K-12 Principal Endorsement Graduate Certificate
Prepare to be an effective school principal with the K-12 Principal Endorsement Graduate Certificate. School principals lead faculty, staff, and students to accomplish academic goals and work to create positive change for students, teachers, parents, staff, and the community.
Individuals who currently hold an educationally-related master's degree can complete a sequence of courses to earn a Graduate Certificate (22 credits) and be eligible for an institutional recommendation towards the Idaho K-12 principal endorsement. Please contact our graduate studies director to learn more.
Yi-Chih Chiang, PhD
Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership
Office: College of Education 381
(208) 282-4322
yichihchiang@isu.edu
Vita
Yi-Chih Chiang is an assistant professor of P –12 Educational Administration at 蘑菇视频. Her research uses an equity lens to examine education reform, focusing on policy implementation, school improvement, and educator professional learning. Her research investigates (1) teacher leaders’ career trajectories in the educator labor market and their roles in fostering organizational improvement and effective policy implementation and (2) how policy implementation is shaped by discourse and stakeholder engagement, with a particular emphasis on addressing systemic inequities in education. Her dissertation delves into a human resources analysis of instructional coaches in Michigan, examining their distribution patterns, teaching expertise, and career pathways. Yi-Chih holds a PhD in K-12 Educational Administration from Michigan State University, an EdM in Education Policy & Administration from National Taiwan Normal University, and a BA in Finance from National Taiwan University.
