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GRADUATE COURSE PROPOSAL OR REVISION,
Cover Sheet
Course Number/Program Name: EDL 8810: Vision and Governance/Educational Leadership
Concentration in the Educational Specialist for Leadership for Learning
Department: Educational Leadership
Degree Title (if applicable): EdS in Leadership for Learning
Proposed Effective Date: January 2010
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Notes:
If proposed changes to an existing course are substantial (credit hours, title, and description), a new course with a
new number should be proposed.
A new Course Proposal (Sections II, III, IV, V, VII) is required for each new course proposed as part of a new
program. Current catalog information (Section I) is required for each existing course incorporated into the
program.
Minor changes to a course can use the simplified E-Z Course Change Form.
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GRADUATE COURSE/CONCENTRATION/PROGRAM CHANGE
I.
Current Information (Fill in for changes)
Page Number in Current Catalog
Course Prefix and Number
Course Title
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Description (or Current Degree Requirements)
II.
Proposed Information (Fill in for changes and new courses)
Course Prefix and Number : EDL 8810
Course Title: Vision and Governance
Prerequisites: Admission to Program
Description (or Proposed Degree Requirements)
Vision and Governance is the first module in the residency sequence. The purpose of the
module is to facilitate the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and disposition related to the
importance of developing and implementing a vision for school improvement within
school and system governance structures.
III.
Justification
A school system is created to serve the educational needs of a community. It is organized
in such a way to achieve its mission with the greatest efficiency and effectiveness. As an
essential component of the Education Specialist Program of Educational Leadership, this
module is scheduled at the very beginning to allow candidates to have an overall concept
of what educational leadership is meant to be: vision and governance. Vision leads to
goals and objectives to be accomplished. System governance continues to solicit to the
best approach to attain the goals and objectives with available resources. The contents
and activities of this module will open candidates’ minds to new horizons of educational
leadership
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IV.
Additional Information (for New Courses only)
Instructor:
Text:
TBA
Hanson, E. M. (2003). Educational administration and organizational
behavior. Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon.
Prerequisites: Admission to Educational Leadership Educational Specialist
Program
Objectives:
1. Demonstrate the ability to understand the process for developing, implementing,
stewarding, and articulating a vision of learning for a school that promotes the success of
all students and that includes all community stakeholders.
2. Develop a vision based on relevant knowledge & theory, including but not limited to an
understanding of learning goals in a pluralistic society, the diversity of learners and
learners’ needs, schools as interactive social and cultural systems, and social and
organizational change.
3. Assess school culture and climate using multiple methods and implement contextappropriate strategies that capitalize on diversity (e.g. population, language, disability,
gender, race, socio-economics of the school community) to improve school programs and
culture.
4. Demonstrate ability to understand and shape organizational structure through distributed
leadership to sustain change.
5. Demonstrate ability to promote a school environment that allows for healthy differences
of opinion.
6. Demonstrate skills needed to work with a board of education to facilitate development of
a vision for a school district that promotes success for all students.
7. Demonstrate ability to align, and as necessary, redesign administrative policies and
practices required for full implementation of a vision.
8. Demonstrate ability to use, monitor, and evaluate strategic plans that draw on data-based
research, focus on student learning, and drawing on relevant information sources such as
student assessment results, student and family demographic data, and an analysis of
community needs.
9. Apply theory and research related to organizational and educational leadership and
engage in collection, organization, and analysis of a variety of information sources
including student performance data to assess progress toward district’s vision, mission,
and goals.
10. Develop and implement personal professional growth plans that reflect commitment to
life-long learning.
Instructional Method
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- Problem-Based
Learning
Proficiency Examination
Cooperative Learning
Document-Based Inquiry
Case Study Analysis
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Method of Evaluation
Dispositions Rubric
Activities Rubrics (Holistic and Analytic)
V.
Resources and Funding Required (New Courses only)
Resource
Amount
Faculty
Other Personnel
Equipment
Supplies
Travel
New Books
New Journals
Other (Specify)
TOTAL
Funding Required Beyond
Normal Departmental Growth
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VI. COURSE MASTER FORM
This form will be completed by the requesting department and will be sent to the Office of the
Registrar once the course has been approved by the Office of the President.
The form is required for all new courses.
DISCIPLINE
COURSE NUMBER
COURSE TITLE FOR LABEL
(Note: Limit 30 spaces)
CLASS-LAB-CREDIT HOURS
Approval, Effective Term
Grades Allowed (Regular or S/U)
If course used to satisfy CPC, what areas?
Learning Support Programs courses which are
required as prerequisites
Educational Leadership
EDL 8810
Vision and Governance
3 hours
January 2010
Regular
n/a
n/a
APPROVED:
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Vice President for Academic Affairs or Designee
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