ELPS Program Mission Statement
The Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Program seeks to develop educators' vision and skills to successfully lead educational organizations by providing services to learners in educational settings, creating effective learning environments, effecting policies that govern educational organizations, and modeling continuous learning with and for the citizens of the community. To fulfill this mission, the degree and licensure programs are exemplified by the following beliefs:
- Human growth and development are lifelong pursuits.
- Leadership encompasses a learned set of knowledge, skills, attitudes and practices.
- Organizations are artifacts of a larger society.
- Learning, teaching, and collegiality are fundamental activities of organizations.
- Validated knowledge and active inquiry form the basis of practice.
- Moral and ethical imperatives drive leadership behavior.
- Effective leadership in organizations depends on individual and team efforts.
- Leaders' behaviors and actions model their beliefs and values.
- Leaders effect positive change in individuals and organizations.
- Effective leaders develop positive interpersonal relationships.
- Diversity strengthens organizations.
- Organizations and leaders are accountable.
Why we are unique!
Faculty of the Educational Leadership Program and Policy Studies are committed to teach:
- formal and informal roles and strategies of educational leaders
- fiscal, legal, and personnel aspects of schools and higher education
- innovative practices in leadership preparation
- understanding, facilitating, and evaluating the change process
- innovative thinking and process develpoment for restructuring schools, student affairs, and higher education
- collaboration in teaching, learning, and scholarship
- adult learning and development and staff development
- policy development, analysis, and implementation
- service to schools, higher education, student affairs and policy makers
- identification of multicultural and gender-based needs.