COSA Leadership Academy - Credit Requirements

Prerequisites

1. Must attend a minimum of 5 training days (30 hrs) of any of the COSA workshops listed below between June 2012 and May 2013 and complete a 30-hour practicum to receive four graduate credits (ELP 506) through Portland State University’s Graduate School of Education. Credit will be graded and awarded spring term 2013. 
2. You must be a member of COSA to participate! The credits may be applied as electives to the PSU Continuing Administrator License (CAL). For PSU CAL program admission info, visit www.pdx.edu/elp/continuing-administrator-license. If planning to transfer these credits to another school, seek approval of that institution in advance.

2012 events:

• June 21-22: 38th Annual COSA Conference in Seaside (Begins the 2012-2013 credit year. Any two days of the conference may count towards the Leadership Academy course.)
• July 30-Feb 6: Superintendents Leadership Institute various locations
• August 1-3: Oregon Summer Assessment Institute in Eugene
• Oct 4: Fall Conf for Special Ed Administrators
• Oct 11-12: DuFour PLC Conference in TBA
• Oct 21-23: Annual Principals Conference TBA
• Oct 29: CCSS Fall Regional Series (Albany)
• Oct 30: CCSS Fall Regional Series (Wilsonville)
• Nov 1: CCSS Fall Regional Series (Pendelton)
• Nov 2: CCSS Fall Regional Series (Redmond)
• Nov 5: CCSS Fall Regional Series (Ashland)
• Nov 6: CCSS Fall Regional Series (Roseburg)
• Nov 8 & 9: Fall Breakthrough Coach Conf TBA
• Dec 6 & 7th: 32st Annual Oregon School Law Conference in Eugene

2013 events

• Feb 1 & 2: OACOA/OASE Conference
• March 13: Breakthrough Day 3 Review
• April 4: CCSS Spring Regional Series (Pendelton)
• April 5: CCSS Spring Regional Series (Portland)
• April 8: CCSS Spring Regional Series (Albany)
• April 9: CCSS Spring Regional Series (Wilsonville)
• April 12: CCSS Spring Regional Series (Coos Bay)
• April 22: CCSS Spring Regional Series (Ashland)
• April 29: CCSS Spring Regional Series (Redmond)

Assignments

1. For each workshop you attend, write one 4-page paper. The paper must include:
   1. A synthesis of the content learned in the workshop
   2. A description of the principles that challenged your thinking or added to your knowledge
   3. An explanation of how you plan to integrate these ideas into your district work and how they interface with the continuing administrator standards (OAR 584-017-0261)
   
   
   Important: Before you do your practicum (see #2 and #3 below), you will need to decide what the focus will be in that field project. The paper that addresses your practicum experience topic should be sufficiently in-depth to assist you in successfully completing that work.


2. Complete a 30-hour practicum applying a conference topic (or topics) to an issue at the district level demonstrating proficiency in one or more TSPC continuing administrator standards (OAR 584-017-0261).Write a 300-word abstract of your practicum field project
3. Complete the following forms:
   1. Course and Field-Based Project Summative Assessment Form, signed by your school district supervisor (or agency supervisor) and course instructor 
   2. Time-on-Task Log

Submitting assignments

All papers and forms must be submitted by May 18, 2013. Include your name, course number, and the number of credits (4) on all documents submitted for grading. Assignments should be emailed to the instructor, Colin Cameron, at colin@cosa.k12.or.us with “COSA Leadership Academy” in the subject line. You may also mail (COSA, 707 13th Street SE, Salem, Oregon 97301) or fax (503-581-9840) your assignment. Provide a self-addressed, stamped envelope if you would like your paper returned with comments.

Grades, receipts, and transcripts 

The grading rubric for individual field projects is available online: www.ceed.pdx.edu/cosa. Grades will be available on the PSU website early June 2013.  For instructions on accessing your grade, obtaining a receipt, or getting transcripts, visit www.pdx.edu/ceed/co-op and click on “Information for Students” on the left menu.