EDU 6362 The Principalship
Course is designed to provide an overview of the major responsibilities, duties, and opportunities associated with the practice of school administration. Includes an analysis of the historical approaches to organizational supervision, and effective ways to manage conflict and stress among personnel. It will identify effective internal and external methods of communication, and the need for proactive community relations. Special emphasis will focus on how campus leaders shape campus culture by facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared & supported by the school community. It will investigate how campus leaders advocate, nurture, and sustain an instructional program & a campus culture that are conducive to student learning & staff professional growth. It will investigate the challenges of managing the change process as it relates to school reform efforts & prepare students to construct, implement and monitor initiatives which promote cultures conducive to increased learning. It will examine the appropriate use & alignment of campus resources to support the instructional vision, & it will prepare future administrators to effectively select & lead campus personnel.