Leadership Licensure Programs
Presented by:
MSSAA — Teachers21 — MASCD
The Leadership Licensure Program (LLP) and Leadership Licensure Program for Superintendents (LLPS) are rigorous, comprehensive programs that are founded on the knowledge base of effective teaching and school administration to prepare professionals who aspire toward school and district leadership. Theory and practical experience are integrated throughout the programs to equip graduates with a powerful toolbox of knowledge and skills that supports their growth as educational leaders.
The curriculum and faculty for the LLP and LLPS programs are provided for and overseen by Teachers21, which has over a decade of experience in providing training and coaching to school administrators.
Learn More About:
Leadership Licensure Program for Principals/Assistant Principals or Directors/Supervisors (LLP)
Leadership Licensure Program for Superintendents and Ed.D Program (LLPS)
LLP and LLPS Program Standards
Leadership Licensure Program
The LLP occurs over one year and integrates coursework, fieldwork, and a performance assessment to give aspiring leaders a practical understanding of what an administrator's day-to-day job entails in a wider context of reflective practice. Upon successful completion of the program, candidates will meet the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s Professional Standards and be eligible for licensure as a Principal/Assistant Principals or Director/Supervisor.
As of June 2008, the LLP has prepared 8 cohorts of aspiring principal, assistant principals, and supervisor-director candidates, for a total of 150 educators.
Leadership Licensure Program for Superintendents and Ed.D Program
Beginning in the summer of 2009, Teachers21 is partnering with the Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents, the Boston College Lynch School of Education, the Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators' Association, and the Massachusetts Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development to offer practicing school administrators a unique opportunity to obtain a Massachusetts superintendent/assistant superintendent license and a Doctor of Education degree in educational administration. This program allows the student to integrate theory and practice in the student's actual workplace.
Program Overview:
- Three-year licensure/doctoral program
- Learning community of 20-24 students per cohort
- Cohort convenes at Boston College for a two-week session for three consecutive summers beginning in 2009
- Cohort meets monthly on Fridays and Saturdays at the MSSAA offices in Franklin, MA.
- The LLPS modules are taught by highly knowledgeable and experienced school leaders
- The Boston College courses are taught by distinguished Boston College faculty members
Learn more about the program and about the Boston College Lynch School of Education here and view the brochure.
LLP and LLPS Program Standards
- Preparation provides a scope and sequence that
integrates the course content among all five modules of the program:
- The DNA of Leadership
- Instructional Leadership for Learning
- Skills for Powerful Leadership
- Managing Inclusion and Ensuring Equity
- Special Education, 504, and Relevant Issues
- Preparation demonstrates a commitment to coherence by integrating relevant course content, field experiences, and school-based projects.
- Preparation involves a wide array of approaches conducive to how adults learn, including the use of readings and discussion, case-study analysis, interviews, projects, and cooperative activities.
- Preparation incorporates portfolios to assess the learning of each candidate and to encourage the ongoing development of portfolios for reflection as pre-service candidates enter the principalship, supervisor-director, assistant superintendent, and superintendent positions.
- Preparation uses a cohort structure to help learners build group and individual knowledge, think creatively, and re-structure problems from multiple perspectives.
- Preparation stays current with new directions in reform, such as communication and teamwork to foster learning communities and equitable leadership to serve every child justly.
- Preparation provides candidates an on-site work-based immersion in leadership practices for one full year.
- Preparation involves 2 placements, through the practicum, to expose candidates to different types of schools with different kinds of resources.
- Preparation engages the use of partnerships among education associations and school districts to ensure extensive and relevant program design opportunities.
- Preparation strengthens the recruitment and screening of candidates for the principalship, supervisor-director, assistant superintendent, and superintendent positions.
Learn more at MSSAA or by calling 508-541-7997