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Initial Administrator License (IAL)

Attend the IAL and CAL
Information Sessions:

Portland Metro Downtown
Monday, Feb 6, 5:30-6:30pm
PBS Conference Center
4343 SW Corbett Avenue, Portland

Portland Metro East
Monday, Feb 6, 5:30-6:30pm
Parkrose School District Office
10636 NE Prescott St, Portland

Portland Metro West
Monday, Feb 6, 5-6pm
Cedar Park Middle School
11100 SW Park Way, Beaverton

Mid-Willamette Valley (Salem)
Monday, Feb 6, 4-5pm
Howard Street Charter Middle School
710 Howard St, Salem

Reservations requested, if possible. Bring a colleague! Contact pilgrimk@pdx.edu.

Welcome

The Initial Administrator License (IAL) program prepares educational leaders to lead positively, creatively, collaboratively, and proactively in our diverse communities. It offers prospective school leaders an experience that reflects the faculty's commitment to teaching, research, and service and mirrors the department's mission to provide and develop responsive leadership.

 

IAL program and students

The IAL curriculum and methods of instruction encompass the needs of adult learners. Participants assume much of the responsibility for their learning and cultivate the habit of reflection and the desire to grow personally and professionally throughout their lives.

 

IAL program offerings

One-year format
Complete your IAL in one school year (late August to June).

Convenient times and locations
Portland metro cohorts meet for two days in August prior to the official beginning of classes at PSU.

Portland – Downtown
PBS Conference Center
4343 SW Corbett Ave, Portland
  • Hybrid format, with face to face classes generally held on Saturdays with some class meetings and coursework completed online. View class days and times
Portland – East
Oregon City High School
19761 S Beavercreek Rd
Oregon City, Portland
  • Flexible schedule includes some face-to-face meetings on selected Thursday evenings from 4 to 8pm, occasional seminars, and online coursework.
Portland – West
Cedar Park Middle School
11100 SW Park Way, Beaverton
  • Flexible schedule includes some face-to-face meetings on selected Thursday evenings from 4 to 8pm, occasional seminars, and online coursework.
Mid-Willamette (Salem)
Howard Street Charter Middle School
710 Howard Street, Salem
  • Classes are held on Monday evenings

Cohort class
Participants enter as a cohort (learning group) and remain together throughout the program. This provides superb opportunities for personal growth and professional development by giving students the chance to get to know their colleagues well—colleagues they can rely on while in the program and in the future as working administrators.

Practical experience
Through an on-going practicum, the IAL integrates formal and informal learning activities and offers administrative candidates opportunities to apply ideas discussed in the classroom to actual practices in the field.

Problem-based learning
IAL incorporates an integrated curricular approach that focuses on actual problems of practice rather than on traditionally discrete academic disciplines/courses.

Portfolio development
The IAL experience results in artifact-creation—a collection of materials that attest to a participant's administrative beliefs, accomplishments, and experiences. This portfolio is valuable in seeking administrative employment.

Career guidance
Participants will have numerous opportunities to interact and speak with successful local school principals and district superintendents about prospective career plans. Students identify personal strengths and limitations and make plans for achieving goals as professional educators.

District support
Strong school and district support for your participation is required and must be reflected in the Designation of Mentor and the reference forms.

On-site advising and library
On-site advising is available at all sites. Electronic access to the PSU library enhances learning.