Educational Administration

APPLY: Contact the Educational Administration Office

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Objective

Designed for aspiring superintendents and other school district leaders, such as assistant superintendents, executive directors and programs managers. Candidates earn the Washington State initial superintendent's certificate.

Eligibility

1. Master's degree or higher from a regionally accredited college or university.

2. Valid teacher, educational staff associate (ESA), program administrator, or principal certificate.

3. At least 45 credit hours (30 semester credit hours) of post-baccalaureate or graduate-level course work in education.

Internship

• Washington State Requirement:

All candidates for the initial superintendent's certificate must complete a six-credit, six-quarter field experience.

• Mentor Supervision:

The intern shall be under the supervision of a mentoring superintendent. Candidates are to discuss leadership goals and administrative career aspirations with the mentoring administrator before, or commensurate with, application to the program.

• District & University Approval:

In addition to getting University approval for a specified internship, candidates must initiate and satisfy any internship approval procedures required by their district.

• University Credit:

540 hours of field experience (EDAD 692) translates to (6) credit hours across six quarters of (1) credit each.

Application Procedure

All applicants must complete the Graduate School online application. This secure process includes credit card payment of a $60 application fee and instructions for providing the following materials:

1. Official Transcripts: Two from the institution that awarded your master's degree. If you earned your master's degree at WWU, you do not need to provide your WWU transcript.

2. Letter of intent stating a) your goals and objectives as a district-level leader and b) *how your understanding of diversity relates to improving learning for all students.
   *Include your understanding of diversity and your leadership experiences related to student diversity in your response, recognizing that your school/district has students with diverse backgrounds. For the purpose of this letter of intent, diversity may include but not be limited to: highly capable, special needs, 504 plans, ELL/ESL, ethnicity and culture, religious affiliation, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, or other.

3. Résumé outlining your education and professional history.

4. Letter of recommendation from your prospective mentoring superintendent supporting your application and indicating his/her willingness to serve as your mentor.

5. One copy of valid Washington State certificate (teacher, ESA, principal, or program administrator).

6. Candidate Information Form

Application Deadline:   August 1

Admission to this two-year cohort program may be offered annually Fall Quarter; for further information, please contact the Educational Administration Office. The Fall Quarter on-line application deadline is August 1; to receive full consideration for admission, applicants must submit application materials by this deadline.

Applications will be forwarded to the program for review after all required materials have been received by the Graduate School.

Administrator Certification:
Administrator Certification contains basic information and Woodring certification contact information for candidates and alumni of WWU's Residency Principal, Professional Administrator, and Initial Superintendent programs.