The demands for school-based accountability coupled with the continuing need to justify allocation of resources make this course particularly important. Students will learn how to use evaluation as a tool to facilitate planning, decision-making, and allocation of scarce resources. This course is designed for entry-level school administrators at the school building level. It will provide an intense study of fiscal operations and management, maintenance and property control, and emergency planning at the building level. Emphasis will be placed on planning for emergencies and the development of staff utilization plans at the building level.
Emphasis is placed on basic problem solving techniques.
Designed to familiarize the student with the variety of models of community education and community schools together with the underlying philosophy of each. Particular emphasis will be placed on the administration of community education from the point of view of the public school administrator. Emphasis will be placed on the administrator's role, at the building level, in human resources development. An overview is given to the study of historical development, student characteristics, role of faculty and administration, curriculum and instructional development, adult education programs, and research in recent trends in these institutions. Emphasis is placed on understanding organizational structure and the functions of management in educational and agency environments.