The CAS is an eight-course, 32 credit-hour program of study, beyond a completed master’s degree of at least 30 credit-hours in a teaching or closely related field. The 32 CAS credit-hours consist of seven (7) required courses and one (1) elective. One of the required courses is an internship, accompanied by a seminar. Electives are selected in consultation with the faculty advisor, and may be taken in relevant graduate programs across campus.
The CAS also requires
students to pass the NYS School District Leader assessment
and to develop
a Personal
Plan for Self-Improvement and Continuous Learning,
consistent with current NYS standards. The Personal
Plan
is updated and refined at three defined checkpoints
during
the
program of study.
All CAS students must
abide by the University’s Continuous Registration and
other Academic Policies detailed in the Graduate
Student Handbook. The continuous registration
requirement has financial implications for timing
when one should plan to take the NYS School District
Leader assessment. Students must also be registered
for at least one credit hour in the semester they
plan to graduate.
- What You Will Learn
- The CAS is anchored in state and national standards for the preparation of educational leaders equipped to effect systems change. CAS students will:
- • deepen their expertise in instructional leadership,
- • expand their repertoire of technical tools for guiding complex organizations and
- • enrich their understandings of the sociopolitical contexts of education.
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- CAS students will also refine their abilities to:
- • think critically,
- • communicate and collaborate effectively,
- • facilitate school- and district-wide improvements and
- • advance educational opportunities for PreK-12 children and youth.
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- How You Will Learn
- The CAS:
- • balances attention to theory, research and practical skill-building;
- • integrates leadership experiences throughout the program of study;
- • includes a mix of applications at both the school and district levels; and
- • culminates in a competency-based capstone internship.
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- Over the course of the required program of study, students:
- • execute varied field-based projects designed to develop leadership skills and provide useful services to schools and school districts,
- • reflect on and critically analyze project experiences and
- • examine a broad array of literatures to inform their leadership.
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