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General Information

Credits: 3

Description:

Examines critical functions of leadership and organizational management, complex decision making responsibilities of school executives, and constructive relationships between schools and communities. Incorporates historical, ethical, philosophical, and sociological foundations of American education and the impact of organizational structure on reform and student achievement. Practical and academic emphasis on leadership skill development and dispositions. Offered by School of Education. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: (EDLE 620B- or 620XS) and (EDLE 690B- or 690XS) and (EDLE 791IP or 792IP).
B- Requires minimum grade of B-.
XS Requires minimum grade of XS.
IP Requires minimum grade of IP.

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to students with a major in Education Leadership.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

Current Sections

  • Fall 2024, Section: 601, CRN 84075, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Anthony Terrell

Upcoming Sections

  • Spring 2025, Section: DL1, CRN 13166, Format: Online, Instructor: Anthony Terrell
  • Spring 2025, Section: DL2, CRN 13167, Format: Online, Instructor: Andrew Buchheit
Prior Sections (partial list)
  • Summer 2024, Section: 601, CRN 43803, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Anthony Terrell
  • Summer 2024, Section: D01, CRN 40309, Format: Online, Instructor: Maureen Marshall
  • Spring 2024, Section: DL1, CRN 10685, Format: Online, Instructor: Anthony Terrell
  • Spring 2024, Section: DL2, CRN 23429, Format: Online, Instructor: Andrew Buchheit
  • Fall 2023, Section: 601, CRN 84286, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Anthony Terrell
  • Summer 2023, Section: 601, CRN 43727, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Martin Grimm
  • Summer 2023, Section: A02, CRN 43778, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Anthony Terrell
  • Summer 2023, Section: D01, CRN 40400, Format: Online, Instructor: Anthony Terrell
  • Spring 2023, Section: 601, CRN 24045, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Anthony Terrell
  • Spring 2023, Section: DL1, CRN 10927, Format: Online, Instructor: Andrew Buchheit
  • Spring 2023, Section: DL2, CRN 15319, Format: Online, Instructor: Anthony Terrell
  • Fall 2022, Section: 601, CRN 84662, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Anthony Terrell
  • Fall 2022, Section: 602, CRN 84411, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Anthony Terrell
  • Summer 2022, Section: 602, CRN 44178, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Anthony Terrell
  • Summer 2022, Section: D01, CRN 40485, Format: Online, Instructor: Andrew Buchheit
  • Spring 2022, Section: 601, CRN 23841, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Anthony Terrell
  • Spring 2022, Section: 602, CRN 23862, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Andrew Buchheit
  • Spring 2022, Section: 603, CRN 23842, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Anthony Terrell
  • Summer 2021, Section: 601, CRN 43950, Format: Online, Instructor: Maureen Marshall
  • Summer 2021, Section: 602, CRN 43949, Format: Online, Instructor: Andrew Buchheit
  • Summer 2021, Section: A02, CRN 43790, Format: Online, Instructor: Anthony Terrell
  • Summer 2021, Section: D01, CRN 40791, Format: Online, Instructor: Richard Deivert
  • Spring 2021, Section: 601, CRN 23165, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Andrew Buchheit
  • Spring 2021, Section: DL1, CRN 11570, Format: Online, Instructor: Alan Sturrock
  • Spring 2021, Section: DL2, CRN 20838, Format: Online, Instructor: Scot Turner
  • Fall 2020, Section: 601, CRN 83359, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Melaney Mackin
  • Fall 2020, Section: 602, CRN 83371, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Andrew Buchheit
  • Summer 2020, Section: 601, CRN 42835, Format: Online, Instructor: Alvin Crawley
  • Summer 2020, Section: A01, CRN 40219, Format: Online, Instructor: Melaney Mackin
  • Summer 2020, Section: D01, CRN 41084, Format: Online, Instructor: Ed Stephenson
  • Spring 2020, Section: 001, CRN 20345, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Melaney Mackin
  • Spring 2020, Section: 601, CRN 21547, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Anthony Terrell
  • Spring 2020, Section: DL1, CRN 11860, Format: Online, Instructor: Ed Stephenson
  • Summer 2019, Section: 601, CRN 42595, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Scot Turner
  • Summer 2019, Section: 602, CRN 42596, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Ed Stephenson
  • Summer 2019, Section: A01, CRN 40262, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Summer 2019, Section: A02, CRN 42241, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Summer 2019, Section: D02, CRN 41511, Format: Online, Instructor: Melaney Mackin
  • Spring 2019, Section: 601, CRN 21375, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Alvin Crawley
  • Spring 2019, Section: 602, CRN 21376, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Alvin Crawley
  • Spring 2019, Section: DL1, CRN 12240, Format: Online, Instructor: Alan Sturrock
  • Fall 2018, Section: 601, CRN 83340, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Alvin Crawley
  • Summer 2018, Section: 601, CRN 42829, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Roberto Pamas
  • Summer 2018, Section: A01, CRN 40318, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Anthony Terrell
  • Summer 2018, Section: D02, CRN 42852, Format: Online, Instructor: Anne Marie Lohse
  • Spring 2018, Section: 001, CRN 10207, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Scot Turner
  • Spring 2018, Section: 601, CRN 21892, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Alvin Crawley
  • Spring 2018, Section: 602, CRN 22015, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Ed Stephenson
  • Spring 2018, Section: DL1, CRN 12680, Format: Online, Instructor: Alvin Crawley
  • Summer 2017, Section: 601, CRN 44127, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Scot Turner
  • Summer 2017, Section: 602, CRN 42481, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: John Banbury
  • Summer 2017, Section: A01, CRN 40538, Instructor: Richard Deivert
  • Summer 2017, Section: D02, CRN 44160, Format: Online, Instructor: Beverly Woody
  • Spring 2017, Section: 001, CRN 10331, Instructor: Alan Sturrock
  • Spring 2017, Section: 601, CRN 21088, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Alan Sturrock
  • Spring 2017, Section: 602, CRN 21102, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Roberto Pamas
  • Spring 2017, Section: DL1, CRN 14240, Format: Online, Instructor: Beverly Woody
  • Fall 2016, Section: 601, CRN 82371, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Roberto Pamas
  • Fall 2016, Section: 602, CRN 82365, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Beverly Woody
  • Summer 2016, Section: A01, CRN 41489, Instructor: Beverly Woody
  • Spring 2016, Section: 001, CRN 10420, Instructor: Anthony Terrell
  • Spring 2016, Section: 601, CRN 18866, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Ed Stephenson
  • Spring 2016, Section: 602, CRN 18842, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Alan Sturrock
  • Spring 2016, Section: DL1, CRN 17355, Format: Online, Instructor: Beverly Woody
  • Fall 2015, Section: 601, CRN 82013, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Beverly Woody
  • Summer 2015, Section: 601, CRN 42826, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Angela Atwater
  • Summer 2015, Section: A01, CRN 42565, Instructor: Anne Marie Lohse
  • Spring 2015, Section: 001, CRN 10483, Instructor: Regina Biggs
  • Spring 2015, Section: 601, CRN 17996, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Ed Stephenson
  • Spring 2015, Section: 602, CRN 18007, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Beverly Woody
  • Fall 2014, Section: 601, CRN 80507, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Beverly Woody
  • Summer 2014, Section: 601, CRN 42001, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Beverly Woody
  • Spring 2014, Section: 001, CRN 10554, Instructor: Beverly Woody
  • Spring 2014, Section: 601, CRN 17789, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Anne Marie Lohse
  • Spring 2014, Section: 602, CRN 17790, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Anne Marie Lohse
  • Fall 2013, Section: 601, CRN 81012, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Anne Marie Lohse
  • Fall 2013, Section: 602, CRN 81027, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Anne Marie Lohse
  • Summer 2013, Section: 601, CRN 41891, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Beverly Woody
  • Summer 2013, Section: A02, CRN 41880, Instructor: Michael McIntosh
  • Spring 2013, Section: 001, CRN 10633, Instructor: Beverly Woody
  • Spring 2013, Section: 601, CRN 17857, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Anita Blain
  • Spring 2013, Section: 602, CRN 17861, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Beverly Woody
  • Spring 2013, Section: 603, CRN 17862, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Alan Sturrock
  • Fall 2012, Section: 601, CRN 80875, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Beverly Woody
  • Summer 2012, Section: 601, CRN 41803, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Robert Smith
  • Summer 2012, Section: 602, CRN 41804, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: John Banbury
  • Summer 2012, Section: 603, CRN 41805, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Anne Marie Lohse
  • Summer 2012, Section: 604, CRN 41806, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Anne Marie Lohse
  • Summer 2012, Section: A01, CRN 41401, Instructor: Beverly Woody
  • Spring 2012, Section: 001, CRN 10694, Instructor: Anne Marie Lohse
  • Spring 2012, Section: 601, CRN 17504, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: John Banbury
  • Spring 2012, Section: 602, CRN 19503, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: John Banbury
  • Summer 2011, Section: 601, CRN 41983, Instructor: Beverly Woody
  • Summer 2011, Section: 602, CRN 41698, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Robin Mentzer
  • Summer 2011, Section: X01, CRN 40570, Instructor: John Banbury
  • Spring 2011, Section: 001, CRN 10825, Instructor: Beverly Woody
  • Spring 2011, Section: 601, CRN 19570, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Stephen Hockett
  • Fall 2010, Section: 601, CRN 80111, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Anita Blain
  • Fall 2010, Section: 602, CRN 80098, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Robert Smith
  • Summer 2010, Section: C01, CRN 40766, Instructor: Bonnie Pfoutz
  • Spring 2010, Section: 001, CRN 11223, Instructor: Beverly Woody
  • Spring 2010, Section: 601, CRN 20002, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: John Banbury
  • Spring 2010, Section: 602, CRN 20011, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Robert Smith
  • Spring 2010, Section: 603, CRN 19999, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Stephen Hockett
  • Fall 2009, Section: 601, CRN 76811, Instructor: Eric L Stewart
  • Fall 2009, Section: 602, CRN 76817, Instructor: Bonnie Pfoutz
  • Summer 2009, Section: C01, CRN 40874, Instructor: Stephen Hockett
  • Spring 2009, Section: 001, CRN 11302, Instructor: Stephen Hockett
  • Fall 2008, Section: 001, CRN 72401, Instructor: Bonnie Pfoutz