This course emphasizes legal, ethical, and organizational situations that confront teachers and other school personnel in educational settings. School organization policies and procedures will be introduced, reviewed, and discussed as they pertain to educational practice in the United States and in particular Oklahoma. Case studies will be used to allow students to begin to think and address presented items in legalistic views and terminology. List and discuss issues in educational administration in relationship to public law and school organization. List and discuss school administration policies and procedures.
Attendance is required.
Class handouts from the Oklahoma Law Book and other publications. Portfolio You should plan to include in your portfolio all presentation materials related to the course and related to parent interactions, legal information, and policies of the school system. See Portfolio Guidelines for further suggestions.