The focus of this course is to address state level, school district level, building level, and classroom related curriculum issues. The students will examine curriculum theories and will participate in curriculum design, planning, and evaluation related activities. Assessing academic achievement, both quantitatively and qualitatively, and using the assessments for the purpose of instructional improvement will be addressed. Finally, staff development and its relationship to curriculum development and instructional improvement will be a focus of this course.

Students enrolled in this course will gain an understanding of school district level human resource programs and how they apply to the building level. Topics in this course include employee recruitment, selection, and termination; personnel evaluation and supervision; special students; and special services. Additionally, models of staff development will be addressed in this course as well as in courses EDUC 723 and 759. Site based-related activities will be included in this course. Prerequisite: admission to the educational leadership program.

Students will gain an understanding of the legal aspects of education with a focus on administration related applications. Knowledge will be acquired in the areas of education and the legal system, employee rights and obligations, student rights and discipline, tort liability, and public-private school related legal issues. Prerequisite: admission to the educational leadership program.

Students will gain an understanding of the formal and informal political forces that are present in school administration as well as the role that internal and external publics play at the building and district levels. Students will gain an understanding of the development and analysis of public relations programs and will examine successful public relations program models. Site based-related activities will be included in this course. Prerequisite: admission to the educational leadership program.

Students will focus on building level organizational related issues at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Topics addressed include staffing patterns, academic and non-academic schedule development, school budgets, facility management, the principals role in staff development, curriculum development and instructional improvement, and technology applications related to the principalship. Site based-related activities will be included in this course. Prerequisite: admission to the educational leadership program.

Students will gain an understanding of leadership theory and its application to the principalship. Participants in this course will also examine the relationship between leadership and learning, the value of learning communities, decision processing and decision making, and systematic planning. Site based related activities will be included in this course. Prerequisite: admission to the educational leadership program.

The students will participate in a multi-day leadership style assessment program. Areas of strengths and areas to address will be identified during the assessment and written feedback provided to the student. The student will use the information when addressing program portfolio related components. Prerequisite: admission to the Educational Leadership program.

This clinical internship will, in the least, include experience in applying the legal guidelines for 504 plans and IEPs in the PK-12 school. In addition, the experience will include the adherence to school board policy regarding all diverse learners. 75 hours of clinical experience will be completed during this course. May be repeated for credit.

This clinical internship will, in the least, include experience in applying evaluation techniques in the PK-12 school. 75 hours of clinical experience will be completed during this course. May be repeated for credit.

This clinical internship will, in the least, include experience in the application of law in public schools 50 hours of clinical experience will be completed during this course. May be repeated for credit.