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3.00 Credits
This course will provide an understanding of these complex and dynamic institutions; their evolution, contributions, challenges and concerns they face, governance structure, services, curricula, leadership and their future.
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3.00 Credits
Advanced Finance offers interested students an opportunity to delve deeply into the major aspects of school district finance. This course is designed for the student who will have primary responsibility for planning, preparing, implementing, and over- seeing a district budget either as superintendent or chief financial officer. Laws and regulations, both federal and Missouri, related to district finances will be examined. Bond issues and tax levies will be studied as well from the inception of a campaign to the retirement of the bonds. The objective of this course is to prepare candidates to assume the fiduciary responsibilities of a school district upon selection as superintendent
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3.00 Credits
Advanced Special Education is designed for students who want to go beyond a basic understanding of special education law and policy and be prepared to fully direct special education in a school district either as superintendent or chief special education officer. Current trends and contemporary practices and interventions will be studied. In addition to understanding the impact of special needs on students, attention to the whole family will be a part of this course. The objective of this course is to prepare candidates to handle the complex demands and sensitive interpersonal requirements of implementing a successful special education program as the person charged with its ultimate responsibility.
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3.00 Credits
Corequisite: EDL 761 In this course, each candidate will engage in an extensive self-examination with respect to leadership skills, styles, and dispositions to guide the candidate in developing the initial draft of a personal leadership growth plan. A series of contemporary readings about effective leadership from both inside and outside education will help define and support the three themes of our program. Candidates will begin the four key program components: the portfolio, personal leadership growth plans, internship, and capstone experience.
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3.00 Credits
Corequisite: EDL 760 This course is designed to be the first in a series of three courses (EDL 761, EDL 765, and EDL 774) to guide the student through the process of developing and writing the final Capstone project. Candidates will review the methods of educational research and examine research that informs and improves individual schools. Using the action research model, particular emphasis will be placed upon research related to student achievement and school improvement.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: EDL 760 Corequisite: EDL 767 This course will develop a working knowledge of the concepts and practical tools of data analysis, how to effectively derive and interpret data from multiple sources, and how to use this data to improve student learning. The candidate will concentrate on obtaining and interpreting relevant data to improve curriculum development and implementation, increase achievement for underachieving segments of the districts population, and inform decision making throughout the comprehensive school improvement planning process.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: EDL 760 Corequisite: EDL 765 This course focuses on the comprehensive development of Program Theme Two: developing leaders who are change agents, and who are capable of both initiating positive change and sustaining change through sound organizational skills and an orientation toward collaborative decision making. Throughout this course, emphasis will be given to acquiring the knowledge, dispositions and skills to effectively lead change efforts to accomplish substantive school improvement.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: EDL 760 Corequisite: EDL 769 The course will focus on the analysis and critique of the curriculum development process, examination of research-based instructional practices, and the analysis and critique of assessment systems. Candidates will engage in collaborative discussions and project development designed to foster deeper understanding of curriculum, instruction and assessment and to develop effective leadership skills to guide continuous improvement of student learning.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: EDL 760 Corequisite: EDL 763 The goal of this course will be to research and compose the (Methodology) for the final Capstone project. Students will understand the Institutional Review Board (IRB) process and have filed the appropriate forms for IRB approval. Students will have all surveys and forms ready to collect data and have started the process of collecting data pertinent to evaluate ones Capstone project. Statistical analysis using appropriate software for complex research with considerations of reliability and validity will be studied.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: EDL 760 Corequisite: EDL 762 Todays superintendent is the C.E.O. of a complex and dynamic organization. The emphasis in this course is to identify, internalize, and examine the many aspects and demands of the position. Candidates will learn about the many components of school district administration with special emphasis on vision-building, quality control, communications, organizational structure, and board of education relationships and development.
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