Education Specialist (Ed.S.) in Change Leadership in Education

Program Overview

The Education Specialist (Ed.S.) Degree in Change Leadership in Education is a 30-credit hour program preparing experienced educators from deaf education and special education settings with the dispositions, knowledge, and skills they need to lead transformational change in their school systems (which include programs, schools, and entire school districts). Applicants must have at least three years of teaching or school administration experience and they must have a current professional certificate from their State Department of Education. The Ed. S. degree program is also offered in collaboration with the Gerald "Bummy" Burstein Leadership (GBBLI) for educators working in the field of deaf education. Applicants interested in the GLI should contact the director of that program for admission information.

Program of Study: Education Specialist in Change Leadership in Deaf Education

1. Major Core of Courses (15 credit hours)
ADM 821 Issues in the Administration of Programs for People with Disabilities (3)
ADM 837 Interpersonal and Group Behavior in Organizations (3)
ADM 838 Organization Development and the Management of Change (3)
ADM 839 Organization Theory and Design (3)
ADM 841 Redesigning Organizations (3)

2. Supporting Courses (12 credit hours)

Students must select 12 credit hours of supporting courses from the following list. Six of these 12 credits may be transferred from previous graduate study. Transfer credits must be approved by program faculty.

ADM 711 Basics of Management (3)
ADM 796 Executive Communication Skills (3)
ADM 809 Theory of Management and Leadership (3)
ADM 810 Public Policy and Persons with Disabilities (3)
ADM 834 Program Development and Evaluation (3)
ADM 840 Organization Diagnosis (3)
ADM 845 Curriculum Design (3)
ADM 858 Supervising and Evaluating Teaching (3)
ADM 860 Ethics in Management (3)
ADM 862 Gender Issues in Management (3)
ADM 865 School-Community Relations (3)
ADM 880 Human Resource Management (3)
ADM 895 (Special Topic Course) Principles of Finance and Budget (3)
ADM 895 (Special Topic Course) Educational Leadership Issues (6) (Gerald "Bummy" Burstein Leadership Institute students only)

3. Internship/Field Experience (3 credit hours)

ADM 890 Internship (for students without administrative experience) (3); OR,
ADM 855 Field Experience (for students with documented, substantial administrative exp.) (3)

Total:  30 Credit Hours

4. Final Project

All students must design and submit a final change leadership project that reflects what they learned in the program.

The Gerarld "Bummy" Burstein Leadership Insitute (GBBLI)

GBBLI participants enrolled in the Ed. S. Program in Change Leadership in Education are engaged in a variety of nontraditional learning experiences, including cohort building and leadership development activities, online courses, and web-based and other forms of experiential learning. An extensive six week summer residency is required, followed by an internship or field experiences, as well as the design of a final change project.

Contact Information

Tracey Kempton, Program Logistics Coordinator
Gerald "Bummy" Burstein Leadership Institute
College of Professional Studies and Outreach
Gallaudet University
Hall Memorial Building Room E111C
800 Florida Avenue, NE
Washington, DC 20002
(202) 250-2203 Voice & Video Phone
1-866-948-8410 Toll Free: Voice & Video Phone
(202) 448-7316 Fax