PROPOSED COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Participation in the school budget process, building consensus and aligning resources with the organizational vision. Collaboration with school personnel, families, business, community and government groups by framing partnerships. Application of fiscal and legal principles to provide safe and effective facilities. Prerequisites: Admission to Educational Leadership Option or permission of instructor. Fall.
RATIONALE:
Our NCATE visit, the subsequent ELCC report and our response to that report indicated that our program would be enhanced by putting more emphasis on school and community involvement in schools. There is a theme of stronger community involvement in schools and engaging families, businesses and community as partners in the educational process.
Very sad events over the past few years involving violence in schools have erupted. It is our responsibility to spend formal time and study in developing plans and researching effective ways of protecting all the children in schools.