School District Policy Development and Analysis

Catalog description

This course will focus on the elements of policy development and analysis in public school districts. It will examine the purposes, methodologies, design, and strategies that comprise policy development and analysis and particularly the relationship between policy development and decision-making in education. The course will address current problems and issues in community relations as they affect administrative practices in the areas of policy development. Internal relationships such as those among various components of the school district and between the board of education and the district superintendent will also be examined. Open to EdD students only.