{"id":501,"date":"2021-10-06T11:58:25","date_gmt":"2021-10-06T15:58:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bridgeport.edu\/news\/?p=501"},"modified":"2025-01-06T15:36:31","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T20:36:31","slug":"educational-administration-092-certificate-can-enhance-future-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bridgeport.edu\/news\/educational-administration-092-certificate-can-enhance-future-success\/","title":{"rendered":"How an Educational Administration Certificate (092) Can Enhance Your Future Success"},"content":{"rendered":"

The decision to become an educator requires passion, dedication, and sacrifice. A teacher\u2019s day begins before their students have woken up and ends far after the school bell rings. Educators are critical to the development of their students\u2019 intellectual and emotional development. In fact, studies have shown that teachers\u2019 support<\/a> for their students improves student engagement, life preparedness, and students\u2019 feeling of autonomy. Through their creative innovations in the classroom and giving spirit, teachers are able to unlock the unique potential in each of their students, setting them on a path towards success.<\/p>\n

But who supports these amazing educators? This falls to school administrators and district leaders. More than ever, teachers are being faced with unprecedented challenges. They\u2019ve had to learn how to teach remotely and prepare their students for the most unthinkable of events. In the face of this adversity, it has become clear that the effectiveness of school administrators<\/a> is vital to not only teacher retention, but also to the educational success of students.<\/p>\n

What it Takes to Be a School Administrator in Connecticut<\/h2>\n

Becoming a school administrator in the state of Connecticut<\/a> requires that interested parties hold a master\u2019s degree and have completed 30 semester hours of a program in education administration and leadership. Following completion of this program, applicants must pass the Connecticut Administrator Test (CAT)<\/a>. Future school administrators must also complete at least 36 hours of special education coursework and have 50 months of teaching experience in a Connecticut public school, an approved private school, or an approved out-of-state school. (Alternatively, one year of an internship in school administration may be used to substitute this requirement.)<\/p>\n

The Educational Administration and Supervision Program: an Overview<\/h2>\n

Current educators who hold a master\u2019s degree, as well as graduate students, are qualified to apply to the Educational Administration and Supervision (092) Certificate Program<\/a>. This program provides students with the practical knowledge they\u2019ll need to fill administrative positions in schools. The 092 certificate program at University of Bridgeport meets all state requirements for administrative certification in Connecticut.<\/p>\n

Courses in the 092 Certificate program<\/a> include:<\/p>\n