Organizational Change Certificate

Certificate of Advanced Study
https://www.towson.edu/coe/departments/leadership/grad/orgchangecas/

Program Director: Dr. Katherine Orlando
Phone: 410-704-4623
Email: korlando@towson.edu

The Certificate of Advanced Study (CAS) in Organizational Change is a 30-unit interdisciplinary program designed for students wishing to continue their education at the post-master's level and complete a state-approved Administrator I program.

Admission Requirements

Application deadlines and a full listing of materials required for admission can be found on the website.

Degree Requirements

Requirements for Certification
ILPD 603LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN EDUCATION3
ILPD 667CURRICULUM & ASSESSMENT FOR INSTRUCTIONAL DEVELOPMENT3
ILPD 716LEADERSHIP OF THE SCHOOLS3
ILPD 740EVIDENCE-BASED DECISION MAKING FOR CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION3
ILPD 781SEMINAR IN SUPERVISION3
ILPD 797INTERNSHIP IN INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP 33
Total Units18
Electives
Students will select four electives which may come from this list below, or other courses may be selected as suitable to particular professional needs through consultation with the adviser.12
LEADERSHIP & GROUP DYNAMICS
LEADERSHIP AND ACTION RESEARCH
PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATIONS FOR SCHOOL LEADERS
LEADERSHIP THEORY & PRACTICE FOR EDUCATIONAL LEADERS
TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
LEARNING COMMUNITIES AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE
SCHOOL BUDGETING AND FISCAL PLANNING
CULTURES AND CONTEXTS OF EQUITABLE SCHOOLS
EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND TECHNOLOGY
SCHOOL, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY COLLABORATION FOR DIVERSE POPULATIONS

Administrator I Certification

Please see requirements on Administrator I Certification page. 

The Instructional Leadership and Professional Development Department offers three MSDE-approved programs for Administrator I preparation:  a Master of Science in Transformational Educational Leadership, a graduate certificate (Educational Administrator I), and a Certificate of Advanced Studies (Organizational Change). All fulfill the National Educational Leadership Preparation (NELP) standards required for beginning educational leaders. NELP standards are aligned with the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL) for current educational leaders.

Candidates who successfully complete a building-level educational leadership preparation program understand and demonstrate the capacity to promote the current and future success and well-being of each student and adult by applying the knowledge, skills and commitments necessary to:

  1. Collaboratively lead, design, and implement a school mission, vision, and process for continuous improvement that reflects a core set of values and priorities that include data use, technology, equity, diversity, digital citizenship, and community.
  2. Understand and demonstrate the capacity to advocate for ethical decisions and cultivate and enact professional norms. 
  3. Develop and maintain a supportive, equitable, culturally responsive, and inclusive school culture.
  4. Evaluate, develop, and implement coherent systems of curriculum, instruction, data systems, supports, and assessment. 
  5. Engage families, community, and school personnel in order to strengthen student learning, support school improvement, and advocate for the needs of their school and community.
  6. Improve management, communication, technology, school-level governance, and operation systems to develop and improve data-informed and equitable school resource plans and to apply laws, policies, and regulations.
  7. Build the school’s professional capacity, engage staff in the development of a collaborative professional culture, and improve systems of staff supervision, evaluation, support, and professional learning.  
  8. Synthesize and apply the knowledge and skills identified in NELP standards 1–7 in ways that approximate the full range of responsibilities required of building-level leaders.