Education Administration Degrees

Online Education Administration Degrees: Successful operation of an educational institution requires competent administrators. Education administrators provide instructional leadership and manage the day-to-day activities in schools, preschools, day care centers, and colleges and universities. They also direct the educational programs of businesses, correctional institutions, museums, and job training and community service organizations.

Azusa Pacific

• Educational Leadership, M.A.
  Azusa Pacific University's Master of Arts in Educational Leadership prepares students to serve as effective, innovative educational administrators. Graduates emerge well equipped to fulfill leadership roles in P-12 schools such as principal, assistant principal, teacher leader, curriculum leader, and department chair. The program emphasizes a strong Christian approach and incorporates the following themes throughout the program: strengths-based leadership, theory to practice, collaboration, ethics, reflection, diversity, teaching and learning, student achievement, and technology.
  

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Capella University

• EdS - Leadership in Education Administration
  Position yourself to advance in the field of K-12 administration. Capella offers one of the few state-approved specializations in Leadership in Educational Administration available within an online EdS program. Through a curriculum designed around the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) standards, you will explore such topics as effective management, collaboration with school stakeholders, and development of a shared vision of learning. Throughout the program, which includes a specialized internship and residential colloquia, you will develop a professional portfolio to demonstrate your EdS-level competencies to current and future employers. People who choose this specialization are often licensed teachers or school administrators seeking principal and/or superintendent licensure or pursuing other building or district leadership positions.

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University of Phoenix

• Associate of Arts in Paraprofessional Education
  The Associate of Arts Degree in Paraprofessional Education addresses major topics that impact instruction; i.e., historical and philosophical contexts for contemporary educational approaches and issues; the nature of child development; and the professional and classroom tasks encountered in teaching. Students are required to apply writing and problem-solving skills to evaluate topics covered. Evaluation occurs through a variety of methods including written assignments, discussion, and debate.

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A Career in Educational Administration
Education administrators set educational standards and goals and establish the policies and procedures to achieve them while also supervising managers, support staff, teachers, counselors, librarians, coaches, and other employees. They are also responsible for the development of academic programs, monitoring students, educational progress, training and motivating teachers and other staff. They also manage career counseling and other student services, administer recordkeeping, prepare budgets, and perform many other duties. They handle relations with parents, prospective and current students, employers, and the community. In an organization such as a small day care center, one administrator may handle all these functions. In universities or large school systems, responsibilities are divided among many administrators, each with a specific function.

An Educational administrator who manages elementary, middle, and secondary schools is called a principal. They are in charge of and set the academic tone and actively work with teachers to develop and maintain high curriculum standards, develop mission statements, and set performance goals and objectives. Principals consult with staff to counsel, clarify, or answer routine questions. They will hire, evaluate, and help improve the skills of teachers and other staff. They also visit classrooms, examine teaching methods, review instructional objectives, and study learning materials. Principals must use clear, purposeful guidelines for teacher appraisals, because pay is often based on the individuals performances.

Principals also interact with other administrators, as well as students and parents. The authority to make decisions has progressively shifted from school district central offices directly to individual schools. School principals have greater flexibility in implementing school policies and setting goals, however when making administrative decisions they must be aware of the concerns of parents, teachers, and other community members.