As part of your Leadership Portfolio that you submit for full admission to the
Educational Leadership Program, you need to submit the following documents:
(1) An application for admission to Graduate School.
[Already on file in the SSLS office.]
(2) Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
by the student.
[Run a current PSU graduate transcript via GUS.]
(3) Two letters of recommendation from supervisors and/or
professional peers; one must attest, with concrete examples, to the student's
potential as an educational leader. [These are different then the letters
submitted for graduate school.]
(4) A resume of educational and professional experiences.
Your professional resumé should fit on one or two pages. This document
will introduce the Admissions Committee to you. Therefore, you should
make it informative and pleasing to the eye. It should contain the following
items:
• Your name and contact information
• Your education starting with your undergraduate work.
[You should also mention when you expect to complete
any degree you are currently working towards.]
• Your work experience in the educational field
• Your relevant work experience outside the educational field
• Your certifications [You should also mention when you
expect to complete any certifications you are currently
working toward.]
• Awards/honors
• Social Activities (optional)
• Affiliations/organizational memberships
• Name and contact information for your references OR
References provided upon request
(5) A copy of current licensure as a teacher (if wanting to pursue
building level licensure).
(6) A written statement of the student's professional goals.
Please keep this document to a maximum of 1 page. The document will be
judged using the following aspects:
 Perfect or near perfect mechanics (spelling/grammar)
 Shows interest in taking leadership roles
 Clearly states what professional goals the writer hopes to attain within the
next 5 - 10 years
 Elaborates enough to give a sense of what the writer hopes to
accomplish in the future.
(7) A written leadership autobiography describing the leadership
roles the student has assumed during his/her adult life.
This should be a one/two page Leadership Autobiography where you
describe how you have taken leadership roles in organization since
becoming an adult. Your autobiography does not have to be exhaustive.
However, you should describe at least TWO examples of times where you
lead a group of ADULTS to complete a major task. You should also talk
about assuming a leadership role in two different situations/settings, such as
in sports and a QPA team OR at school and at church OR at school and in
the community.
(8) Writing samples of the student's work in four courses.
[One of the work samples should be a written response to a case study where
the student had at least one week to construct his/her response.]
(10) Documentation of the student's ability to work collaboratively.
You should take only two or three paragraphs to explain how you, as an
adult, worked collaboratively with other adults to complete a major task.
(11) Documentation of the student's history of meeting deadlines
and satisfactorily accomplishing major tasks.
You should take only two or three paragraphs to describe your history in
meeting deadlines and satisfactorily accomplishing major tasks.