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 teachers who aspire toward school and district leadership. Theory andpractical 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.
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 will have prepared 8 cohorts of aspiring principal, assistant principals, and supervisor-director candidates, for a total of 150 educators
Leadership Licensure Program for Superintendents
The LLPS was launched in 2007 to bring the rigorous, integrated approach of the LLP to a program tailored to the specific needs of district administrators. In this year long program, school leaders broaden their knowledge of what district leadership requires through a balanced mix of coursework, fieldwork, and performance assessment. Upon completion, candidates will meet the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education ’s Professional Standards and be eligible for licensure as a Superintendent/Assistant Superintendent.
Though our partnership with Lesley University, candidates accepted to LLPS will have the opportunity to apply to the Lesley University doctoral program via a streamlined admissions process. Admission to the doctoral program via this process is dependent on successful completion of LLPS.
LLPS is facilitated through a partnership with the READS Collaborative.
LLP and LLPS Program Standards
- Preparation provides a scope-and sequence that integrates the course content among all six modules of the program.
- 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 call 508-541-7997.