The mission of the RODP master's degree program in education in to provide advanced professional preparation. All participants must be fully licensed teachers who are currently teaching.The program is aligned with the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) core propositions. Further, the program is built around a core of proficiencies that are consistent across most NBPTS certificates. Since the core is aligned with NBPTS generalist certificates, this program supports teachers who seek NBPTS certification in any of the generalist areas as well. This design is flexible in that it allows other NBPTS certification areas to be included by changing the pedagogical content focus. The concentration available in this degree program is in the area of Early ad Middle Childhood/Literacy: Reading and Language Arts.