NORTHERN ARIZONA
UNIVERSITY
College of Education
__________________________________________________________________
Educational Leadership
P.O. Bo
coe.nau.edu/academics/EDL
Ph: 602/776-4690
email: bea.castillo@nau.edu
Fax: 602/776-4694
Helios Rural Principal Pipeline Project
Northern Arizona University
Fall 2011-Fall 2013
Vision: Enriching the preparation and success of Arizona’s school leaders.
The Helios Education Foundation, in partnership with the Arizona Board of Regents Universities, has
launched an innovative opportunity to prepare tomorrow’s school leaders. The partnership with Northern
Arizona University is dedicated to serving rural schools in the state by creating a “virtual” cohort of
principals-in-training.
The Model
Preparing rural administrators has presented numerous challenges, leading to a shortage of administrators
ready to assume leadership for their schools and districts. This model involves the creation of a rural cohort
of future leaders, joined together through a predominantly on-line course schedule and web-based
interactions, supplemented by high-quality, face-to-face learning events and a distributed internship
experience. The schedule for the cohort is illustrated on the next page.
The balance of intense course work on line and focused face-to-face meetings is designed to enable all
participants to understand fully the expectations and opportunities for school leaders. Course work will be
accompanied with guided experiences in the schools and regular “learning seminars.” During the academic
year, these seminars will involve a Friday all-day experience once per spring and fall semester, where
candidates for school leaders interact with some of the best thinkers in the field, as well as their course
instructors. Summer seminars will be extended to a three-day format, for which candidates prepare in
advance by conducting required readings. We envisage a preparation experience that will enable school
leaders to assist their entire schools—staff, students, families and communities—in creating a learningcentered, productive and positive environment.
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NORTHERN ARIZ ONA
UNIVERSITY
College of Education
Partnership NAU, Helios Education Foundation & Participants/Schools
Fall
2011
Spring
2012
Summer
2012
Fall
2012
Spring
2013
Summer
2013
Fall
2013
Essential
Question:
What
difference do
effective
leaders
make?
Essential
Question:
How do
leaders
equip
others for
effective
learning?
Essential
Question:
What are the
fiscal and
legal issues
for leading?
Essential
Question:
How do we
become
visionary
leaders?
Essential
Question:
How have
legal and
legislative
mandates
changed the
Principalship
?
Essential
Question:
What are the
practices of
effective
leadership?
EDL 600
Leadership
Skills
Essential
Question:
What are the
special
challenges for
and the
essential
characteristics
of rural
leaders?
EDR 610
Introduction
to Research
EDF 677
Sociology of
Education
EDL 623
Publicity and
Politics
EDL 622
School Law
EDL 629
Principalship
EDL 696
Internship
Tom Reno
Bob Boothe
Bill Wright IP
Karyn Blair
Mary Dereshiwsky
Gerald Wood
Rosemary Papa
EDL 650
Critical Issues
EDL 662
Leadership in
Instructional
Planning
EDL 635
School
Finance
EDL 625
Supervision
of
Instruction
Scarlet Chopin
Mary Culver
EDL 627
Personnel
Administrati
on
Mary Culver
Internship
Days:
1 funded to
explore
impact of
leadership
Internship
Days:
1 funded to
examine
learning in
other schools
Internship
Days:
1 funded to
examine
district level
activities
Learning
Seminar
Learning
Seminar
Learning
Seminar
(NAU Leadership
Faculty)
(Dr. Fenwick
English)
TBD
In Person-North
Valley
October
In Person –
North Valley
April
In Person –
North Valley
June
Internship
Days:
1 funded to
examine
learning in
other
schools
Learning
Seminar
Internship
Days:
1 funded to
compare
visions in
action
Internship
Days:
1 funded to
examine
district level
activities
Learning
Seminar
Learning
Seminar
Learning
Seminar
(Dr. Theodore
Creighton)
In Person –
North Valley
February
TBD
(AZ RTT
Academy)
TBD
In Person-North
Valley
April
We develop educational leaders who create tomorrow’s opportunities.
In Person –
Flagstaff
June
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In Person –
North Valley
October
145 N. Centennial Way
Fourth Floor
Mesa, AZ 85201
Making the Plan Work
This partnership involves Helios, Northern Arizona University, and the participants and schools. Through
generous funding of the program, Helios enables us to support many student expenses, including the
powerful learning seminars each semester. We ask that partner schools support this opportunity for
developing leaders through the following minimum commitments: funding 3 days of leave for paid
internship experiences, funding participant travel to the learning seminars, and support for the distributed
internship placement. Participants will be expected to pay most of their tuition and fees and some book
expenses. The Helios Education Foundation will provide the following support for each participant:
Scholarship
A $500.00 dollar scholarship will be available for all Fall and Spring Semesters.
Application Process
You must apply with the NAU Graduate College at http://home.nau.edu/admissions/default.asp
You must supply official transcripts of an earned bachelor’s degree. There is a $50 fee to apply.
You must submit all required application documentation to the Educational Leadership office by May 1, 2011. This
submission will include:
1. An Educational Leadership Master’s Degree Program Application. (See Attached)
2. A signed Master of Education in Educational Leadership Principal K-12 “Program of Study”. (See Attached)
3. A copy of your current “Standard” Arizona teaching certificate.
4. Proof of three fulltime years of teaching experience.
5. The “Letter of Support” from your district superintendent. (See Attached)
An additional application process for internship
in fall 2013 will apply with a deadline of June 1st, 2013.
All successful applicants will be contacted by email with course numbers and deadlines.
Please mail applications to:
Department of Educational Leadership
Dr. Michael Schwanenberger
C/O Bea Castillo
145 N. Centennial Way
Fourth Floor
Mesa, AZ 85201
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M.ED IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
APPLICATION CHECKLIST
1.
Apply for graduate admission to NAU through the Graduate College at http://www.nau.edu/gradcol/appoptions.htm,
pay the application fee and have official copies of all your transcripts sent to that office. The Graduate College can
also be reached at 928/523-4348 or at Northern Arizona University Box 4125, Flagstaff, Arizona 86011-4125 if you
have questions or if you need to apply using a paper form.
2.
Apply for admission to the Educational Leadership master’s degree program. (Admission to the university and
admission to the EDL department are separate procedures.) The department application is found later in this
document.
____2-a
If you apply for admission to the university using the on-line format, partial application to the EDL department is
included. However, you will still need to go the Educational Leadership web page at
http://coe.nau.edu/academics/EDL/ to learn details about complete application to the EDL department and to secure
the required Program of Study. From this EDL home page, go to the left side of the page and select the “Masters” link
under “Programs”.
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If you choose to apply for admission to the NAU Graduate College using a paper form rather than applying on line,
you will also need to submit a paper program application the EDL department. A paper copy of the departmental
application is found later in this document, can be downloaded from the EDL web page listed above, or can be
obtained from your advisor or NAU Statewide Service Center.
3.
Secure advisement from either a resident faculty member or from your local Statewide Service Center. Advisor
contact information is found later in this document. A paper copy of your completed Program of Study, signed by
both student and advisor, must be returned to the Educational Leadership office in Flagstaff. Paper copies of the EDL
Programs of Study can be found later in this document, downloaded from the EDL web page, or obtained from your
advisor. (If applying for the Principal K-12 emphasis of the Masters, a copy of your Arizona teaching certificate is
required for admission).
4.
After the above steps have been completed, your file will be reviewed for admission to the program. If you are
admitted, you will be notified in writing. All admission paperwork must arrive in the EDL office in Flagstaff by the
end of your second semester or your application file may be terminated.
5.
Your admission status in the Educational Leadership Master’s degree program must be “Regular” (rather than
“Conditional”) prior to registering for the last twelve (12) hours of coursework.
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Educational Leadership
URL: coe.nau.edu/academics/EDL
145 N. Centennial Way
Fourth Floor
Mesa, AZ 85201
Phone: 602/776-4690
Fax: 602/776-4694
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP MASTER'S DEGREE
PROGRAM APPLICATION
(This form is to be used by those who applied for admission to the NAU Graduate Admissions Office using a paper copy form and
by those who were previously admitted to NAU under a different Graduate program.
Please type or print legibly.
_______
Name:
Last
First
Middle Initial
Telephone
Email Address: ______________________________________________________________ Date Applied:______________
NAU ID # (if known):
__________________________ (The Graduate College will provide you with an NAU ID number in your
initial admission letter; your admission application gave you the option of using your social Security number for this purpose.)
Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________________
Street
City
State
Zip Code
Career Goals:
Current Employer:
Employer’s Name
Supervisor
Telephone
Address:
Street
City
State
Zip Code
If Applicable: Name of Cohort*: _Helios Project_ Cohort Contact: Bea Castillo_____
*A Cohort is a group of students who work an entire degree program together with prior approval from the EDL Dept.
Have you previously applied for admission to another graduate program at NAU? No [ ] Yes [ ] Program Name:
Teaching Certificate held: No [ ] Yes [ ] Type : ___________________________________________________________
Other names used at NAU: _________________________________________________ _____________________________
Undergraduate GPA: __________ Graduate GPA: ____________ Graduate Hours Completed: ____________________
Information below this line to be completed by the Educational Leadership Office:
Admission Action: Admitted Regular [ ] Admitted Provisional [ ]
Dept. Notes: _______________________________________________________________________________________
EDL Processor:
Date:
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MASTER OF EDUCATION IN EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
Principal K-12 Emphasis
PROGRAM OF STUDY
Please type or print legibly, secure your advisor’s signature.
(A copy of your Arizona teaching certificate must accompany this Program of Study.)
Student Name (print): ________________________________________ NAU ID #: ________________________________
Student EMPL ID#: __________________________________ Student Signature & Date: ____________________________
Advisor Name: ______________________________________ Advisor Signature & Date:____________________________
(print)
Advisor Site and phone: __________________________________Dept. Chair Signature: _____________________________
Semester
REQUIRED COURSES
EDR 610
Introduction to Research
EDF ___
History (671), Philosophy (670), Sociology (677),
Comparative
Hours
3
Taken
_________
3
_________
Education (672), International Education (673), Or Cultural
Foundations (500)
Write in which course number taken.
EDL 600
Leadership Skills ((Pre-requisite for all EDL Classes))
3
_________
EDL 650
Critical Issues in Education (Pre-requisite: EDL 600)
3
_________
EDL 622
Legal Aspects of School Administration (Pre-requisite: EDL 600)
3
_________
EDL 623
Publicity and Politics of Education (Pre-requisite: EDL 600)
3
_________
EDL 625
Supervision of Instruction (Pre-requisite: EDL 600)
3
_________
EDL 627
Personnel Administration in Education (Pre-requisite: EDL 600)
3
_________
EDL 635
School Finance (Pre-requisite: EDL 600)
3
_________
EDL 662
Leadership in Instructional Planning (Pre-requisite: EDL 600)
3
_________
EDL 629
The Principalship (Pre-requisite: 30 hrs of program work, including EDL 600)
3
_________
3
_________
EDL 696
Internship (May be concurrent with, but not prior to, EDL 629)
Separate deadline & advance application required. See coe.nau.edu/academics/EDL, select: M.Ed. Internship
1.
2.
All EDL courses must be taken at NAU. Exception: 9 hours may be transferred from Az. State Univ. or Univ. of Az.
Must have a “standard” AZ K-12 teaching certificate and 3 years of teaching experience at the K-12 level before starting the
internship.
3. It is strongly recommended that EDR 610 and the Foundations elective are taken early in the program.
4. EDL 629 and EDL 696 are capstone courses; all EDL courses listed above must be completed before taking either of them.
EDL 629 and EDL 696 may be taken concurrently.
5. Please refer to http://www.nau.edu/gradcol/publications.htm, for Application for Graduation instructions and forms.
6. For Structured English Immersion requirements, go to http://www.ade.state.az.us/asd/lep/CertificationSEIrequirements.doc.
7. You must complete all requirements for your M.Ed. within a six-year period and apply for graduation the semester before
you plan to graduate. If you miss three or more consecutive regular semesters, you may need to reapply for admission to the
Graduate College and to the EDL department.
8. Program requirements subject to change based on any new State Certification Standards.
I have been notified that the Internship is a separate application process. Student Initials___________ Date_________
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School District Letter of Support
HELIOS Rural Principal Pipeline Project
A pilot project in partnership with Northern Arizona University
The ___________________________________________, supports the application and participation of
(school district name)
___________________________________________, in the HELIOS rural Principal Pipeline Project, a
(candidate’s name)
program in conjunction with Northern Arizona University, designed to prepare candidates to serve as school
leaders in rural communities throughout Arizona. Through generous funding of the program, HELIOS is
able to support many student expenses, including the powerful learning seminars each semester. In turn, the
School District understands support of the candidate, involves the following:



3 days of paid leave in order for the candidate to participate in internship experiences within the District
Assistance with funding participant travel to the learning seminars
Support for the distributed internship placement
Our District support of this candidate, in this program, is entered into with full support and encouragement.
It is the District’s intent to support the candidate as outlined above, as long as the candidate makes
continuous progress in the program, and maintains an acceptable level of performance in his/her position
within the District.
______________________________________________
(Superintendent’s Signature)
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___________________
(Date)
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