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