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  • Reimagining Education

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    Virginia Tech’s School of Education is a global catalyst for individual and social transformation through education, applied research, and advocacy.

  • Advancing Research, Advocacy, and Practice

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    Offering programs for prospective teachers, educational leaders, school counselors and mental health clinicians, counselor educators, future faculty, and leaders in higher education.

  • Excellence in Leadership

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    Developing Tomorrow's Leadership in Higher Education and Student Affairs, and as Educational Leaders, PK-12 Principals, and Superintendents.

  • Advancing Education and Equity

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    We are champions of lifelong learning, diversity, equity, and social justice.

  • Excellence in Education

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    Preparing Exceptional Educators with programs in Teacher Preparation, Teacher Education, and Professional Development.

  • Reimagining Education

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    We are committed to research and practice that challenges the status quo, includes the voices and experiences of underrepresented populations, and expands opportunity and access to ongoing learning and the improved health and well-being of all.

  • We are Teacher Scholars

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    We are committed to high-impact undergraduate, graduate, and continuing education research and practice.

  • Our Promise to Serve

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    We are committed to Virginia Tech's Motto, "Ut Prosim" (That I May Serve). We work with community partners in education, counseling/mental health, business, and industry to meet the needs of our region and beyond.

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Designed for Working Professionals

For over forty years, we have developed Excellence in Leadership with our Educational Leadership and Policy Studies programs for future PK-12 school principals, school division superintendents, central office administrators, university administrators, and state department of education officials.  Many of our graduates go on to serve in non-profits or as university faculty as well. 

DYNAMIC, PRACTICAL PROGRAM
Designed to fit the needs of working professionals, our programs can be completed on a part- or full-time basis, with coursework that incorporates modern theories with real-life practice.

As a global catalyst for individual transformation, we’re pushing the boundaries of knowledge and practice to reimagine a more equitable and just world.

As a member of the Educational Leadership and Policy Studies program, you will develop the knowledge, skills, and dispositions necessary to transform teaching and learning, conduct groundbreaking research, and engage with and lead learning communities at home and around the globe. Reimagining the future of education begins with educational leadership practices that put educational excellence, innovation, and equity at the fore.


Program Deadlines & Dates

M.A.Ed. / Ed.S. Applicants

Starting Semester:

Online program: Summer

Richmond, Fairfax, Hampton Roads: Fall 2021

NoVA, Roanoke: Fall 2022

Deadline:

Rolling admissions

Accepting applications until full
 

August 1, 2022

Ed.D. / Ph.D. Applicants

Starting Semester:

Summer 1 or 2

Fall

Deadline:

February 1

May 1

NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED FACULTY

Jodie L. Brinkmann, Assistant Professor of Practice and the Program Leader, smiles broadly at the camera. She wears a formal black dress with a pearl necklace
Jodie L. Brinkmann, Assistant Professor of Practice and Program Leader
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M. David Alexander, Professor
Dr. Cash poses formally with a beautiful smile, wearing a green blouse, a pearl necklace. Her brown hair is short and nicely styled
Carol Cash, Professor of Practice
Carol Mullen, Professor
Carol Mullen, Professor
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Ted S. Price, Visiting Assistant Professor

ACCREDITATION AND MEMBERSHIP

Our Educational Leadership & Policy Studies Program is approved by the Virginia Department of Education. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation, and the Educational Leadership Constituent Council. Since 2015, the program has been a member of the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA), a consortium of higher education institutions committed to the advancement of educational leadership.

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