Master of School AdministrationThink – Value – Communicate – Lead
Abstract
The Department of Educational Leadership engaged in the Think, Value, Lead, Communicate (TVCL) Matrix development to discuss and evaluate whether the re-visioned Master of School Administration (MSA) program was preparing candidates to be effective principals. Core faculty in the MSA program met biweekly during the summer and fall of 2013 in order to answer the question: “What should ECU MSA graduates know and be able to do?”
TVCL: A Framework for Curriculum Mapping
The TVCL Matrix focuses on student learning and serves as a framework for curriculum mapping to ensure positive learning outcomes. The MSA faculty learning community used TVCL to map curriculum at the program level to answer the question: what should the MSA graduates know and be able to do? The faculty’s first non-negotiable was the review of irrefutable evidence that MSA graduates had applied leadership theory and school administration skills to improve schools through Service Leadership Projects (SLPs). Next faculty described their vision of what graduates would look like in principal jobs. A list-group-label strategy provided categories for curriculum mapping. Faculty reviewed course syllabi, student work samples, accreditation evaluation data, program evaluation reports, SLPs, site supervisor data, and personal teaching experiences in the curriculum mapping process.
TVCL provided an opportunity to devote time to curriculum mapping of the MSA program and concentrate on student learning outcomes.
The TVCL process was faculty driven. They found that the experience was refreshing and energizing because it was a unique opportunity to discuss teaching and learning.
Department of Educational Leadership Faculty Learning Community Members
Marjorie Ringler, Associate Professor and MSA Program CoordinatorKermit Buckner, ProfessorBill Grobe, Associate ProfessorHal Holloman, Associate Professor
Findings:
•MSA program clearly conveyed the values listed on the TVCL Matrix
•Course content was closely linked with application and practice opportunities through service learning projects. These service learning projects are called Service Leadership Projects (SLPs) in the ECU MSA program.
•Some leadership theories were being taught in several courses at the same level of knowledge while there were some leadership theories that needed to be added to the MSA curriculum.
MSA Program Improvements:•MSA Curriculum monthly meetings will follow the TVCL process
•Each course will have a common syllabus that includes the core body of knowledge. Each syllabus will be discussed and revised on a yearly basis
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Learning Community TimelineSummer 3013 TVCL Matrix Discussions - biweeklyFall 2013 Finalized TVCL MatrixSpring 2014 Wrote Case Study for Publication &
Presentation at TVCL Conference, Greenville, NC
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EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP LEARNING MATRIX
MASTER OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION / PRINCIPAL PREPARATION PROGRAM
THINK: OUR CANDIDATE WILL UNDERSTAND AND APPLY …
CORE BODY OF KNOWLEDGE: School Improvement Positive Impact on Student
Learning and Development Teacher Empowerment & Leadership
LEED 6902
Strategic Leadership for 21st Century Schools
LEED 6908
Instructional Leadership for Teaching and Learning
LEED 6906
Human Resource Leadership for Professional Growth
Educational Leadership Theory Instructional Supervision Theory Human Resource Theory
Organizational Change Theory Curriculum Theory
LEED 6903
Statutory requirements for school improvement
LEED 6903
Personnel laws and planning policies
LEED 6903
Fair and equitable implementation of district and state evaluation policies
Organizational Management School Culture and Safety Community Involvement and Engagement
LEED 6905
Managerial Leadership for Complex School Organizations
LEED 6909
Cultural Leadership for Systemic School Improvement
LEED 6904
External Development Leadership for Cultivating Partnerships
Organizational Management Theory School Safety Community Involvement and Engagement Theory
Systems Theory Professional Ethics Communication Theory
School Fiscal Management School Culture
LEED 6903
District and state policy and law related to student conduct.
LEED 6903
School and class management laws LEED 6903
Legal parameters of school board operations and function Parent and students rights FERPA, IDEA, Section 504, ADA, etc.
THINK: OUR CANDIDATE WILL UNDERSTAND THE CORE BODY OFKNOWLEGE AND APPLY …
Setting Instructional Direction LEED 6901
Judgment LEED 6901
Organizational Ability LEED 6901
Written Communication LEED 6901
Knowledge of Self LEED 6901
Political Savvy
Emotional Intelligence
Teamwork LEED 6901
Sensitivity LEED 6901
Results Orientation LEED 6901
Oral Communication LEED 6901
Developing Others
Creative Thinking
VALUE:OUR CANDIDATES WILL EXPERIENCE AND BENEFIT FROM …
Service Learning
Candidate Centered Learning
Irrefutable Evidence Based Learning
Authentic Outcomes for Stakeholders
Service Leadership
Caring Relationships
Ethical Behavior
COMMUNICATE: TO WHAT DEGREE DOES THE PROGRAM REQUIRE STUDENTS TO DEMONSTRATE PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS…USE THE LANGUAGE OF LEADERSHIP
Non-verbal Verbal Written Electronically
LEAD: OUR GRADUATES WILL DEMONSTRATE SERVICE LEADERSHIP AS…
Reflective Problem Solvers
Culturally Competent Communicators/Leaders
Ethical Change Agents
Service-minded Collaborators
Strategic Innovators
