Principal’s Certificate

This certificate confirms that you have completed the training to work as a school principal.

The requirements for the Principal’s Certificate are presented on the application form and below.

The Registrar may issue a principal’s certificate to the holder of a teacher’s certificate 5 or 6 if they have at least five years of teaching experience and have completed the university training as well as the modules described below:

University Training

Three university graduate level courses, one in each of the following areas:

• School Administration;
• Supervision of Instruction; and
• Assessment and Evaluation in Education.

OR

A Master’s Degree in School Administration from a Canadian or a US university with at least 24 credits in school administration. 

Training Modules

Six approved modules sponsored by the school district (modules must be comprised of 12 – 15 contact hours) of which the following three are compulsory:

• Legal Aspects (not required if the candidate has a graduate course in Legal Aspects)
•  School Inclusion
• School Improvement Planning/School Performance Review

The course "Culturally and Linguistically Inclusive Schools" may replace an optional module.

The course "Fierce Conversations" may replace an optional module. 
 

University of New Brunswick

School Administration

• ED 6003 Administrative Theory
• ED 6004 Theories of Educational Leadership
• ED 6005 Planning of Organizational Change in Education
• ED 6009 Responsive Leadership for Culturally Diverse Schools
• ED 6011 Educational Theory and School Administration
• ED 6012 Politics in Educational Administration
• ED 6013 Elementary School Administration
• ED 6014 Secondary School Administration
• ED 6007 Legal Aspects of Education
• ED 6022 Developing the Middle School

Assessment and Evaluation

• ED 6008 Assessment Literacy for School Leaders
• ED 6055 Principles of Academic Assessment (Restricted to Exceptional Learners)
• ED 6102 Program Evaluation*
• ED 6116 Assessment and Learning
• ED 6224 Needs Assessment
• ED 6084 Assessment in Counselling Psychology
• ED 6063 Practicum in Academic Assessment*

Supervision of Instruction

• ED 6001 Supervision of Instruction I: Enhancing Learning Culture
• ED 6002 Supervision of Instruction II: Coaching and Mentoring
• ED 6175 Supervisory Methods for Resource Professionals
• ED 6021 Preparation, Mentorship & Induction of Beginning Teachers
• ED 6108 Coaching and Mentoring Teachers*
• ED 6108 Learning to Lead*

* Offered periodically.

St Thomas University 

School Administration

• ED 6133 Shared Leadership*

Assessment and Evaluation 

• EDUC 6153 Assessment as an Instructional Practice*

Supervision of Instruction

• No course offered.

* Offered periodically.

Crandall University

School Administration

• ED 6403 Administrative Theory

Assessment and Evaluation  

• ED 6616 Individual Student Assessment

Supervision of Instruction

• ED 6413 Supervision and Instructional Leadership

Université de Moncton

School Administration

• EDUC 6112 Théories d’administration scolaire en éducation (Admin. 1)
• EDUC 6126 Leadership en éducation
• EDUC 6195 Gestion du personnel éducatif
• EDUC 6123 Gestion scolaire en milieu minoritaire (Admin. II) *

Assessment and Evaluation 

• EDUC6229 Modèles d’évaluation

Supervision of Instruction

• EDUC 6122 Supervision de l’enseignement

* Offered periodically.