This clinical internship will, in the least, include experience in leadership for PK-12 curriculum. 75 hours of clinical experience will be copmleted during this course. May be repeated for credit.

This clinical internship will, in the least, include experience in the managerial aspect of PK-12 schools as well as applying the research regarding family engagement. 75 hours of clinical experience will be completed during this course. May be repeated for credit.

This clinical internship will, in the least, include experiences in leadership philosophy, theories of motivation and change, and the developmental needs of PK-12 students and adult learners. 50 hours of clinical experience will be completed during this course. May be repeated for credit.

Provides aspiring administrators with knowledge, skills, and demonstrated performances in the evaluation of teachers based on the Iowa Teaching Standards. Successful completion of this course completes the requirements for the evaluator approval certification, required for principals by the Iowa Department of Education. Restricted to IA PRIN students only.

Provides aspiring administrators with an understanding of the legal aspects of education with a focus on administration-related applications. Knowledge is acquired in the areas of education and the legal system, employee rights and obligations, student rights and discipline, tort liability, and public-private school-related legal issues. A particular emphasis will be placed upon the federal and state mandates in special education. Restricted to IA PRIN students only.

School, Family, and Community Relations provides aspiring administrators with knowledge, skills, and demonstrated performances to engage parents, families, and communities in supporting student achievement. The candidates will develop an action plan for increased parent/family/community engagement that addresses student learning. Restricted to IA PRIN students only.

Provides aspiring administrators the opportunity to focus on building level organizational issues that will enhance student achievement at the pre-school, elementary, middle school, and high school levels. Topics addressed include staffing patterns, schedule development, school budgeting, staff relations, and the components for creating a positive learning environment for students in both the general and special education programs. Restricted to IA PRIN students only.

Provides aspiring administrators with an understanding how a school can become a learning community to meet the needs of diverse learners. Specific needs of identified groups of learners are explored. Specifically the groups addressed are identified special education students, English language learners, students involved with 504 plans, and students identified as gifted and talented. Students engage in self-reflection to help gain an understanding of how their own actions impact and are interpreted in a diverse world.

Provides aspiring administrators with the knowledge, skills, and demonstrated performances in current curriculum instruction and assessment practices; the design and implementation of curriculum, instruction, and assessment practices; and their impact on student achievement. Restricted to IA PRIN students only.

Provides aspiring administrators with knowledge, skills, and demonstrated performances around the learning needs of young learners, adolescent learners, high school learners, and adult learners. Emphasis will be placed on factors impacting motivation, types of organizational change, research-based change models, and components of effective change leadership. Restricted to IA PRIN students only.