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The Educational Leadership Program for Aspiring Principals (ELPAP) trains students to conceptualize and lead school improvement efforts. Its unique cohort model of leadership development focuses on helping students develop the competencies and knowledge base required to become an effective instructional leader. The intensive program integrates coursework with a 240-hr internship and enables program candidates to earn Pennsylvania K-12 principal's certificate and be eligible for certification in other states in a 12-month period. Students admitted to the M.S.Ed. degree in Educational Leadership, earning the master's degree along with the certificate may finish coursework and graduate with the degree in the second year. The program's integrated design allows students to develop theoretical concepts and leadership skills and to apply concurrently this knowledge in practical school settings. Through the inquiry-based curriculum, program candidates reflect on the dimensions of leadership that are critical to effective K-12 school administrators. The program is framed by three questions that are fundamental to student achievement in schools:
Coursework is designed to help students draw connections between theory and practice, focusing on how to facilitate learning and change, as they assume leadership roles in schools. Students have the opportunity to participate in an intensive executive coaching experience with a principal and a university mentor, both of whom serve as role models and learning facilitators. Throughout the program, students expand their knowledge and leadership as they receive feedback from faculty and cohort members in these Cross Cutting Competencies:
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