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How Can You Bring FEA’s High-Quality

Professional Learning to Your District? NJEXCEL

New Jersey

EXpedited

Certification for

Educational
Leadership

The New Jersey Expedited Certification for Educational Leadership (NJEXCEL)
All Virtual! Program is offered by NJPSA’s Foundation for Educational Administration (FEA).

NJEXCEL is the state-approved, innovative, non-traditional certification program with
distinct models leading to a Certificate of Eligibility for Principal, Supervisor, Director of
It all starts with a conversation. School Counseling Services, School Administrator, or Teacher Leader.

1. In today’s constantly changing environment, professional learning for educators is more critical than ever before. Eligibility for admission includes a minimum of a master’s degree in a related
Contact us and tell us about the emerging needs or problems you see in your district. Through conversation, educational field and four years of full-time experience as a teacher and/or educational
we will get to know you, your schools, and your district so that we can help to devise a comprehensive strategy
specifically tailored to address your issues. FEA provides professional learning across multiple environments — in- specialist. NJEXCEL is designed for candidates who desire to earn certifications as a
person and virtual workshops as well as coaching sessions. We work with many districts to support them in crafting supervisor, school and/or district administrator, in lieu of pursuing a second master’s
a long-term vision and plan for professional learning. degree.
2. Contact us and tell us which specific program you would like us to share in your school or district. Have you
attended an outstanding PROFESSIONAL Learning session at FEA and want to share that training with others? Classes are typically held at our South, Central, and North sites. However, during the
Did you see a workshop description on our web site or in the Professional Learning Calendar of Events that
sparked your interest, but you could not attend the session? We can bring that same session to your district and current COVID-19 pandemic, all classes and meetings have shifted to online learning
train your whole team. through Zoom, and will remain so until we can safely return to in-person learning.
Since all of our programs are offered virtually, we can customize the delivery to accommodate district calendars.
Full day, half day, and series-based options are available. Here are just a few of the more popular in-district topics. District Leaders: Build Your Leadership Pipeline by
• Culturally Responsive Practices in an • School Climate in a Virtual World: • Section 504 Explained
Online Learning Environment Leveraging the Power of School • HIB Law Overview & How to encouraging the Future Leaders in your school or district to
• Developing Socially & Emotionally Climate Teams Conduct Investigations enroll in NJEXCEL.
Healthy Students • Engaging & Motivating Students in a • Emerging Legal Issues for School
• Building Community in the Virtual Virtual Space Administrators
Classroom • Leadership & Communication • Anti-Discrimination and HR Policies
• Designing Learning Experiences for • Addressing Implicit Bias and
Remote & Blended Learning Microaggressions Go to www.njexcel.org or contact Angelina Martino Finnegan at
• Strengthening Teaching, Leading • Working with Struggling Learners afinnegan@njpsa.org or (609) 860-1200 to learn more about the
& Learning through the Connected • Working with English Language
Action Roadmap Learners NJEXCEL program. We will provide all the details and help you get
If you do not see a specific program that meets your needs, please contact us at (609) 860-1200, and we will work to started.
provide a program tailored to your district or school.
Donna McInerney - dmcinerney@njpsa.org
Christy Stoehr - cstoehr@njpsa.org (609) 860-1200
Ameena Terrell - aterrell@njpsa.org (for LEGAL ONE in-district programs) www.njexcel.org
www.njpsa.org