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Instructional Leadership & Professional Development Off-Campus Programs
Towson University offers courses and degree programs in instructional leadership & professional development at off-campus locations through the Towson Learning Network. These programs are available at reduced costs.
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Fall 2025
Community Engagement & Leading School Change Graduate Certificate
Participating Agencies
- Anne Arundel County Public Schools
- Baltimore City Public Schools
- Baltimore County Public Schools
- Calvert County Public Schools
- Cecil County Public Schools
- Charles County Public Schools
- Harford County Public Schools
- Howard County Public Schools
- Montgomery County Public Schools
- St. Mary's County Public Schools
Your school not listed? Contact TLN for potential opportunities.
About the Program:
The certificate in community engagement and leading for school change will provide students with:
- A sociological understanding of the race and class dynamics shaping the communities that they serve
- Tools for developing an asset-based understanding of the students and families with which they work, and
- Skills for making changes to improve the ways in which schools serve and are accountable to their students, families, and communities.
Through examining sociological theory, understanding the concept of professional learning communities, and implementing action research initiatives, students will increase their capacity for community engagement and school change.
With the four-course sequence, the program will arm school professionals with the knowledge and capacities for making school change in response to community needs. Through this process and seeing the school community as valuable, there will be more authentic change that reflects the voices and values of each community.
This program will teach students how to build change from the bottom up, empowering students, families, and community members to become the drivers of positive change.
Educational Administrator 1 Graduate Certificate
Participating Agencies
- Anne Arundel County Public Schools
- Baltimore City Public Schools
- Baltimore County Public Schools
- Calvert County Public Schools
- Cecil County Public Schools
- Charles County Public Schools
- Harford County Public Schools
- Howard County Public Schools
- Montgomery County Public Schools
- St. Mary's County Public Schools
Your school not listed? Contact TLN for potential opportunities.
About the Program:
Towson University's 100% online Educational Administrator 1 Graduate Certificate meets the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) ) requirements for Administrator 1 certification. Hybrid program options are also available.
The Administrator I certification, in addition to a master’s degree, is required in Maryland for assistant principals and principals. Following completion of the Educational Administrator I Graduate Certificate, students submit their stamped transcript to the Maryland State Department of Education to receive the certificate.
Certificate Requirements
The Educational Administrator I Graduate Certificate is a 6-course, 18 credit program that includes the core courses required for the state of Maryland Administrator I certification.
- ILPD 603 Legal and Ethical Issues in Education
- ILPD 667 Curriculum & Assessment for Instructional Development
- ILPD 716 Leadership of the Schools
- ILPD 740 Evidence-Based Decision Making for Curriculum & Instruction
- ILPD 781 Seminar in Supervision
- ILPD 797 Internship in Instructional Leadership
Transformational Educational Leadership (M.S.)
Participating Agencies
- Anne Arundel County Public Schools
- Baltimore City Public Schools
- Baltimore County Public Schools
- Calvert County Public Schools
- Cecil County Public Schools
- Charles County Public Schools
- Harford County Public Schools
- Howard County Public Schools
- Montgomery County Public Schools
- St. Mary's County Public Schools
Your school not listed? Contact TLN for potential opportunities.
About the Program:
The 100% online master’s degree program in Transformational Educational Leadership
(with embedded courses for Administrator I certification) prepares you to be a dynamic
and effective leader in America’s schools. Hybrid program options are also available.
The 36-credit (12 course) master’s program is designed for educators with at least three years of experience who desire to be leaders in classroom or administrative roles. Students complete six required courses and six electives in leadership or instructional content areas. View degree requirements and course descriptions in the Graduate Catalog.
The master’s program is offered 100% online.
Credits from the following certificates may be applied as electives toward the M.S. in Transformational Educational Leadership. These programs are available through school district and organizational cohorts.
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Action Research for School Improvement Graduate Certificate
- Community Engagement & Leading School Change Graduate Certificate
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Reduced Program Costs
- Through a contractual agreement with your employer, tuition for courses are significantly discounted.
- The TU application fee of $50 is waived.
- Participants are responsible for purchasing course texts.
- A required electronic portfolio software program, with a one-time fee of $120, will be used in all College of Education graduate programs.
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