Resolution to establish the Master of Education in School Leadership

Whereas, the School of Education currently has an M.Ed. in Educational

Leadership with formal concentrations in School Leadership and

Adult/Post-Secondary education, and

Whereas, the focus of the concentration in School Leadership is to prepare

PK-12 school principals and assistant principals, and

Whereas, this program has national accreditation through the National

Council on Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE), and

Whereas, changes in the accreditation standards has necessitated a separate

program in School Leadership, and

Whereas, the proposed M.Ed. program in School Leadership has been

unanimously approved by the University Council on Teacher

Education, and

Whereas, the proposed M.Ed. program in School Leadership has been

approved by the Graduate Curriculum Committees in the School of

Education and the College of Human Services, Education and

Public Policy, be it therefore

Resolved, that the Faculty Senate recommends that this degree be established provisionally for five years in the School of Education.