2013-2014 Academic Catalog 
    
    May 08, 2024  
2013-2014 Academic Catalog [Archived Catalog]

EDL 613 - ENVIRONMENTS: LEGAL, FINANCIAL, SOCIAL & POLITICAL


Credits: Three
Prerequisite: EDL 601
Corequisite: EDL 612

This course is an integrated approach to examining the external environment in which schools exist. As a systems approach to studying schools and their environments are inseparable and interactive, the course offers prospective school leaders with the basic knowledge of the legal, financial, and social and political realities in which their school will operate. Emphasis in the course is upon acquiring an understanding of the legal process and its’ ramifications, the fiscal responsibilities associated with being a principal, and the effects of decisions in the school on the community’s social and political environment.