Department of Educational Leadership and Professional Studies
Educational Leadership Program
Dr. Kevin J. Walsh, Program Director
Table of Cont ent s
Table of Contents 2
Program Faculty 3
Accreditations 4
NJ Critical Fiends Review 5
Educational Leadership Program Overview 6-8
Educational Leadership Program Objectives 9
Program Description 10
Adm issions Requirem ents 11
Program Com ponents 12-14
Field Experiences 14-22
Suggested Activities 21
Letter to Mentor 22
Educational Leadership Policy Standards 23
Technology Com petencies 24-27
Teaching Strategies 28
Course Evaluation, Attendance/Dism issal Policy, Incom plete Grades 29-30
Graduation Requirem ents 31
Portfolio and Sum m ative Perform ance Assessm ent Rubric 32-34
Post Graduation Opportunities 35
NJ License Requirem ents/SLLA Exam /Residency-Mentoring, Student ID 35
Curriculum - Required Courses 36
Catalog Course Description 37-40
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,Calendar Cohort XI 41-44
Program Outcom es and Assessm ents 45-46
Supervisory Program s 47-49
Educational Leadership Policy Standards 50-52
Personal Leadership Plan 53-62
Dispositions Survey 63
Syllabus Form at / Financial Aid 64-65
Transfer Procedures: M Ed. And 30 Credit 66-67
References 68
Department of Educational Leadership and Professional Studies Educational
Leadership Program
Faculty
Kevin J Walsh, Ed.D.
Educational Leadership Program Director
Robert Rimmer, Ed.D.
Supervisory Endorsement Program Coordinator
Thelma Baxter Ed.D.
Adjunct Faculty
Marylu Coviello, Ed.D.
Professor Naomi Pagano
Maria Nuccetelli, Ed.D.
George Sharp, Ed.D.
Professor Robert Reid
Professor Christopher Russo
Technology Support
Professor Dominic Festante
Field Advisors
2
, Professor Anthony Casale
Professor Frank Jacene
Dr. Marylu Coviello
Professor James Lerman
Dr. Lynn Liptak
Dr. Barbara Miller
Dr. Darlene Rankin
Professor Bruce Smith
Dr. Georgiana Walsh
Professor Bonnie Weiskittel
National Accreditation
The M. Ed. Educational Leadership Program at
William Paterson University has gone through the
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher
Education (NCATE) accreditation process and has
gained "National Recognition" by the Educational
Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) for its
program.
The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) is an accrediting
agency established to help increase the quality of departments, schools, and colleges of
education. NCATE accreditation is a voluntary peer review process of the professional
education units responsible for the preparation of teachers and other professional school
personnel based on national standards developed by professors and practitioners. Accredited
institutions are reviewed on a seven-year cycle.
The Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) is an affiliation of three administrator
groups (ASCD, NAESP and NASSP). It is authorized by NCATE to review preparation
programs for educational administrators using standards developed by the National Policy Board
for Educational Administration (NPBEA). The ELCC conducts rigorous peer reviews of
departments of educational administration on behalf of NCATE and determines which programs
are deserving of "National Recognition."
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, NJ Critical Friends Review
As part of the NJ Department of Education’s
recertification process, all educational leadership programs were
reviewed by both the department and its consultant, Professor Joseph
Murphy. He is a nationally noted scholar and author who teaches at
Vanderbilt University, Peabody College (TN). His scholarly work is in
the area of school improvement, with special emphasis on leadership and
policy. He has authored or coauthored 13 books in this area and edited
another 11. His most recent authored volumes include: The Quest for a
Center: Notes on the State of the Profession of School Administration
(1999), The Productive High School (2001), and Understanding and Assessing the Charter School
Movement (2002). He has also authored over 150 articles and book chapters.
Professor Murphy evaluated our program in its foundations, recruitment and selection of
students, teaching and program delivery, monitoring student progress, university-school
partnership, faculty development, program assessment, and course content.
Here are some of Professor Murphy’s comments about our program: “Let us begin by saying
that you have developed a great program, one of the two or three most thoughtful and carefully
built masters programs that we have seen in our travels throughout the United States. It really looks
like a national model about how to undertake the business of preparing school leaders for
tomorrow’s schools. Major kudos to all involved.”
“To set this CFR in context, we must tell you that praise in our reports is a precious
commodity. That is clearly not the case here. You have quite simply built a marvelous program.
Our hats are off to you. And unless we hear from you otherwise, we plan to talk about William
Patterson as an exemplary model as we roam about the U.S. On behalf of all of us in school
administration, thank you.”
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Educational Leadership Program
Dr. Kevin J. Walsh, Program Director
Table of Cont ent s
Table of Contents 2
Program Faculty 3
Accreditations 4
NJ Critical Fiends Review 5
Educational Leadership Program Overview 6-8
Educational Leadership Program Objectives 9
Program Description 10
Adm issions Requirem ents 11
Program Com ponents 12-14
Field Experiences 14-22
Suggested Activities 21
Letter to Mentor 22
Educational Leadership Policy Standards 23
Technology Com petencies 24-27
Teaching Strategies 28
Course Evaluation, Attendance/Dism issal Policy, Incom plete Grades 29-30
Graduation Requirem ents 31
Portfolio and Sum m ative Perform ance Assessm ent Rubric 32-34
Post Graduation Opportunities 35
NJ License Requirem ents/SLLA Exam /Residency-Mentoring, Student ID 35
Curriculum - Required Courses 36
Catalog Course Description 37-40
1
,Calendar Cohort XI 41-44
Program Outcom es and Assessm ents 45-46
Supervisory Program s 47-49
Educational Leadership Policy Standards 50-52
Personal Leadership Plan 53-62
Dispositions Survey 63
Syllabus Form at / Financial Aid 64-65
Transfer Procedures: M Ed. And 30 Credit 66-67
References 68
Department of Educational Leadership and Professional Studies Educational
Leadership Program
Faculty
Kevin J Walsh, Ed.D.
Educational Leadership Program Director
Robert Rimmer, Ed.D.
Supervisory Endorsement Program Coordinator
Thelma Baxter Ed.D.
Adjunct Faculty
Marylu Coviello, Ed.D.
Professor Naomi Pagano
Maria Nuccetelli, Ed.D.
George Sharp, Ed.D.
Professor Robert Reid
Professor Christopher Russo
Technology Support
Professor Dominic Festante
Field Advisors
2
, Professor Anthony Casale
Professor Frank Jacene
Dr. Marylu Coviello
Professor James Lerman
Dr. Lynn Liptak
Dr. Barbara Miller
Dr. Darlene Rankin
Professor Bruce Smith
Dr. Georgiana Walsh
Professor Bonnie Weiskittel
National Accreditation
The M. Ed. Educational Leadership Program at
William Paterson University has gone through the
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher
Education (NCATE) accreditation process and has
gained "National Recognition" by the Educational
Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) for its
program.
The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) is an accrediting
agency established to help increase the quality of departments, schools, and colleges of
education. NCATE accreditation is a voluntary peer review process of the professional
education units responsible for the preparation of teachers and other professional school
personnel based on national standards developed by professors and practitioners. Accredited
institutions are reviewed on a seven-year cycle.
The Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) is an affiliation of three administrator
groups (ASCD, NAESP and NASSP). It is authorized by NCATE to review preparation
programs for educational administrators using standards developed by the National Policy Board
for Educational Administration (NPBEA). The ELCC conducts rigorous peer reviews of
departments of educational administration on behalf of NCATE and determines which programs
are deserving of "National Recognition."
3
, NJ Critical Friends Review
As part of the NJ Department of Education’s
recertification process, all educational leadership programs were
reviewed by both the department and its consultant, Professor Joseph
Murphy. He is a nationally noted scholar and author who teaches at
Vanderbilt University, Peabody College (TN). His scholarly work is in
the area of school improvement, with special emphasis on leadership and
policy. He has authored or coauthored 13 books in this area and edited
another 11. His most recent authored volumes include: The Quest for a
Center: Notes on the State of the Profession of School Administration
(1999), The Productive High School (2001), and Understanding and Assessing the Charter School
Movement (2002). He has also authored over 150 articles and book chapters.
Professor Murphy evaluated our program in its foundations, recruitment and selection of
students, teaching and program delivery, monitoring student progress, university-school
partnership, faculty development, program assessment, and course content.
Here are some of Professor Murphy’s comments about our program: “Let us begin by saying
that you have developed a great program, one of the two or three most thoughtful and carefully
built masters programs that we have seen in our travels throughout the United States. It really looks
like a national model about how to undertake the business of preparing school leaders for
tomorrow’s schools. Major kudos to all involved.”
“To set this CFR in context, we must tell you that praise in our reports is a precious
commodity. That is clearly not the case here. You have quite simply built a marvelous program.
Our hats are off to you. And unless we hear from you otherwise, we plan to talk about William
Patterson as an exemplary model as we roam about the U.S. On behalf of all of us in school
administration, thank you.”
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