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2021-2022 Graduate Catalog 
    
2021-2022 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Superintendent Certificate (Licensure Program)


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The Educational Leadership/Superintendent Certification program is an online, 6-credit hour, standards-based leadership preparation program. The Superintendent program prepares candidates to meet the West Virginia requirements for a PreK-12 Superintendent licensure.

Program Outcomes

  • Analyze and describe the use of technology as it relates to instruction, social media, and communication with parents, students, staff, and the community at large.

  • Apply the skills necessary to understand state and local funding and how those skills relate to the successful operation of a school system.

  • Analyze the hiring process, the teacher evaluation instrument and the grievance procedure and how to these processes relate to maintaining a highly quality staff.

  • Examine the impact of laws, policies, and ethical challenges on the educational setting; and describe how a superintendent must have knowledge of those items to effectively manage a school district.

  • Examine the role of the superintendent in identifying community support, school board relations, and conflict resolution.

  • Demonstrate an understanding of skills as related to fiscal management to establish a yearly budget, management of federal funds, and the passage of a school bond/levy.

  • Design innovative ideas to enhance communication between all stakeholders of the school community. Identify methods of communication that are innovative and immediate when responding to a crisis.

Admission Criteria

  • Complete an admissions application at the Office of Admissions
  • Pay $25 application fee
  • Submit official college transcripts to the Office of Admissions
  • Hold a master’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education with a minimum 3.0 GPA
  • Have three (3) years of management level or teaching experience

Contact Information


Barbara Owens
Educational Leadership Program Coordinator
Phone: (304) 367-4886
Email: Barbara.Owens@fairmontstate.edu

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