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This course allows graduate learners to recognize the school as a dynamic cultural entity. Graduate learners assess the school’s interdependence on the community and its many stakeholders and identify the importance of a strong public relations plan that communicates with and understands the community involved.
This course studies dimensions in school personnel administration and includes the principles of recruitment, selection and practices essential to a functional integration of the individual into the school system.
This course is the capstone experience of the District-wide Curriculum and Instruction Supervisory Certification program. The course provides experiences for developing and enhancing the overall effectiveness of the candidate’s competencies. Emphasis is given to direct involvement in the administration of curriculum, instruction, and assessment at sites mutually acceptable to the candidate and the program coordinator.
This course focuses on the role of the principal as the instructional leader, along with the collaborative efforts of the instructional staff, in bringing about quality teaching, continuous learning, and professional accountability. By the end of the course, candidates are expected to demonstrate their understanding of school personnel policies and procedures that provide organizational boundaries for accountability and the importance of school and community relations in an effective instructional program.
This course examines the legal and other factors governing financial policies and practices in public schools, sources of revenue, budgeting, disbursement of funds, school plant, records, and insurance. Emphasis is on knowledge and understanding of the major tasks and methods involved in meeting financial responsibilities in the school and the educational system.
This 35-hour internship experience takes place throughout GEDU 720 so that candidates are involved in critical leadership responsibilities involving students, faculty, and staff; strategic planning; curriculum development; budgeting; and other key areas of district culture related to a principal’s position.
This 35-hour internship experience takes place throughout GEDU 722 so that candidates are involved in examining factors governing financial policies and practices in schools, sources of revenue, budgeting, disbursement of funds, school plant, records, and insurance.
Educational leadership plays a critical role in the success of any educational system. A large portion of this leadership role includes the development of curriculum, alignment of assessments, and implementation of effective instructional pedagogy. To serve as an educational leader in a district, it is imperative to understand the purpose and procedures behind curriculum, instruction, and assessment alignment and implementation. This course takes a deeper look at the components of curricular design and assessment alignment while focusing on the impact that educational leaders can have on the instructional culture of a school district.
