Study of processes and programs effective in promoting school wide safety and discipline. Emphasis on school connections to community security and resources.

This course focuses on the role of educational administrators in creating and sustaining a culture of learning that ensures all students have access to an academically rigorous, relevant, and engaging education through the use of appropriate digital technologies. Prereq: Admission to the program or consent of instructor.

This course examines school administrators' social, ethical, and legal issues and responsibilities for all students, including those with disabilities and special needs, for digital citizenship. Facilitating understanding of evolving virtual school environments and modeling digital citizenship at the school, district, and state levels are also addressed. Prereq: Admission to the program or consent of instructor.

Role of the school district superintendent is studied including: historical and current job responsibilities of the position; knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary to serve successfully in the position; future challenges of the position.

Study and observation of the role and responsibilities of the school superintendent in practice. Students are required to spend time in field settings.

A study of leadership with particular emphasis on understanding the nature, defining characteristics, responsibilities, contextual determinants, and importance of leadership within educational organizations.

This course examines theories associated with organization learning and change processes that can be used by leaders of 21st century educational systems. Theories are then used to examine prevailing practice within organizations and to inform the development of action plans appropriate for improved organizational performance.

This course provides a study of the political contexts in which educational leadership must operate. The course explores the roles of policy actors, institutions, ideologies, and competing interests, both internal and external to education institutions. The course places emphasis on the ways that race, class, and income factor into political decision making in education.

EDL 708 examines theories associated with organizational learning and change processes that can be used by principals to create learning- centered schools. Students conduct disciplined inquiry within P12 schools to identify current practices and then develop action plans to improve school performance.

Half-time to full-time work on dissertation. May be repeated to a maximum of six semesters.