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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
4 Semester Hours Administration candidates will participate in opportunities to establish rapport and community among LMU faculty and their Administration Leadership cohort: Charter, Public non-Charter, Catholic, and Bilingual/ Biliteracy. This course will detail the Administrative Leadership Programs, with a focus on the candidates' call to leadership, their school vision, their attributes as a leader, and how "residency/fi eldwork experience" willbridge the gap between theory and practice. There will be strong emphasis on cultural and linguistic diversity, special education and the Autism Spectrum Disorder, the successful development of English Language Learners, and the parent-school relationship.
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3.00 Credits
3 Semester Hours This course focuses on educators as leaders and change facilitators. Governmental, political, fi nancial, legal, and historical perspectives of education in the United States will be studied. Leadership theory, effective communication, effective group facilitation, community relations, will be analyzed. Methods to articulate a vision consistent with well-developed educational philosophy will be explored. Candidates will participate in residency/fi eldwork experiences designed to facilitate the application of theoretical concepts in practical setting. There will be a strong emphasis on cultural and linguistic diversity, special education and the Autism Spectrum Disorder, the successful development of English Language Learners, and the parent-school relationship.
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3.00 Credits
3 Semester Hours This course provides candidates with a variety of opportunities to examine their own biases related to student diversity, explore ways in which to uncover the biases of others within the school community, and guide all stakeholders through collaborative dialog about important issues related to their own diverse, school community. Administration candidates will develop a repetoire of strategies used to guide all stakeholders in defi ning standards that promote a culture of high expectations for all students. The course will challenge candidates to design and facilitate professional development opportunities for both parents and teachers. Candidates will participate in residency/fi eldwork experiences designed to facilitate the application of theoretical concepts in a practical setting. There will be a strong emphasis on cultural and linguistic diversity, special education and the Autism Spectrum Disorder, and the successful development of English Language Learners, and the parentschool relationship.
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3.00 Credits
3 Semester Hours This course assists candidates to understand the role that learning, leadership, leading for learning and learning leaders play in the practice of being a refl ective practitioner. Candidates will learn how to lead learning both directly and indirectly in their organization. This class provides candidates with a variety of opportunities to consider teaching the challenge of driving instruction through curriculum and professional teaching standards, observations, evaluations and interventions, accountability systems, professional development and datadriven decision making. Candidates will participate in residency/fi eldwork experiences designed to facilitate the application of theoretical concepts in a practical setting. There will be a strong emphasis on cultural and linguistic diversity, special education and the Autism Spectrum Disorder, and the successful development of English Language Learners, and the parent-school relationship.
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3.00 Credits
3 Semester Hours A survey of strategies for creating a school culture in which children with disabilities are included, based on a variety of frames, including political, economic, and legal, to serve students, families, staff, and community. Candidates will participate in residency/fi eldwork experiences designed to facilitate the application of theoretical concepts in a practical setting. There will be a strong emphasis on cultural and linguistic diversity, special education and the Autism Spectrum Disorder, and the successful development of English Language Learners, and the parent-school relationship.
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3.00 Credits
3 Semester Hours Administrative candidates study how to plan, organize, implement, manage, facilitate, and evaluate the daily operations of schools. This management approach stresses systems models, needs assessment, management plans, administering contracts, technology use, management information systems, decision making processes, problem solving, decentralization, and accountability in a diverse cultural setting. Candidates will participate in residency/fi eldwork experiences designed to facilitate the application of theoretical concepts in a practical setting. There will be a strong emphasis on cultural and linguistic diversity, special education and the Autism Spectrum Disorder, and the successful development of English Language Learners, and the parentschool relationship.
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3.00 Credits
3 Semester Hours This hands-on leadership course examines an advocate's comprehensive duty to ensure school district compliance with special education and disability rights law, with an emphasis on cultural competency, English language learners, and non-traditional learning environments, i.e., charter schools. Candidates will analyze the cultural interplay between families and school personnel, learn special education law protocol, and learn and utilize effective negotiation techniques. This course culminates in the unique clinical opportunity to advocate on behalf of a student at an IEP meeting with the local school district.
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3.00 Credits
3 Semester Hours This course focuses on providing education leaders with knowledge of concepts and current practices in the management of business functions in schools. Course will emphasize practical issues related to budgeting and fi nance, operations, and human resource development. Candidates will learn to fi lter business management decisions and practices through the lens of learning and achieving equity for students.
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3.00 Credits
3 Semester Hours This course will provide an overview of management for running effective charter schools. Course will emphasize the unique aspects of charters as public schools that possess a substantial amount of autonomy in exchange for high levels of public accountability. Candidates will learn how effective practices in budgeting and fi nance, operations, human resource development, facilities management, governance, and fundraising contribute to high levels of student achievement in charter schools.
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3.00 Credits
3 Semester Hours This course presents an analysis of the theological, philosophical, historical, and sociological aspects of American Catholic education, with a focus on policy implications.
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