Cultivating A New Vision For School Leaders

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Cultivating A New Vision For School Leaders

• An Innovative, Standards-Based Masters Degree
  Program In Educational Leadership

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PRESENTATION
1. Innovative Pathway to School Leadership
2. Historical Documentation
3. Programs Design Learning Experiences
4. Programs Long-Term Effectiveness
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Programs Organization
Phase 1
Phase 2
Phase 3
PRACTICAL LEARNING
EXPERIENCES
RESEARCH BASED
STANDARDS
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Research Standards EmbeddedIn The Program
Design

• Great schools have great leaders. (Obvious
  message from two decades of research on effective
  schools.)
• Standards guide the structure and sequence of the
  SIL curriculum.
• Standards-based performance indicators are weaved
  into the curriculum modules. (NCATE, ELCC, ISLLC,
  NPBEA, and ISBE)
• Overarching leadership standards are integrated
  into the two practicums.

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ISBE Administrative Licensure Areas

• Area 1 Educational Leadership Public Policy
• Area 2 Public School Management
• Area 3 Human Resources Management
• Area 4 Program Development Operation
• Area 5 School Governance Student Affair

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Assessment Cycle
Olivet Nazarene University
Student Surveys
Instructor Surveys
Student Placement
School Improvement Leadership Program
Focus Groups
State Testing Results
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Programs Design Implementation
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT LEADERSHIP SIL
Seminars
COURSES
Practicum's
INSTRUCTORS
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OLIVET NAZARENE UNIVERSITYSchool of Graduate and
Continuing Studies

• Dr. Stan Tuttle, Professor of Education
• stuttle_at_olivet.edu 815-928-5430
• Dr. Tom Knowles, Professor of Education
• tknowles_at_olivet.edu 815-939-5141
• Dr. Jim Upchurch, Director of Academic Services
• jupchurc_at_olivet.edu 815-939-5292