EDU 550 SCHOOL LAW FOR ADMINISTRATORS
This course is a survey of the legal bases of public education in the United
States and of contemporary legal issues and cases affecting the
practice of school administration. Although the primary objective is to
acquaint the student with the legal principles governing public education in
the nation and the State of Maine, special attention will be given to those
topics of school law which are, or should be, of immediate concern to the
practicing school administrator. These topics include: state laws affecting
the administrator, student rights, teacher rights, teacher dismissal,
collective bargaining, compulsory education, curriculum, tort liability,
student records, employment discrimination, and special education. The
student also will be afforded the opportunity to pursue and discuss topics
and issues in school law, which are of particular interest or personal
concern.
The instructor is Michael
Cormier, Superintendent, MSAD 9.
EDU 551 Organizational Behavior and Change This course is about understanding schools as organizations
and how to change them to improve learning for all. It draws on literature
about organizational behavior, culture, change, leadership, learning
organizations and professional learning communities. It is designed to
promote critical thinking about and planful action toward creating schools
that are true learning organizations. The course begins with an overview of
diverse models of organizations and moves to a focused examination of
culture and its impact on organizational behavior. Frameworks for
understanding organizational change and resistance to change are then
explored, followed by critical examination of leadership capabilities and
skills necessary to lead successful school change efforts.
The instructor is Margaret Arbuckle.
EDU 551
Organizational Behavior and Change will be offered during the Summer 2008
semester. Classes will meet on June 27, July 10, 11, 24 and 25 from 8:00
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Please
click here
for a course registration form.
EDU 552 Supervision
and Evaluation of School Personnel
This course provides an overview of supervisory
practice in public schools. It draws upon effective schools, effective
teaching, teacher and adult development, and supervisory practice literature
as a foundation for direct assistance to teachers and general supervisory
work. The course includes Maine State Law regarding hiring and dismissal
practices, just cause, contract issues, dismissal, non-renewal, progressive
discipline, and compliant investigation.
The Instructor is Sandra MacArthur, Superintendent, MSAD
59.
EDU 553 SCHOOL FINANCE FOR
PRINCIPALS
This course presents a comprehensive introduction to resource acquisition,
management, and leadership at the school level. Further, it is designed to
engage students in exploring the practical realities of resource leadership
and to examine in depth their own skills and knowledge in light of their
goals for school leadership.
Specifically, in the course students will:
1. develop
a comprehensive understanding of resource acquisition, management, and
deployment as a central part of their leadership effectiveness.
2.
understand the procedural and legal parameters for financial and other
resource acquisition, management, and deployment.
3. build
skills and understanding for leading this dimension of the school
effectively.
The instructor is Michael
Cormier, Superintendent, MSAD 9.