Lewis & Clark Moodle

The Professional Mentorship and Seminar course is, one academic year in length (two consecutive, terms). Students must have a minimum of 3 years as, a practicing administrator in order to enroll in, the class. Students will apply the essential, content knowledge, leadership, collaboration, and, research skills necessary for district level, leadership. As part of this experience, students, will complete a capstone project in which they, apply concepts and skills learned in previous, coursework. This capstone will involve action, research, an equity audit, or in-depth research, and the creation of an action plan regarding a, professional problem of practice. Upon successful, completion of the capstone project, the 220 hour, practicum, and the compilation of a portfolio, demonstrating competency in each of the, administrative standards a credit/no credit grade, will be submitted to the campus advisor who will, audit the student's transcript and determine their, eligibility for Professional Administrator License, program completion.

The term "collaborative leadership" describes an, emerging body of theory and management practice, that is focused on the leadership skills needed to, deliver results across organizational boundaries., This course focuses on the intensification of, leadership as a means to increase engagement with, the organization. Collaborative leadership styles, and techniques will be analyzed, compared, and, tested in different contexts to determine their, efficacy and applicability to educational, settings. Diagnosing school cultures, developing, alliances, creating networks to promote healthy, schools, and developing culturally responsive, leadership mindsets and skill sets will be, explored. Students will engage in critical, reflection about their own positionality, and how, this influences and constrains their ability to, collaborate authentically. The art of, collaboration will be modeled and practiced.