Education Leadership Principal/Superintendent MS Degree

MS Education Leadership Principal/Superintendent Degree

Prepares educators for top-tier administrative licenses, empowering them to manage entire school buildings or run full school districts.

The Master of Science in Education Leadership program at Thomas is designed to help advance your professional career—on a timeline that works for you. This 100% online program offers a mix of synchronous and asynchronous courses designed to enhance your research, analytical, interpretive, and leadership skills. The program is designed for certified teachers with career experience in public or private pre-kindergarten through Grade 12 settings. This program aligned with the State of Maine requirements for the Principal / Superintendent certificate.

Graduate Admissions

Office: AD-101 Suite
Phone: 207-859-1255
Email: [email protected]

Where do Alumni Work?

Jobs for Maine Graduates
Messalonskee High School
Augusta School Department
RSU 18
RSU 9

At a Glance:

39 credit hours
Career-focused curriculum
Leadership development
100% Online

Major Courses:

Course Name	Term
Seminar in American Schools	Fall 1
Educational Assessment	Fall 1
Leadership and Development in Curriculum and Instruction	Fall II
Diverse Learners, Families, and Communitiesy	Fall II
Educational Leadership and Ethical Decision Making	Spring I
Teacher as Researcher	Spring I
Special Education Law	Spring II
Capstone in Education	Spring II
Organizational Theory, Planning, and Change	Summer I
School Law for Administrators	Summer I
Financial and Budget Management of Schools	Summer II
Supervision and Evaluation of Personnel	Summer II
Graduate Education 15-Week Internship	Fall 1

Professors:

Heather Batchelor, Ed.D.
Professor of Education

Shannon Curtis MS ’21, Lead Teacher & Literacy Interventionist RSU9

“This program has opened my mind to a deeper and broader way of thinking. They have helped with solidifying what I am doing right as well as what I need to change and make better.”