A Supervisor of Curriculum and Instruction is a district-wide specialist who works across all grade levels of a school entity and is responsible for performing the following duties:
What Makes Us Different
- The District-Wide Supervisory Certificate is completed online.
- The certificate can be completed in as few as 9 credits based upon transcript review.
- The program includes an on-site 360-hour district-wide supervisor of curriculum and instruction capstone internship.
- Tuition of $550/credit (with no additional fees) for 2020-2021 academic year.
You Will Study
GEDU 616 School and Community Relations
This course views the school as a dynamic cultural entity. The graduate learner is required to assess the school's interdependence on the community and its many stakeholders, the importance of a sound public relations program for the school, and the need to communicate with and understand the community.
GEDU 617 Administration of School Personnel
This course studies dimensions in school personnel administration and includes the principles of recruitment, selection and practices essential to a functional integration of the individual into the school system.
GEDU 713 Curriculum and Instruction Supervisory Certificate Internship
This course is designed to be the capstone experience of the Curriculum and Instruction Supervisory Certification program. The course provides experiences designed to develop and enhance the overall effectiveness of the supervisor candidate's competencies. The internship is designed as an integrating experience and an opportunity for the graduate learner to practice those skills and competencies learned in the classroom setting and to learn certain skills best taught in a school environment. It consists of planned experiences and emphasizes direct involvement in the administration of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment at sites mutually acceptable to the candidate and the program director.
GEDU 720 Quality Teaching, Continuous Learning and Professional Accountability
This course focuses on the role of the principal as the instructional leader, along with collaborative efforts by the instructional staff, in bringing about quality teaching, continuous learning and professional accountability. By the end of the course, candidates will understand the school personnel policies and procedures that provide the organizational boundaries for accountability and the importance of school and community relations in an effective instructional program.
GEDU 722 School Financial Management
This course examines the legal and other factors governing financial policies and practices in public schools, sources of revenue, budgeting, disbursement of funds, school plant, records and insurance. It emphasizes knowledge and understanding of the major tasks and methods involved in meeting financial responsibilities in the school and the educational system.
GEDU 725 Principal Introductory Internship
This is a 35-hour internship integrated into GEDU 720.
GEDU 726 Financial Development Internship
This is a 35-hour internship integrated into GEDU 722.
Steps to Certification
- Be able to provide evidence of five years of professional school experience in an instructional area.
- Successfully complete all required Gannon University coursework in the District-Wide Supervisory Certificate in Curriculum and Instruction Certification Program.
- Pass the required PRAXIS exam
- Apply for certification.
- Gannon will then recommend candidates for certification, and PDE will make the decision to approve and issue certification.