Please note: This program is no longer accepting new enrollments.

Graduates:

(a) demonstrate the knowledge and ability to create a physically and emotionally safe school environment,

(b) demonstrate a knowledge of and sensitivity to school and system organization;

(c) understand that improving teaching and learning is an intricate process that requires a willingness to change, an educational vision, and persuasive communication;

(d) pursue action research and data collection to inform decision making and create meaningful professional development for faculty; and

(e) explore technology, inclusive strategies for reaching a diverse student body, and develop skills in teaching students with special needs and those for whom English is a second language.

As a result of evidenced based instruction and culturally responsive teaching and learning, graduates perceive their educational setting as part of a larger system and are able to identify and end historic patterns of racial inequity within that system. They effectively implements plans, procedures, routines, budgets, and operating systems, including technology, that are equitable and honor all students’ backgrounds, eliminate bias and address the full range of safety, health and social-emotional needs of students.