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Instructional Leadership Licensure Program

A graduate-level program for educators pursuing principal licensure and school leadership roles in Tennessee and Virginia.

Instructional Leadership Licensure Program

About the 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

Where you’ll go

Career outcomes

  • Principal
  • Assistant Principal
  • Director of Schools
  • Instructional Leader

Instructional Leadership Licensure Program

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