The program's four, six-unit courses have been designed to form a developmental sequence of learning. They are offered only in the order indicated below. In each course, candidates engage with each of the six California Educational Leadership Domains that lead to the California Administrator Performance Expectations (CAPE). The PASC Program Coordinator is responsible for the courses, however, K-12 administrators and university faculty work together to teach class sections.
EDAD 631 Educational Leadership: The Literature (Summer)
This course focuses on the theory and foundations of transformational educational leadership and administration. Role expectations of the school administrator as a change agent are explored including promotion of democratic education, development of professional relationships, instructional leadership, and assessment of student learning for continuous improvement.
EDAD 632 Educational Leadership: Current Conditions (Fall)
In this second course in the Preliminary Administrative Services Credential Program, candidates learn and apply and apply analytical processes across the six California Educational Leadership domains to identify current school conditions and needed changes. On-site administrative field experiences are incorporated.
EDAD 633 Educational Leadership: What Schools Can Be (Spring)
Continuous improvement requires school leaders to be agents of change. Candidates in the Preliminary Administrative Services Credential Program learn to design, analyze, prioritize, and support school change for the improvement of student learning across the six California Educational Leadership domains. On-site administrative field experiences are incorporated.
EDAD 634 Educational Leadership: The First 100 Days (Summer)
Effective school leaders integrate knowledge, interpersonal, and technical skills. This course focus on planning the processes and steps for the first 100 days of educational leadership to maximize long-term positive impact, especially on improved student learning.