Welcome to the Education Leadership Program
Inquiry Program
Website: http://adonis.tc.columbia.edu/inquiry/index.htm
Klingenstein Center for Independent School Education
Website: http://www.klingenstein.org
The Esther A. and Joseph Klingenstein Center for Independent School Education sponsors four programs aimed at the professional development of independent school teachers and administrators and research activities that contribute to the advancement of independent school education.
The Joseph Klingenstein Fellows Award is granted annually to up to 12 outstanding teachers and administrators for participation in one semester or a year-long intensive program at Teachers College and designed to develop leadership skills in administrative or academic areas. Through reading, research, and discussion in seminars and course work at Teachers College and the other professional and graduate faculties of Columbia University, the program seeks to enlarge the perspectives of Fellows and prepare them to assume increased leadership responsibility within their sponsoring schools. As part of the program, Fellows may earn graduate credits to be counted toward a degree at Teachers College. Any teacher or administrator of an independent secondary school with a nondiscriminatory admissions policy is eligible to apply. The award includes a stipend, tuition allowance, a supplement for school age children relocating to New York City, and housing allowance for those who are resident faculty at boarding schools.
The Klingenstein Visiting Fellows Program for Heads of Independent Schools allows up to fifteen heads of schools to spend a month in residence at Teachers College, Columbia University focusing on problems of particular relevance to their schools, engaging in coursework, meeting in seminars to discuss educational issues, and enjoying the cultural resources of New York City. The program provides school heads with the intellectual stimulation of studying with outstanding professors and the opportunity for meaningful dialogue with independent school colleagues. The purpose of the program is to prepare those already in positions of leadership to face the challenge of leading independent schools in the 1990s. As part of the program, Visiting Fellows may earn graduate credit to be counted toward a degree at Teachers College or elsewhere. Any school head of an elementary or secondary independent school with a nondiscriminatory admissions policy is eligible to apply. The award includes full tuition and fees, housing, and participation in New York City cultural events. Sponsoring schools are asked to provide round-trip travel expenses.
The Joseph Klingenstein Summer Institute Award is granted annually to 50 teachers in the independent secondary school sector who have demonstrated outstanding potential for leadership. The Institute is geared toward increasing classroom effectiveness and strengthening commitment to teaching as a career. The Institute program encompasses a variety of activities that are designed to: provide a forum for collegial sharing, explore advanced methodologies in a particular subject area, stimulate fresh thinking and introduce new ideas in curriculum, methodology, and technique, and increase insight into the nature of educational practice.
Each participant has an opportunity to earn three graduate credits applicable toward a Master's degree at Teachers College or elsewhere. Teachers with more than one and a maximum of five years of experience are eligible to apply. Their school must have a nondiscriminatory admissions policy with regard to race, color, religion, or national origin. Candidates are judged on the basis of a personal essay, evidence of successful academic performance, and a letter of endorsement from the school head or principal. The award includes full tuition and fees, housing, and weekday meals. Sponsoring schools are asked to provide round-trip travel expenses.
The Master's Degree with a concentration in Private School Leadership is co-sponsored by the Department of Educational Administration and the Esther A. and Joseph Klingenstein Center for Independent School Education. The degree concentration is designed to enhance the professional careers of department heads, deans, division directors, and school heads or to prepare independent school educators for such positions.
The curriculum focusing on private schools includes courses in the administrative leadership of private schools, legal aspects of private school administration, financial management and marketing, and optional participation in an administrative practicum or consulting project. The special features of the program include site visits to private schools and a connection with a network of cooperating schools. The program may be completed in one year of intensive study or on a part-time basis. Candidates should have at least three years of teaching experience.
Superintendent and Scholars Symposium
Website: http://conference.tc.columbia.edu