WKU will launch its first cohort of participants in our newly-revised principal preparation program in Fall 2013. Candidates may still apply for admission until April 22 (another round of admissions will follow so please notify the Department of Educational Administration, Leadership, & Research if you are interested but unable to complete the application process by the deadline). Screening interviews for applicants will be held on Saturday, April 27.
The revision comes after a decade of development at the state and university levels to improve the quality of principal certification programs and the candidates they graduate. The new program will be Rank I only (candidates must have completed a Master's degree already) and will be structured in a cohort format featuring two, six-hour courses per semester over a three-semester period for Level I certification. The program will be heavily field-based and will be delivered in an innovative, hybrid format featuring four face-to-face Saturdays per semester with the rest of the coursework completed online.
A new 12-hour Level II program, completed within five years of earning Level I certification, will round out the 30-hour Rank I coursework.
Please encourage teachers who have the capacity to become effective school leaders to find out more and apply for the program. You may direct questions to me, gary.houchens@wku.edu.
Download Principal Certification Program to view a PowerPoint with more details about how the program is structured.
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