\n           <p>Helble Hall 319<\/p>\n<p>507.457.5335<\/p>\n\n       <\/div>\n       <a class=\"wsu-link contact-card__link\"><\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wsu-block contact-card mb-1\">\n   <div class=\"contact-card__content\">\n       <div class=\"contact-card__title h4\">\n           Steven M. Baule (EdD, PhD)\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__subtitle h4\">\n           Department Chair, Associate Professor\n       <\/div>\n       <div class=\"contact-card__description\">\n           <p>Broadway Suite 309 (Rochester Campus)<\/p>\n<p>507.285.7481<\/p>\n\n       <\/div>\n       <a class=\"wsu-link contact-card__link\" href=\"mailto:steven.baule@winona.edu\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"\">Email Steven Baule <\/a>\n   <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WSU offers the Education Leadership master\u2019s degree for teachers and professional staff in birth-grade 12 schools who want to develop their leadership skills.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"parent":7631,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_tec_requires_first_save":true,"_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_tribe_blocks_recurrence_rules":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_description":"","_tribe_blocks_recurrence_exclusions":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[363],"tags":[352],"class_list":["post-11360","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","category-leadership-education","tag-legacy"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11360"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11360\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18644,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11360\/revisions\/18644"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winona.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}