Teacher Leadership, Ed.S.

The Ed.S. in Teacher Leadership program includes a minimum of 33 hours of study in three areas and a six-month residency. In the residency, the teacher leader candidate works with the Candidate Support Team to develop an Individual Growth Plan (IGP) and a Residency Project Proposal, then seeks out opportunities at multiple settings to develop and demonstrate the knowledge, skills, and dispositions of effective teacher leaders. Candidates present their Residency Project and Capstone Portfolio as evidence of their accomplishment in the areas specified by the Teacher Leadership standards.

For additional program information please contact Dr. Kim Gray at kim.gray@kennesaw.edu.

Expected qualifications for applicants to be considered for admission will typically include:

1. an earned master’s degree in professional education or a related field;
2. a clear and renewable Georgia Teaching, Service or Leadership Certificate or equivalent;
3. current full-time employment as a professional educator with at least 3 years of teaching or administrative experience or both in K-12 education;
4. a competitive Graduate Aptitude & Achievement Index Score. The Graduate Index Score = (GRE Quantitative Score + GRE Verbal Score) x GPA for the master’s degree;
5. recommendation by the institution in which the applicant is employed.

Applicants to the program must submit the following:

1. official transcripts of college coursework, undergraduate and graduate, showing evidence of completion of a master’s degree or its equivalent in a related field;
2. official scores on the General Test of the Graduate Record Exam within the last five years;
3. all relevant professional teaching and/or administrative certificates;
4. professional profile detailing related professional qualifications;
5. reflections on Leadership for Learning;
6. official request for consideration of transfer courses;
7. Documentation of the employing institution’s recommendation of the applicant.

*International applicants have additional requirements; see Graduate Admissions  section of this catalog.

Program of Study