EDDSI+Application+Problem

immediate to-do --write draft of essay --solicit recommendations and include draft of letter --complete application --update vita --do form

1. Complete the online application. (click [|here] for the application.)

2. Write a 750-1,000 word essay that indicates your personal goals and suitability for the School Improvement Program. If you do not have professional experience in schools, you **//must//** include a rationale for your application to the Doctoral Program in School Improvement. In your essay, you may include a brief discussion of any literature (e.g., research articles, textbooks) that has informed your professional practice or otherwise influenced you in some way. (Please also include appropriate APA citations.)

3. Get three recommendations completed by individuals who have supervised your work in schools, or other type of professional setting (click [|here] for the recommendation form). Elizabeth, Kathy Vanderbilt, and Dawn Putney.

4. A vitae listing education and employment history, experience with school improvement, awards and recognitions, etc. Please be sure to include your current and complete contact information, including an active e-mail address.

5. Signed acknowledgment of the School Improvement Mission Statement (click [|here] for this form).

6. Call the graduate school and verify that they have your transcripts from bachelor's, master's, and EdS. By mid-January, verify that your GRE scores have arrived at the grad school.