Particular emphasis is placed upon developing leaders for small schools and the relationship between leadership and school size, student and staff recruitment and selection, curriculum and budget. The way of enabling individuals to gain professional competencies is seen as a counseling relationship in group and individual interaction situations. New approaches to and models of staff training development and group training are explored and used. This course provides teachers and administrators with the basic information and techniques necessary for obtaining grants. Processes for conceptualization and development of programs, identification of funding sources and resources, and the development of strong proposals related to the programmatic needs of the institution are examined and discussed.
Students participate in actual proposal writing and review sessions.
This introductory course in basic budgeting and expense management will focus on selected topics that help students better understand budget planning processes and preparation, the local impact of the federal education budget, and how budgets may be viewed as a statement of educational priorities. Course activities include practice in preparing operational budgets for a particular school and analyzing a systemwide budget for educational implications. This course is for experienced teachers and administrators in the supervision and administration programs. It is designed primarily to help the professional examine the role and functions of the supervisory administrator as pivotal in initiating and facilitating curriculum programs for a pluralistic society. This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of policy making at the local, state, and federal levels.