ELP 624 - Ethical and Legal Decision-making at the District Level Credits: 3

Designed for preparing for executive leadership positions in public education. Students expected to have background in public school law and some experiences in leading public schools at either the building and/or district levels. Focuses on a review of key areas of school law with advanced study in the legal areas which are currently challenging school leaders. State laws affecting public education will be studied in detail along with issues dealing with student rights, the role of the school board, laws specific to the roles of school leaders, parent and community issues, emerging special education challenges and laws dealing with business and finance.