School-Based Decision Making (SBDM) Councils have been an integral part of school governance since passage of the 1990 Kentucky Educational Reform Act. Role and responsibilities of SBDM Council are examined with focus on how teachers can use their local Council to assure successful school improvement efforts.

The Information Revolution fundamentally changed the way schools operate at the beginning of the 21st century - not only has technology facilitated improved school operations, but also is radically changing how students learn inside and outside of the classroom. ELS 609 emphasizes the roles of the teacher leader in improving school-wide technology integration and use of technology beyond the classroom the link people and resources to integrate more innovation into the school environment.

ELS 610 is the study of distributed leadership research and related teacher leadership roles and responsibilities through readings, assignments, and collegial discussion. Emphasis placed upon building connections between course concepts and activities and students' professional work.

ELS 611 is a study of selected issues that face school leaders and reflect differences among community citizens about who schools should serve (equity and justice), what curriculum should be taught (knowledge and literacy), and how schools should be organized and governed (environment).

ELS 613 is a study of the role of teacher leader whose influence and responsibility transcends school walls to include community and civic leadership.

ELS 615 is a study of roles of teacher leaders in the Response to Intervention (RTI) model, which serves as both a strategy for providing assistance to children having learning difficulty, as well as a method for diagnosing learning disabilities.

ELS 617 is the study of teacher roles and responsibilities within instructional teams at classroom, school, and district levels. Emphasis is placed on concepts and procedures for creating and sustaining instructional teams, designed to support systemic inquiry and school improvement.

ELS 618 is the study of teacher roles and responsibilities within instructional teams at classroom, school, and district levels. Emphasis is placed on concepts and procedures for creating and sustaining instructional teams, designed to support systemic inquiry and school improvement.

ELS 619 is the study of teacher roles and responsibilities when analyzing evidence of student outcomes at classroom and school levels and examination of a model and tools for data analysis and team based discussions, reflection, and decision making.

Study of forces on bodies at rest. Vector algebra; study of force systems; equivalent force systems; distributed forces; internal forces; principles of equilibrium; application to trusses, frames and beams; friction.