Educational Leadership, Administration and Foundations
Post-Master's, Non-Degree License Program - Director of Exceptional Needs
Program Description:
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The
33-48 credit hour (depending on previous coursework) Director of
Exceptional Needs Program is designed to prepare students for
positions of leadership as Directors of Exceptional Needs. The
program provides the requisite special education and educational
administration coursework that can lead to licensure for the initial
Director of Exceptional Needs license.The distinct features of the program include:
- A program that is designed to build seamlessly upon previous graduate coursework and licensure professionalization such that previous graduate coursework is often applied toward the credit-hour requirement.
- Blended distance education delivered program via interactive television and/or the Web augmented by on-campus Saturday sessions three times per semester.
- Course work that is sequenced such that students can finish the program in two years taking 2 courses per semester and 3 and 2 courses during the summers respectively.
- Linkages with large network of alumni for mentoring and support, many of whom have won statewide honors for their work.
- ISLLC and Indiana Professional Standards guided curriculum.
- Rolling admission (students can start any semester or during the summer).
Information on course substitutions:
Previous graduate coursework may be substitutable for select courses in the Director of Exceptional Needs curriculum. Your specific circumstance will be evaluated by a member of the faculty at the time of admission.
Program Curriculum:
While course sequencing is generally patterned, the curriculum is sufficiently flexible that a person can begin coursework in any semester or over the summer, although a fall start is generally optimum.
Director of Exceptional Needs Required Coursework
ELAF 605 Philosophy of Education—3 hours. Educational theories and practices are analyzed using the concepts and skills of philosophy.
ELAF 650 Foundations of Educational Leadership—3 hours. Emphasis on theories of leadership, management aspects of leadership, vision building, professional ethics, working with groups, educational program development, and the political, social, cultural, and legal aspects related to educational leadership.
ELAF 655 Legal Aspects of School Administration—3 hours. Origin and development of school law with emphasis given to its application in contemporary school problems.
ELAF 656 School and Community: Collaborating for Effective Schools—3 hours. Fundamental principles of school administration with emphasis placed upon the application of principles to the local administrative units.
ELAF 751 Administration of School Personnel—3 hours. A study of the policies and practices of personnel administration in schools. The role of the personnel administrator in organization manpower planning, compensation, recruitment, induction, appraisal, development, continuity, security, and standards are important features of this course.
ELAF 753 Public School Finance—3 hours. Principles and issues of public school finance. Revenues, expenditures, indebtedness, and fiscal controls are dealt with in the course.
ELAF 754 School Business Administration—3 hours. A study of current practices and theory in the administration of school business affairs. The role of the school business administrator in budgeting, accounting, purchasing, personnel, facilities, transportation, food services, collective bargaining, financing, insurance, and computer services are some of the features of this course.
ELAF 759 Seminar in School Superintendency—3 hours. A study of contemporary problems of the school superintendent in the areas of leadership, community politics, organizational structure, and relationships with internal and external publics.
SPED 674 Administration of Special Education—3 hours. Methods of selection and placement, requirements of personnel, in-service training of teachers, problems of supervision, and problems of relationships of special to regular classes.
SPED 684 Internship in Administration—3 hours. An internship experience for selected students in administration with both field supervision and University supervision.
SPED 698D Advanced Topics in Special Education: Special Education Law—3 hours. This course is devoted to the study of special education law.
Program Pre-requisites
SPED 602 Behavior Management—3 hours. Practical methodology and individualizing instruction utilizing learning packets, unit plans, and prescriptions for academic and behavioral intervention for the handicapped.
OR
SPED 607 Diversity and Disability in Today’s Schools—3 hours. A study of diversity and disability in the classroom. Emphasis on how teachers must account for the special differences a variety of students bring to the learning environment. Special techniques on how to create a classroom environment in which the diversity of the group and the uniqueness of individuals are recognized and celebrated. Includes integration of national and state standards into planning to teach diverse learners. Field experience integrated with pedagogical knowledge of teaching.
OR
approved equivalent.
EPSY 621 Development Through the Lifespan—3 hours. Students will undertake a thorough examination of developmental changes that occur throughout life. In addition to milestones of development, mechanisms of development and psycho-educational strategies to facilitate optimal development are considered.
OR
approved equivalent.
CIMT 610 Research in Education—3 hours. Instruction in the skills, knowledge, and competencies needed to plan and understand research. Topics include library use, scientific methodology, observation, measurement, selection of a question, design, data collection, analysis of data, and generalization from data.
OR
COUN 620 Foundations of Research—3 hours. Instruction in behavioral research. Topics covered include scientific methodology, measurement, observation, data collection, statistical analyses, design of experiments, interpretation of and generalization from data.
OR
CIMT 660 Curriculum Fundamentals (or ELED 660)—3 hours. An introductory course in curriculum which includes the foundations and meaning of curriculum, principles and patterns of curriculum, forms and ways of organizing curriculum, development of curriculum for special groups, forces and processes in curriculum change, current criticisms of curriculum, and curriculum for the future school.
OR
approved equivalent.
How to Apply:
Admission Requirements:
- Earned master’s degree from an accredited college or university.
- Have either a standard or proficient practitioner teaching or school services license in the field of exceptional needs, speech pathology, or school psychology, and have a minimum of 2 years experience in the appropriate license area.
- Have graduate work and experience commensurate with the student’s objectives as evaluated by the ELAF faculty.
- Have a graduate grade point average of 3.25 or above with no deficiencies.
- Additional requirements for admission and/or progress toward the degree may be applicable. See the Graduate Catalog from the School of Graduate Studies.
Application Materials Required:
- The bulleted items below are to be sent to the ELAF
Department via
email attachment : ELAF@indstate.edu or Fax : 812-237-8041 or Mail to : ELAF Office
1202 College of Education
Indiana State University
Terre Haute, IN 47809
- Resume/vita
- Personal Narrative of professional goals and past experiences.
- Documentation of all licenses and
certifications held.
- The items below are to be submitted to the School
of Graduate Studies:
- School of Graduate Studies Non-Degree Admission application submitted on-line.
- Official transcripts from each undergraduate and graduate institution attended sent to the School of Graduate Studies.
Failure to submit all of the above items in a timely manner can delay your admission decision.