Educational Leadership Academy: Master of Science in Administration and Preliminary Administrative Services Credential
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The mission of the Educational Leadership Academy is to develop individuals who are capable of and committed to taking action to create schools that work for everyone in our diverse society. A single-track leadership program, the Educational Leadership Academy is offered each year to carefully selected, currently practicing, highly committed educators who desire an intense, personally transforming, team-based leadership program. All courses are taken with a team of graduate students who serve as a support group for each other in these concentrated three-term programs.
The Master of Science in Administration and Preliminary Services Credential program includes three days of visiting exemplary schools, conferences, and interaction with outstanding administrators. The program prepares teachers to become principals, site-based managers, and other school leaders. Graduates will be eligible for the Preliminary Administrative Services Credential, which qualifies recipients to serve as public school administrators or supervisors at any level in elementary or secondary schools. Classes are offered on weeknights and weekends.
Preliminary Administrative Services Credential
Graduates who have completed the University program for the Preliminary Administrative Services Credential must meet the following Commission on Teacher Credentialing requirements prior to the application for the credential:
- Pass the California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST).
- Possess a valid California Teaching, Pupil Personnel Services, Health Services, Speech Pathology, Librarianship, Designated Subjects, or Clinical Rehabilitative Services Credential.
- Possess a minimum of three years experience, teaching full-time in public schools or in private schools of equivalent status, or three years of experience under one of the applicable credentials listed as an admission requirement. It is recommended that teachers interested in administrative or supervisory positions have extensive teaching and some quasi-administrative experience before applying to begin course work leading to the California Preliminary Administrative Services Credential.
Upon successful completion of the program and application to the State of California, applicants will receive a Certificate of Eligibility from the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. This document will permit credential candidates to seek an administrative position. This Certificate of Eligibility will have no expiration date. After obtaining a position requiring an administrative credential, the candidate and the employing school district will sign the Certificate of Eligibility and return it to the Commission, at which time a Preliminary Administrative Services Credential will be issued. Credential requirements for the second tier credential, the Professional Administrative Services Credential, must be completed within five years of the date of issuance of the Preliminary Administrative Services Credential.
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