Source (2025): https://calstatela.curriculog.com/proposal:17478/form

Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs)

(See Eduational Admin Program Learning Outcomes and Curriculum Map/Assessment Plan Matrix required attachments to this proposal)

The Educational Leadership Program (MA in Educational Administration and Preliminary Administrative Services Credential) addresses the following California Administrator Performance Expectations (CAPEs). Listed below are the Program Learning Outcomes:

1A: Developing a Student-Centered Vision of Teaching and Learning

1B: Developing a Shared Vision and Community Commitment

1C: Implementing the Vision

2A: Personal and Professional Learning

2B: Promoting Effective Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

2C: Supporting Teachers to Improve Practice

2D: Feedback on Instruction

3A: Operations and Resource Management

3B: Managing Organizational Systems and Human Resources

3C: School Climate

3D: Managing the School Budget and Personnel

4A: Parent and Family Engagement

4B: Community Involvement

5A: Reflective Practice

5B: Ethical Decision-Making

5C: Ethical Action

6A: Understanding and Communicating Policy

6B: Representing and Promoting the School

https://www.calstatela.edu/coe/aase/ma-educational-administration-preliminary-administrative-service-credential

Fit with the Institutional Mission or Institutional Learning Outcomes (ILO) 

An Educational Leadership master’s degree program addresses ILO’s by cultivating skills in social responsibility, multicultural awareness, and civic engagement, alongside fostering a commitment to lifelong learning through both scholarly, district, school and community-based projects.

Demonstrating personal and social responsibility, lifelong learning, civic and ethnical issues: Students develop this competency through individual and group efforts, engaging with local schools and participating in collaborative projects. This is assessed through program objectives, culminating experiences, and assessment instruments such as Digital Portfolio and reflection. Students actively apply leadership concepts in a cohort learning community, where they conduct creative scholarly or research projects that address the district and school needs. These experiences allow students to directly contribute to their communities while enhancing their leadership capabilities. The CSULA master’s program instills lifelong learning dispositions through a culminating capstone experience and reflective exercises, which encourage ongoing personal and professional growth. The program equips graduates with the skills to critically analyze and address civic and ethical challenges in both local and global contexts. Through the capstone experiences of clinical internships, fieldwork, and portfolios, students conduct community-based projects that not only address societal needs but also allow them to articulate and reflect on the broader benefits of such work. These projects encourage students to become proactive problem-solvers, capable of leading initiatives that benefit the public good.

In essence, the program integrates leadership theory with practical, community-based applications, helping students develop a lifelong commitment to civic responsibility and global awareness.

The Educational Leadership Program is designed for aspiring administrators who have at least 4 successful years of teaching experiences. The central focus of the Program is to equip the candidates with skills and knowledge required to become effective instructional leaders for preK-12 schools. Grounded in research, candidates have multiple opportunities to link theory and practice throughout the Program.