EDA 602 School District/Community Policy & Politics

Co-requisites EDA 602 and EDA 601 must be taken together. Although shown as separate courses, the 601 and 602 courses will be taught as co-requisites in a single term as a six-credit experience. Classes will be offered at various locations and in varying time frames that may include weekend full-day experiences, evening classes, and weekday visits to different locations in the local region. Students will participate in a total of seventy-five (75) hours of in-class experience. In addition, students will be expected to complete two individual and two group projects that will require a significant outside-of-class time commitment. Required for School District Leadership certificate program; see detailed course descriptions for EDA 601 and 602 below. A continuation of the work done in EDA 601, the emphasis will be on interacting effectively with school board members, community and parent groups, underserved and unserved constituencies, teacher and administrator organizations at all levels, and political leaders having an impact on the resources and/or the mission of the school district. There will be an emphasis placed on honing administrative skills in communications and group facilitation, and on assessing how professionals can most effectively interact with others, especially in diverse groups. Required for School District Leadership certificate program. Summer.

Credits

3