Education – Instructional Leadership Licensure Program

Instructional Leadership Program Overview

The fully online Instructional Leadership programs from King University is designed for teachers who already possess a teaching license who seek an administrative license or wish to serve their schools in other leadership positions.

  • Small class sizes
  • Personal attention
  • Attend class from home on Thursday evenings
  • All classes are online and online synchronous format
  • Built in support for taking and passing the School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA - Praxis Test for Administrators)
  • Option to take a non-licensure track
  • Clinical field experience component where candidates observe and reflect upon administrative best practices

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Master of Education (MEd) in Instructional Leadership

Who would qualify?
  • Candidates should have a bachelor’s degree and a Valid Teaching License with two years of teaching experience.
Who would be interested?
  • Anyone who desires to be in a Leadership position (assistant principal or principal) in a school which requires an administrator’s license.
Benefit to complete this program at King:
  • Online Courses with practicing or retired administrators teaching the courses
  • Built in support for taking and passing the School Leaders Licensure Assessment (Praxis Test for Administrators)
  • Option to take a non-licensure track
  • Master’s degree will lead to an increase in pay
  • Action Research to support the learning for an administrator
  • Experienced mentorship
  • Clinical field experience component where candidates gain administrative and reflective best practice activities
Why this degree is important:

Candidates will:

  • Meet the increasing need for visionary and high-quality administrators
  • Expand their credentials and leadership ability
  • Learn and develop the necessary skills to become a change agent in leading high-quality practices to improve individual and school-wide achievement
  • Learn how successful school leadership can create equitable and positive learning and work environments
  • Develop strategies to undertake a leading role in the development of key community and business partnerships to support the schools they lead
Where can a leadership degree lead you?
  • Principal (Licensed)
  • Assistant Principal (Licensed)
  • Academic Coach
  • Department Chair
  • Elementary or Secondary Director
  • Special Education or ESL Director

Education Specialist (EdS) in Instructional Leadership

Who would qualify?
  • Candidates should have a master’s degree and a Valid Teaching License with two years of teaching experience.
Who would be interested?

Who would be interested?

  • Anyone who desires to be in a leadership position (assistant principal or principal) in a school which requires an administrator’s license.
Benefit to complete this program at King:
  • Online Courses with practicing or retired administrators teaching the courses
  • Built in support for taking and passing the School Leaders Licensure Assessment (Praxis Test for Administrators).
  • Option to take a non-licensure track.
  • Professional assistance and guidance in developing a Research Project which could support a later dissertation study.
  • Experienced mentorship
  • Clinical field experience component where candidates gain administrative and reflective best practice activities
Why is this degree important?

Candidates will:

  • Meet the increasing need for visionary and high-quality administrators
  • Expand their credentials and leadership ability
  • Learn and develop the necessary skills to become a change agent in leading high-quality practices to improve individual and school-wide achievement
  • Learn how successful school leadership can create equitable and positive learning and work environments
  • Develop strategies to undertake a leading role in the development of key community and business partnerships to support the schools they lead
Where can a leadership degree lead you?
  • Principal (Licensed)
  • Assistant Principal (Licensed)
  • Academic Coach
  • Department Chair
  • Elementary or Secondary Director
  • Special Education or ESL Director

Apply to the Instructional Leadership Program