What is a Master of Arts in Education: School District Leadership degree?

This degree is a graduate program designed to prepare educators and administrators for leadership roles within a school district. This degree focuses on developing the skills and knowledge necessary to effectively manage and lead at a district level, including positions such as superintendent, assistant superintendent, director of curriculum, or other district-wide leadership roles.

Why a Master of Arts in Education: School District Leadership degree at Redlands? 

The University of Redlands School of Education School and District Leadership programs center on social and educational justice to produce leaders in education with cultural sensitivity and awareness of structural issues that students from diverse backgrounds face every day. In this program, you will be introduced to complex theories of education leadership, social justice, and organizational change and challenged to apply these theories in real-world contexts.

The Administrative Services Credential authorizes graduates like you to provide the following services in grades 12 and below, including preschool, and classes organized primarily for adults:

• Develop, coordinate, and assess instructional programs.
• Evaluate certificated and classified personnel.
• Provide students’ discipline, including but not limited to, suspension and expulsion.
• Provide certificated and classified employees discipline, including but not limited to, suspension, dismissal, and reinstatement.
• Supervise certificated and classified personnel.
• Manage school site, district, or county-level fiscal services.
• Recruit, employ, and assign certificated and classified personnel.
• Develop, coordinate, and supervise student support services, including but not limited to extracurricular activities, pupil personnel services, health services, library services, and technology support services.