EDUCATION 304C - ADMINISTRATION

Professor Roehl Roehl

AIMS & OBJECTIVES

This one credit, one semester course meets weekly and is designed to give the student experience with the administrative duties of a Christian Day School principal. During the course, the student will learn of the many duties and responsibilities of a CDS principal. The student will actively participate in many of the activities of a CDS principal as listed below through the development and management of their own fictitious CDS. Other topics will be covered in class discussion and through additional readings. The computer will be used extensively in this course.

COURSE OUTLINE

Scheduling

	Daily
	Annual
	Athletic

Record Keeping

	Academic
	Health
	Personnel
	Cumulative files
	Inventories

Testing

	Achievement
	Medical
	Special Education

Developing Policy

	Non-member
	Discipline
	Curriculum
	Additional Programs

Ordering

Grading

Budgeting

Communicating

	Newsletters
	Annual Reports

Disciplining

Coordinating

	Classrooms
	Recess
	Schedules
	Special Events

Reporting

	To Parents
	To School Board
	To School District
	To Government

Supervising

	Staff
	Volunteers
	Special Activities

GRADING

The course grade will be determined using the following weighted method:

	50% Development of a "Principal's Handbook" including samples of work done with the fictitious school
	10% Interviews of present or former CLC principals
	15% Additional readings
	20% Class preparation and participation
	The remaining 5% will be determined by the student's ability to demonstrate organizational skills, thoroughness, and neatness.