This course addresses a candidate's knowledge of California's student academic content standards; appropriate and effective curriculum, instructional, and assessment practices; and the candidate's ability to analyze classroom instruction and provide focused, constructive feedback to teachers to improve teaching and learning for all students.

Application of coursework to directed experiences in school leadership.

This course provides an opportunity for the candidate to learn how to work effectively as a leader with the entire school community. Candidates will understand and address the diverse expectations, needs, aspirations, and goals of family and community groups and learn how to mobilize community resources in planning and decision-making for student achievement. The program offers the candidate an opportunity to examine and evaluate their attitudes toward people of different races, cultures, and ethnic backgrounds as well as examine their attitudes towards sexual orientation and individuals with disabilities so they will be effective leaders in a diverse setting and value individuals from different family structures, religions, races, cultures, socio-economic statuses, and ethnic backgrounds, and treat them with fairness and respect. Candidates will learn theories, practices, and application of restorative justice and social justice models.

Application of coursework to directed experiences in school leadership.

This course provides an opportunity for the candidate to learn how to implement California school laws, guidelines, and other relevant federal, state, and local requirements and regulations; develop and implement the school's budget; and understand and manage the complex interaction of all of the school's systems to promote teaching and learning.

Application of coursework to directed experiences in school leadership.

This course provides multiple opportunities for the candidate to learn, practice, and reflect on school improvement and enhanced student achievement for all. This course addresses the candidate's knowledge and strategic implementation of appropriate and effective school improvement, theories and strategies, his/her ability to build capacity, as well as his/her ability to communicate and lead others in continuous improvement and monitoring of these efforts based on school outcomes. There is an opportunity for collaborating with others to identify student and school needs, developing a data-based school growth plan, and identifying and using available human, fiscal, and material resources to implement the school growth plan, using change strategies based on current, relevant theories and best practices in school improvement.

Application of coursework to directed experiences in school leadership.

This course teaches candidates to model professional growth, framed around principles of adult learning, and identify and facilitate focused, developmentally appropriate professional growth opportunities to build individual and collective capacity. These capacities include collaborating with others to help achieve the school's vision through professional learning focused on improving teaching and learning. The program provides multiple opportunities for each candidate to learn, practice, and reflect on professional growth leadership.

Application of coursework to directed experiences in school leadership.

This course provides an opportunity for the candidate to learn and develop and implement a school vision based in ethical, just, and moral practices to enhance learning for faculty, staff, and students. Leadership theories, problem and decision-making models and socially just practices will be explored through case studies and simulations. The candidate has multiple opportunities to model personal and professional ethics, integrity, justice, and fairness and receive feedback from faculty and peers; reflect on personal leadership beliefs and practices; develop mechanisms for sustaining personal motivation, commitment, energy and health and learn to balance professional and personal responsibilities.

Application of coursework to directed experiences in school leadership.

This support course is a requirement each quad that a Preliminary Administrative Credential candidate serves as an intern principal for a school district while enrolled in the Preliminary Administrative Program. Candidates meet weekly with an assigned university supervisor for coaching, mentoring and on-the-job support.