Overview of CASTL's Principal Network
Satellite Program

The Principal Network is a preeminent leadership program that deftly combines on campus, onsite, and online learning in an innovative approach to developing leading principals. As members of a robust learning community, candidates develop as ethical and effective administrators who can balance critically important roles of instructional leadership with their roles as systems thinkers who can meet the management responsibilities important in an educational landscape shaped by
the relentless growth of standards-based accountability systems.

Rooted in research on adult learning and embodying the characteristics of effective leaders, CASTL's Principal Network actively engages candidates in an articulated series of learning experiences that are inquiry-based, data-driven, and learning-centered. Each leadership experience is designed and delivered by a premier
faculty that comprises active and retired principals, curriculum directors,
educational researchers, budget directors, online learning environment
designers, and experts in school law.

Preceded by a proud history of leadership and driven by its mission, CASTL's
Principal Network embodies the research and proven track records of two
renowned Duquesne University Programs: The Program for Educational Administration and Supervision and the Center for Advancing the Study of
Teaching and Learning (CASTL).

CASTL's new Principal Network Satellite Program cohort forms yearly in June,
and applications for new candidates are accepted throughout the year.

Faculty

The faculty in CASTL's Principal Network brings substantial educational experience
from a variety of educational contexts and includes university-based educators and researchers as well as practicing and retired school administrators and personnel.

The role of the faculty in the Principal Network is unique. They are members
of and active participants in your learning throughout the program. This model addresses the dynamic complexities of today's schools and helps to prepare graduates who can see the relationships between and among various factors.

The faculty for CASTL's Principal Network includes:

Dr. Mary Ann Battaglia
Curriculum Coordinator, Peters Township School District
Instructor: Curriculum and Advanced Curriculum

Dr. Bill Englert
Instructor: Supervision

Dr. Robert Furman
Program Coordinator, Duquesne University
Instructor: Orientation,Supervision, Middle School

Mrs. Rosalie Furman
Instructor, Duquesne University; former IST Coordinator
Instructor: Curriculum, Advanced Curriculum

John Gido
Site Visitor
Instructor: Practicum

David C. Goldbach, M. S.
Associate Director, CASTL Online Learning Environment

Dr. Andrew Julius
Director of Instruction, Montour School District
Instructor: Pupil Personnel

Carl LIndstrom
Site Visitor
Instructor: Practicum

Dr. Cathy Luke
Instructor: Elementary School Administration Management, Advanced Curriculum

Mr. Jake McElligott, Esq.
Director of Career Services and Alumni Affairs for the School of Education,
Duquesne University;
Member of PILES Panel
Instructor: School Law

Dr. Peter Miller
Assistant Professor, Foundations and Leadership
Instructor: Pupil Personnel

Dr. Carol S. Parke
Instructor: Statistics

Dr. Connie Moss
Associate Professor, Duquesne University
Director, CASTL

Dr. John Plesha
Adjunct faculty, Duquesne University; Retired High School Principal,
Seneca Valley High School
Instructor: Secondary Administration, Practicum

Mrs. Jane Thompson
Director of Business and Finance, Upper St. Clair School District
Instructor: Finance

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Mission:

To create a community of leading administrators in America's schools through
a preeminent program embodying the latest theory and research on leadership, education, ethics, administration, systematic, intentional and collaborative
inquiry, and data-driven decision making.

The Program for Educational Administration and Supervision

• Granting principal certification since 1952
• Delivering a program that meets or exceeds the standards of
  the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA)
• Delivering a program that meets state and national standards
  (i.e., ISLLC, ELCC)
• Producing an impressive 100% pass rate on the state licensure exam
• Delivering problem-based, data-driven learning
• Incorporating standards-based performance assessment

Center for Advancing the Study of Teaching and Learning (CASTL)

• Researching and developing professional online learning
  environments for more than eight years
• Advancing the research on cognition and adult learning
• Promoting problem-based learning, collaborative inquiry and
  systematic reflection to create scholarly communities of practice
• Integrating online learning programs with dedicated technical support
• Earning the reputation of "leading edge" from the Association for
  Educational Communication and Technology and Oxford University

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