Special Education, School Governance, and School Law

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Special Education, law, and school governance will provide a framework of how schools operate to help school psychologists effect change. This course will provide a basic framework of how school systems operate in order to help school psychologists and other potential school leaders effect change. Individuals involved in the operation of public schools must be familiar with the laws that govern these educational institutions because legal developments impact schools, educators, and parents. Schools are political systems that affect the working world of educators through the use of power and influence, bargaining, and negotiation. Thus, related topics will include educational leadership, policy and governance, negotiations and personnel management, legal aspects of public schools, business and finance, and school and community relations.