EDA 505 Intro Educ Leadership & Admin

An overview of administrative and organizational theory applied to the educational environment. This course provides students with a theoretical and historical understanding of educational goals, structures, politics, governance, financing and relations with internal and external constituencies. Emphasis is placed on administrative competencies and planning for effective change within a complex environment. Students work on their personal professional development plans, which they directly link to national and state education leadership standards. Work on these plans continues throughout the program. Students are expected to work in teams to review school programs at school sites they select. Students are encouraged to register for this course as early in the program as possible as it is a foundation for the study of leadership in school systems. Core Requirement for the M.S. degree and the School Building Leader certification program. Fall. (3 credits)