Current Students

• PLI Student Calendar – Schedules of classes, due dates, events, etc. via Google Calendar
• PLI Course of Study – visit principals.berkeley.edu and look under "Program Structure."
• Cal 1 ID Card – Required for Berkeley Way Building access
• Parking Information – Student parking permits and locations
• Student Billing Services
• PLI Electronic Document Convention – Instructions for preparing and submitting documents/assignments
• How to Apply for the Administrative Services Credential (Preliminary, Certificate of Eligibility, Internship, Tier II)
• BSE Course Evaluation Survey (CalNet Login) – You will be asked to evaluate your courses at the end of each semester.
• bCourses – Berkeley's Learning Management System (LMS) powered by Canvas
• Study.net Your PLI Course Reading Materials
  • How to Access Course Materials through Study.Net 
• HumanMetrics Jung Typology Test – Used pre-Summer #1 to establish your MBTI score
• The Principal Leadership Institute's research is powered by Qualtrics survey software

• PLI Administrative Fieldwork Placement Form A new Administrative Fieldwork Placement Form must be completed whenever students change jobs or supervisors. During the second Summer Semester, students will participate in a Summer Internship which will be documented on the Administrative Fieldwork Verification Form. PLI staff will submit these forms to the CTC in order to recommend students for the Preliminary ASC or Certificate of Eligibility.
• PLI MA Report Form Upon completion of the MA milestones, the PLI staff will secure signatures from faculty members on the MA Report Form.  The form will be submitted to Student Services in order to confer the Master’s Degree.

Books

• The Good High School: Portraits of Character and Culture, by Sara Lawrence-Lightfoot
• Leading from the Inside Out: Expanded Roles for Teachers in Equitable Schools, by W. Norton Grubb and Lynda Tredway (Teacher's Toolkit) (Leading from the Inside Out is included in The Teacher's Toolkit - "Written by prominent scholars, the six books in this attractively boxed set present the most successful teacher practices from research, experience, and wisdom.")
• Leading and Learning: Effective School Leadership Through Reflective Storytelling and Inquiry, by Fred Steven Brill

Online Publications

• ASCD: Educational Leadership - Articles, Resources for Educators
• Education Week
• Public Education Network (PEN)
• Rethinking Schools - The Magazine
• Phi Delta Kappan Magazine
• Teachers College Record - The Voice of Scholarship in Education
• Nassp.org – Leading Schools
• NAESP | National Association of Elementary School Principals
• Association for Middle Level Education
• RAND Education Publications

• CalNet ID your username for many web-based campus services.
  • Your CalNet ID is your online identity at UC Berkeley. It will be used for system access log-ins and authentication, and it will be your campus email address when combined with @berkeley.edu (e.g., the CalNet ID “oskibear” becomes “oskibear@berkeley.edu” as an email address).
    • keep it short -- you will be typing it often
    • keep it professional -- professors and future employers will see you CalNet ID in your campus email address
    • make it yours -- since your CalNet ID serves as your username in many campus collaboration systems, consider including all or part of your name
  • In order to create your CalNet ID, you will need your Student Identification (SID) and the Personal Identification Number (PIN) that was provided by the email from the Graduate Admissions office (if you cannot locate these, please contact them at gradadm@berkeley.edu).
  • CalNet Customer Support (activating your CalNet ID, changing/resetting your passphrase)
• CalCentral (CalNet Login) an online system that students use to enroll in classes at Berkeley and get information regarding registration, grades, financial aid, billing, class schedule, and more.
• CalNet Directory contains records for current faculty, staff, and students at UC Berkeley.
  • Update Your Directory Listing
• Cal 1 Card your official campus ID. All current students, faculty, and staff are required to get a Cal 1 Card. How do I get one?
• Cal Student Central Need a transcript? Have questions about your financial aid or a hold on your registration? Cal Student Central is your new destination for key university business related to financial aid, fees and billing, payments, disbursements, registration and enrollment.

• bConnected your @berkeley.edu e-mail account: Berkeley's implementation of Google Apps for Education, including Mail, Calendar, and Docs/Drive.
  • How do I forward my mail? Set a forwarding account in bMail.
• bCourses Berkeley's  Learning Management System (LMS) powered by Canvas.
• Software Central software downloads for UC Berkeley faculty, staff, and students, including email client software, other Internet applications, security applications such as firewall and antivirus, and other utilities.

• eduroam – A secure, authenticated service for campus network access.
• CalVisitor provides a basic level of Wi-Fi access for those not affiliated with UC Berkeley or with no CalNet ID.

• Berkeley School of Education
• BSE Email Lists (PLI Email lists are maintained separately by the program)
  • bse_community@lists.berkeley.edu (comprised of bse_students, bse_staff and bse_faculty)
  • bse_students@lists.berkeley.edu - New students are added at the beginning of the semester, and removed when noted by the Registrar (usually a semester after graduation)

Office of the Registrar

• Academic Records & Transcripts
  • Grade Information (incomplete grade deadlines/extensions do not apply to graduate students)
  • Registration & Enrollment
    • Registration Fees (see also Berkeley Summer Sessions: Fees)
• Systems Tutorials
  • How to Enroll in Classes: This will guide you through using CalCentral to enroll in classes. 
  • CalCentral Academic Records: CalCentral provides information regarding your registration, grades, classes, transcript, and more.

• Graduate Division
  • New Students
  • Current Students
• UC Berkeley - Students

• Financial Aid and Scholarships
  • Summer Aid
• Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP): Information About Waiving SHIP Enrollment and Online Waiver Application.
• Student Billing Services information about University loans and billing issues.

The UC Berkeley Library

• Information for Graduate Students
• Social Research Library
• Printing and Scanning in the Libraries Copy machines in the UC Berkeley libraries have been replaced with BookScan stations attached to printers. All printing, from the BookScan stations and from public workstations in the libraries, must be paid for using the Cal 1 Card payment system.
• Off-Campus Access to Library Resources If you connect to the Internet through the UC Berkeley network (in a campus office, dorm, etc. or via AirBears), you should be able to access all library resources.
• Extending Library Privileges for Unregistered UC Berkeley students Graduate students who are completing unfinished course work, or who are on filing fee status, may have their library privileges extended.