Principal's Qualification Program Part 1

Principals play a critical leadership role in the education system. Principals cultivate school cultures with a vision of purpose and possibility by inspiring and motivating stakeholders. As a school leader, you are key to making a difference for the students in your care. The Principal’s Qualification Program, Part I, is designed for experienced teachers interested in the next step of their leadership journey. Framed within an anti-oppression foundation and through a stance of collaboration, inquiry and research, you’ll be immersed in the core leadership capacities to develop the foundational knowledge and skillsets needed for innovative and systemic thinking. In this engaging and supportive course, you will advance your administrative leadership skills by discerning your personal values that guide you as a leader and build a shared vision building strong, asset-based relationships with stakeholders that foster a climate of equity, diversity, inclusion, and excellence investigating the legislation and evaluating frameworks that address systemic barriers and promote informed professional judgement integrating research insights and practical strategies to nurture collective efficacy and action aligning resources with priorities to maximize operational efficiency and develop strategies that recognize and remove barriers for all learners  creating professional learning networks through collaboration and roundtable discussions Asynchronous Learning  100 hours of self-directed learning (with an additional 1 hour for progress updates), including the independent work on assignments and culminating tasks, independent study, research, journal entries and ePortfolio submissions  Collaboration  6 hours of synchronous learning (live webinars) 8 hours in collaborative tasks with peers 10 hours responding to discussion posts Mentor  At the start of the course, candidates will select a mentor who will agree to work with them throughout the duration of the Leadership Practicum. The mentor is an OCT certified, fully qualified, experienced, and practicing principal or vice-principal. Leadership Practicum Proposal  At the end of this course, you’ll design a leadership practicum proposal based on your pedagogical inquiry, integrate your learning with the Ontario Leadership Framework's domains, and demonstrate your capacity as a critically reflective leader. Preparing for the Leadership Practicum The course culminating task for PQP, Part 1 is the Leadership Practicum Proposal, and the course culminating task for PQP, Part 2 is the actualization of the Leadership Practicum. You can read more about the Leadership Practicum on CONT 756: Principal Qualification Part 2 page. While candidates may begin their Leadership Practicum before starting PQP, Part 2, it is not advisable to fully complete their Leadership Practicum before the start of the course. PQP Part 2 is designed and approved by OCT to provide candidates with the required knowledge and skills to actualize, adapt, and assess the effectiveness of their Leadership Practicum. At the same time, they work with their mentor and PQP Part 2 instructor. For more information and clarifications, contact our office at cedmail@queensu.ca.