Teacher Leadership C.G.S.
This certificate program is currently under revision to address new RIDE certification regul a tions. Please contact the educational leadership program director.
Admission Requirements
- A completed application form accompanied by a fifty-dollar nonrefundable application fee. Graduate applications are available online at www.ric.edu/fsehd/graduate_requirements.php.
- Completion of all Feinstein School of Education and Human Development admission requirements.
- Rhode Island Initial or Professional Certification or a Permanent Certificate to teach any level from K–12 in any subject
- A minimum of three years of full-time teaching experience (this is also required for National Board Certification).
Retention Requirements
A minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale in all C.G.S. course work.
Course Requirements
Courses
| LEAD 504 | Leading Learning I: Planning, Instruction, Assessment | 4 | Offered fall. |
| LEAD 507 | Leading Change I: Challenges, Capacity, Transformation | 4 | Offered fall. |
| LEAD 530 | Teacher Leadership-Foundation Seminar | 2 | Offered summer. |
| LEAD 531 | Teacher Leaders as Coaches | 2 | Offered summer. |
| LEAD 532 | Teacher Leadership Practicum | 2 | Offered spring. |
Elective
| LEAD 506 | Creating Learning Structures: Equity, Law, Practice | 4 | Offered summer. |
| | Or | | |
| LEAD 523 | Leadership, Law, and School Practices | 3 | Offered summer. |
Total Credit Hours: 17-18