Licensure and Leadership Development -- Organizational Framework

Licensure and Leadership Development - Dedicated to the Preparation of Educational Administrators

Organizational Framework

The Licensure and Leadership Development Program for Educational Administrators is a component of the Educational Administration Program within the Department of Educational Policy and Administration (EdPA). The Department of Educational Policy and Administration is in the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD). Persons enrolled in the licensure program are prepared for one or more of four licensure areas including school superintendent, K-12 principal, director of special education and director of community education. Under the K-12 principal license the learners may specialize in either general K-12 schools or alternative settings including area learning centers (ALCs) or charter schools.

The Licensure and Leadership Development web site is our primary source for providing written information to prospective and current students. The site provides students with general information regarding the implementation of the licensure program as well as application procedures and forms and the licensure program checklist [PDF file], which provides a summary of the procedures required of licensure candidates.

In 1997 the EdPA department made a decision to redesign its licensure program. This was fueled by the change in licensure rules that went into effect on January 1, 1997. The University of Minnesota was initially authorized that year to prepare superintendents, K-12 principals and directors of special education. Later, authorization was given by the MN Department of Children, Families and Learning to prepare individuals for director of community education. Currently the University of Minnesota enjoys strong enrollment in all four areas.

Enrollment data, 1999-2004

eFolio Instructions

To create a hyperlink:

· Directly in eFolio:

o Select the text to be linked (ex: Licensure and Leadership Development) and click the Link icon on the toolbar. Leaving the type as http:, paste the URL (copied from an internet browser window (ex: http://www.education.umn.edu/edpa/licensure/) into the URL box.

· In Word (to be pasted into eFolio):

o Select the text to be linked, right-click, and chose the Hyperlink option. For links to existing pages (such as http://www.education.umn.edu/edpa/licensure/), leave the Link to option as Existing file or web page and paste the URL into the Address box. Click OK.

· (Optional) To create links that open in a new window:

o In Word:

§ Create the text, including hyperlinks, as described above. Before closing out of the Insert Hyperlink dialog box, select the Target Frame button. From the dropdown menu, select New window and click OK.

Note: to make all links in the Word document open in new windows, select the ‘Set as default for all hyperlinks’ checkbox in the ‘Set target frame’ dialog box. This property will transfer over to eFolio.

o Directly in eFolio:

§ From the Section Intro view, click the View as HTML link below the textbox. After the hyperlink code, type target=_blank (example: <A href="http://www.education.umn.edu/edpa/licensure/" target=_blank>). To set the page default to open each link in a new window, type BASE target=_blank in the head section of the page.

Notes:

When creating a link that opens a program file (Acrobat PDF, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), it is recommended that you specify the file type in brackets (ex: licensure program checklist [PDF file]).

The Enrollment data, 1999-2004 page is posted on a separate site due to the 3 MB eFolio storage limit and due to the lack of viewing options in eFolio (ex: Graphic Organizer page).

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