Program Description

CBAT Project Status
CBAT Cohort I began classes in the Spring 2003 and completed the graduate program in Educational Leadership in May 2005. By June 2005, four of these CBAT participants were named to assistant principal positions in Dickinson ISD, Pasadena ISD, Galena Park ISD and McAllen ISD. Several other CBAT participants have also assumed various leadership roles related to curriculum and instruction or parental involvement in their districts.

CBAT Cohort II began graduate classes in Spring 2005 and will move together through the sequence of courses established for the CBAT program. Cohort II is scheduled to finish the graduate program in May 2007.

In addition to completing a master’s degree and/or principal certification, all CBAT participants will receive an institutional certificate (Bilingual Administrator) from the University of Houston-Clear Lake that recognizes the specialized training each participant received from the CBAT Program. 

• Increase the number of certified bilingual administrators by recruiting and preparing 70 bilingual administrators to work in schools with a high population of English language learners.
• Provide professional development that addresses the issues surrounding the needs of ELLs for all candidates in the UHCL administrator preparation program.
• Provide mentoring and support for CBAT participants.
• Provide professional development for current administrators who are leading schools with high populations of ELLs.
• Increase communication and collaboration with the community, including the local school districts.
• Disseminate information on the meeting the needs of ELLs through the CBAT Website  

• Had a grade point average of at least 3.0 in the last 60 hours of college or university coursework
• Provided three letters of recommendation, two of which were from school administrators who could attest to the applicant’s interest in working with English Language Learners as well as the applicant’s potential for leadership
• Documented proficiency in Spanish and English, both written and oral

• completion of the Professional Education Core (12 hours)
• the Administrative Core (24 hours) and
• the Capstone Experience/Graduate Internship (3 hours)

Students will be eligible to register for Graduate Internship after they have successfully completed at least 27 hours of the Master's degree program. Graduate Internship is only offered in the fall and spring semesters, not in the summer.
 
Requirements for Standard Principal Certification are: 

• complete the 39 hours of master of science degree coursework in educational management
• have a valid Texas Teaching Certificate
• two years of successful full-time classroom teaching in an approved accredited school
• must pass the appropriate TExES

Note: Many courses have prerequisites; consult the UHCL Catalog or the faculty advisors for help in determining the appropriate order to take your courses. 

• Student must hold a valid Texas teaching certificate
• Student must verify two years of teaching experience in an approved accredited school
• Student must pass the Principal Certification TExES
• Student must apply for the certificate, and pay the appropriate fee, in the Certification Office