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Educational Leadership (4.00 Units)
EDUC X393.1
Theories of leadership, organizational behavior, judgment, and decision making. Comparison of management and leadership perspectives. Role of the leader in various contexts. Analysis of approaches to issues such as decentralization, the change process, and student rights.
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Management of Human and Material Resources (4.00 Units)
EDUC X393.21
Concepts, theories, and application for the development and management of human resources. Effective staff utilization patterns in consideration of personnel competencies, organizational constraints, and available resources. Emerging considerations in developing and implementing effective personnel policies. Short- and long-term planning for filling personnel needs.
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Cultural and Socioeconomic Diversity (2.00 Units)
EDUC X393.3
Contemporary issues of cultural and socioeconomic diversity in public education. Ethnic, racial, and religious composition of the State and local community. Concepts of cultural values and language diversity. Programs and procedures for meeting instructional needs of limited English proficient pupils. Principles and procedures for involving the family in school activities.
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Governance, Organization, & Administration of Public Schools (4.00 Units)
EDUC X393.4
This course includes the study of political, social and economic forces affecting public school systems. Federal, State and County mandates and policies related to funding requirements, court decisions, and other influences are discussed. The organization, administration and control of local school districts including school boards, administrators, unions, professional organizations, and pressure groups are given thorough attention. Concepts of authority, power and influence will be examined.
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Leadership in a Community Culture (4.00 Units)
EDUC X393.5
Students will develop an understanding of the complexity associated with developing a school community and relating to a school’s communities. This course provides an opportunity to explore and practice demonstrating leadership skills to develop a coherent community of practice by working with teachers to optimize student learning. In addition, students will have an opportunity to learn how to work effectively with families and community members; recognize the goals and aspirations of diverse families; respond to diverse community interests and needs; and mobilize community resources in the service of student achievement. The major emphasis of this course is on developing the knowledge and skills necessary for a school principal to develop and maintain a school community and manage community resources to optimize opportunities for student learning.
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School Law and Fiscal Management (4.00 Units)
EDUC X393.61
This course integrates the study of the legal and financial frameworks of public schools as each framework interacts with political processes and policy-making, including philosophical influences and political jurisdictions affecting educational policies and practices, influence of legal aspects to educational control, political and sociological aspects to educational control, political and sociological forces directly and indirectly affecting school practices, and theory of individual and group dynamics in achieving compromise, consensus, and coalitions to achieve educational goals.
This course introduces students to federal and state laws and court cases that regulate public education operations and financing in California. The course focuses on current issues facing educators including the interaction between law, politics, and public education. In addition, this course explores the organization and management of financial and business operations, funding sources and problems affecting financing at State and local levels, business office operations, budget preparation, financial management strategies and control, and facility construction projects.
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Focus on Student Achievement (2.00 Units)
EDUC X393.71
An emphasis on using data to guide instructional practice and promote student achievement. Students will access their own school data to make instructional and curriculum decisions for improving student achievement. Various data sources will be examined to support the development of a data driven culture. Students will be studying a continuous improvement model to undertake a data analysis and identify equity gap/s, root causes, problem statements resulting in planning for school improvement.
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Curriculum Design and Management (4.00 Units)
EDUC X393.9
Historical and contemporary principles of curriculum development. Basis for curriculum decisions: theories and techniques of curriculum planning. Development of educational programs: multicultural and socioeconomic considerations, evaluation, and staff development. Principles of curricular alignment including delivery, materials, and assessment.
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Supervised Administrative Field Work (4.00 Units)
EDUC X397A
Field experience activities totaling 80 hours (40 hours in EDUC X397A and 40 hours in EDUC X397B) in the administration or supervision in a California school. The school district, student, and UCI jointly plan the work experience, its supervision, and accompanying academic work.
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Supervised Administrative Field Work (4.00 Units)
EDUC X397B
Field experience activities totaling 80 hours (40 hours in EDUC X397A and 40 hours in EDUC X397B) in the administration or supervision in a California school. The school district, student, and UCI jointly plan the work experience, its supervision, and accompanying academic work.
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