e. Will accept accountability and can
interpret progress accurately and clearly.
f. Trains staff with techniques appropri-
ate to needs.
4. A Human Relations Expert
a. Has
empathy.
b. Assists.
c. Communicates
effectively.
d. Respects others and earns respect for
self.
e. Places high priority on the develop-
ment of staff members.
f. Skilled in resolving small, irritating
matters promptly and in an equitable
manner.
g. Recognizes special needs (such as
those of the beginning teacher) and
allots high priority in time to schedule
them.
h. Desires to look at all possible excuses
or actions before deciding on a solu-
tion.
i. Uses who, what, why, when, where
and how in organizing and planning
activities.
5. An Organizer and Planner
a. Assesses instructional program effec-
tiveness.
b. Sets priorities for self and helps others
to use available time efficiently.
c. Is skilled in overcoming the obstacles
of status quo inertia, power blocks and
lack of readiness.
d. Is able to communicate to others goals,
conditions, limitations, objectives and
strategies.
6. A Curriculum Director
a. Establishes and maintains an appropri-
ate design.
b. Develops written materials.
c. Improves the teaching process by
example, demonstration, meetings and
by giving individual assistance.
d. Helps teachers understand and teach in
terms of the learning process.
7. A Motivator for the Release of Human
Potential
a. Provides
resources.
b. Praises when deserved and corrects
when necessary.
c. Helps others know themselves.
d. Encourages and supports the efforts of
others.
e. Marshals the resources of time, space,
personnel, materials, facilities and
methods.
f. Can distinguish facts from opinions
and assumptions.
g. Is able to determine what the problem
is as distinguished from what it may
appear to be.
Curriculum
Individuals must complete the courses listed
below or their equivalent:
SCHA705 Introduction to School
Supervision (3)
(It is recommended this
be the first course taken.)
SCHA721 Teacher Evaluation Theory
and Practice (3)
SCHA760 Legal Aspects of School
Administration/Supervision
(3)
SCHA731 Seminar: School and
Community Relations (3)
SCHA745 Instructional Processes and
Learning Environments (3)
SCHA792 Supervisory Internship (6)
EDUC788 Research in Education (3)
A curriculum course (K-12) in the subject
area for which certification is being
sought (3)
Program Requirements
A grade average of "B" or better must have
been earned for the courses taken as part of
this program. No more than one "C" grade will
be accepted.
Candidates for certification as a supervisor
must receive a satisfactory recommendation
from the director of the school supervision
program.
Certification
To be recommended by Edinboro University
for a Pennsylvania certificate as a supervisor
in a specific subject matter area the following
requirements must be met:
1.
The applicant must possess a valid state
issued certificate in the content area for
which supervisory certification is being
requested.
2.
The applicant must provide verification
of at least five years of educational expe-
rience, three of which are in the area
requested.
3.
The applicant must have satisfactorily
completed the certification program
School Supervision offered by Edinboro
University.
4.
The applicant must provide the dean of
education with a completed application
form for a Pennsylvania certificate as a
school supervisor in a specific matter
area. This application may be obtained
from the office of the dean of education.
5.
The applicant must be recommended by
the director of the School Supervision
program.
6.
The applicant must be recommended by
the dean of education.
7.
The applicant must have met all the certi-
fication requirements in effect at the time
the application for certification is submit-
ted.
Student Responsibility
It is the responsibility of the individual com-
pleting requirements for certification in school
supervision to submit the form needed to
obtain the certification from the Common-
wealth of Pennsylvania to the director of the
School Administration programs as soon as
the certification requirements have been com-
pleted.
It is also important to note here that school
supervision certification requires taking and
meeting the cutoff score for the Educational
Leadership Administration and Supervision
(Supervisor) #440 examination. It is the
responsibility of the individual to contact the
Teaching and Learning Division (for test
application and test dates), Educational Test-
ing Service, P.O. Box 6051, Princeton, NJ
08541-6051 (phone 609-771-7395, fax 609-
530-0581 or 609-771-7906).
Note: An individual seeking certification in
school supervision in a state other than Penn-
sylvania is responsible for knowing the certifi-
cation requirements for that state and for the
proper scheduling of courses so that the
requirements are met.
School Administration
Courses
SCHA700
INTRODUCTION TO
EDUCATIONAL
ADMINISTRATION
3 sem. hrs.
This introductory course includes historical
review of the development of public and
school administration, studies of the settings
for and functions of public and school admin-
istration, theories of administration, and the
responsibility of the school principal to act as
an effective agent of change.
SCHA705
INTRODUCTION TO
SCHOOL SUPERVISION
3 sem. hrs.
An introduction to the nature of instructional
supervision including the organizational
behavior systems and the evolvement of
instructional supervision. The processes of
supervision and the function of supervision are
included at both the school district and the
local school level. Dynamics of supervisory
behavior and systematic analyzing will be
introduced.
SCHA710 SEMINAR: EDUCATION
AND SOCIETY
3 sem. hrs.
This course analyzes the social structures and
interrelations of elementary, secondary, and
higher education institutions. It identifies and
analyzes school-community interrelationships
and processes by which educational objectives
are developed, implemented, and evaluated by
society.
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