School Business Leadership, M.S.E.

Dr. Charles Smargiassi, Chair/Assistant Professor of Education Program Coordinator

The Master of Science degree in Education with a major in School Business Leadership is a 30-credit fully online program offered in collaboration with the Pennsylvania Association of School Business Officials (PASBO) to design advanced courses for the practicing school business professional or anyone interested in entering the field. Applicants must have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree from and accredited college or university in an appropriate field. A teaching certificate is not required.

Program Learning Outcomes:

1. The student will demonstrate conceptual and practical knowledge of public school financial, facilities, foodservice, information technology, human resources, and transportation operations.
2. The student will demonstrate the ability to apply principles of stewardship, efficiency, and fiscal
3. responsibility to revenue and expenditure processes.
4. The student will demonstrate the ability to analyzeinformation and circumstances, formulate data-drivendecisions, and communicate them effectively The requirements for this 30-credit degree are: