CAI 5322 - Legal Foundations of the Teacher and School

Institution:

Concordia University-Texas

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Description:

This course provides an opportunity to study, explore, and research laws, policies, and procedures affecting education today in an ever changing world. Teachers and administrators are called upon to know laws, policies, and regulations of the federal, state, and local community so potential legal action may be avoided. This course will enable students to understand the laws and prevent many of the legal entanglements affecting teachers and administrators in today's schools both public and private. Components reviewed will address: Federal, state, and local laws, regulations, and policies towards education. Prevention, resolution, and containment of situations that can affect the learning environment in an adverse manner. Historical aspects of legal decisions that have shaped the educational environment into its present structure. No Child Left Behind and the impact it is exerting on the LEA (local education agency), state and national educational goals for education in the 21st century. Laws dealing with special populations, diversity, and needs of LSE (low social economic) students as well as ESL and other groups of students as identified.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.concordia.edu

Phone Number:

(512) 313-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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