ELCSE
The Department of Educational Leadership, Curriculum, and Special Education provides graduate programs for the preparation of school administrators, curriculum specialists, gifted and talented educators, and special educators, as well as tofor providethe leadership and coordination toof the preparatory graduate degree program forin communityhigher collegeeducation instructors.administration.
Focusing on Teacher Excellence
Teaching excellence is the department's focus, and faculty performance is regularly evaluated. The department encourages and supports faculty involvement in providing professional services to educationally related systems and agencies, and it endorses using these involvements to enhance classroom experiences. The department stresses program contributions of a faculty active in the pursuit and dissemination of the results of educational research.