Executive Leadership Program
Purpose
The Executive Leadership Program is a one-year program designed to provide aspiring individuals outstanding preparation for assuming the school superintendency and other central office positions. Graduates of this program qualify for the Connecticut superintendent's certificate and possess the knowledge necessary for successfully meeting the challenges of the 21st century superintendency.
Goals
To provide educational leaders preparation for assuming the school superintendency and other central office positions. The Executive Leadership Program leads to a UConn institutional endorsement for the CT-093 superintendent certification.
Relationship to the Ed.D. Program in Educational Administration
The goal of all programs in the Department of Educational Leadership is to develop leaders who have the skills and knowledge required to guide systemic school and school district reform. To this end the Executive Leadership Program is linked conceptually with the Ed.D. program. In the Executive Leadership Program participants learn the practical skills necessary to address problems of practice associated with district leadership. The Ed.D. program builds upon and extends these skills. Specifically, the focus in the Ed.D. program is on developing an educational leader’s ability to:
- lead a district-wide inquiry process that explores and identifies the systemic and root causes of problems of practice
- formulate solutions based on this inquiry that have conceptual depth and breadth
Students who complete the Executive Leadership Program will be given priority consideration in the Ed.D. Program application process.