The course encourages a deeper understanding of personal beliefs, style, values, and ethics required of school leaders. The development of a shared vision and strategic plan will be emphasized. The development of effective and appropriate communication strategies and interpersonal skills that promote public confidence for schools is stressed. Designed for school administrators and superintendents or supervisors. Emphasized staff development, especially job-embedded and action research, for greater student achievement.
Computer use is emphasized along with the ongoing collection of student results data.
This course is designed to prepare educational leaders to apply effective job analysis procedures, to understand performance appraisal for instructional and non-instructional staff, formulate professional growth plans, and apply appropriate policies, criteria, processes for recruitment, selection, induction, and compensation of personnel with an emphasis on equity and diversity. A knowledge of funding and resource allocation and using technology to make data driven decisions will be stressed. This course is designed to facilitate a more in-depth understanding of legal issues relative to education and their policy implications. Students will increase their understanding of how legal decisions impact their school. They will explore policy analysis and implementation, and develop an understanding of how laws, policies, and systemic organizational life are intertwined.