PI Program Process:

To complete the principal’s program the candidate must show competency and complete coursework and/or document relevant life experience in all of the following strands:

• Leadership, Change, and Organizational Development
• Professional Development and Personnel Evaluation
• Student Achievement
• Legal Issues and Public Policy
  
• Risk and Fiscal Management
• School-Community Relations

The principal candidate will complete a professional portfolio that demonstrates proficiency through the presentation of a variety of carefully selected artifacts that are aligned and cross-reference with the eleven standards for Principal licensure and organized around these Strands.
 
The Principal Institute, in partnership with the University of Colorado at Denver will offer a variety of graduate level courses that comprise the curriculum in order to scaffold learning toward proficiency in each Strand.

These courses offer graduate credit through the Professional Studies Department and may be applied towards a variety of professional certificate programs in the University of Colorado at Denver. The syllabus for each course will reference the principal standards addressed.

The principal candidate will also receive continuous coaching that is highly individualized and responsive to the needs of the candidate. This strong theoretical foundation coupled with relevant on-the-job experience will provide comprehensive and accountable professional training for the principal candidate.