Prerequisites: Admission to EdS program. This course addresses the impact of various theories of educational administration on district-level leadership. It emphasizes communication theory, motivation theory, leadership theory and organizational change theory.

Prerequisite: Enrollment in Advanced Certification Program and/ or consent of instructor. Course focuses on current research about school district administration; also deals with major central office issues including: board/superintendent relations, central office organization, the function and authority of assistant superintendents and program directors, and the administrative team approach to school district administration.

Prerequisites: Advanced standing and/or consent of instructor. This course is a comprehensive, systematic study of problems in planning, recruitment, selection, induction, and retention relative to school personnel.

Prerequisites: Admission to the EdS program. Superintendents must guide their school districts in adherence to statutory and case law, the lawful and wise use and allocation of district resources, management and evaluation of personnel, and equity issues. This course introduces to two areas of significant responsibility for superintendents: (1) education law and (2) state and federal regulations. Through readings, course assignments, and discussions, students will examine the legal system, school law, finance, personnel, and equity policies that govern public schools in the United States and the state of Missouri.

Prerequisites: Advanced graduate standing and/or consent of instructor. Course is designed to analyze and study critical areas of public school finance at the local and state levels, highlighting the role of such factors as legislative procedures, principles of local and state support, budgeting and accounting procedures, assessment of property, etc.

Prerequisites: B- or better in ED ADM 6701. Preparation to use data as an asset in building high performance in schools, as an analytic tool, and a means of continuous measurement. Significant emphasis upon team building techniques and the use of data. Taken concurrently with ED ADM 6705.

Prerequisites: B- or better in ED ADM 6708. This course reviews the operational systems that provide for effective management of school operations. The course includes the study and analysis of safety, budgets, and staffing.