EDL800-AppalachianStateUniversity.docVIP

Department Initials? (Communication Disorders for instance is CD, Reading isRE, and Special Education is SPE)Course Number?? (Four digits used for course identification)Section Number (Three digit section number)Term Identifier (Three digits? ( for instance Spring 2010 could be 101 thisbeing the 1st semester of 2010)Your Initials? (first then last)?So for Example a syllabi name would look like this when saving:?RE5710101101WT.doc (note that there are no spaces)?LSA6030sectionhere101APTranslated this would read Reading Education course 5710 section 101 termSpring 2010 Instructor Woody Trathen? ?(all saved as a WORD document)? LSA 6030 District Level Leadership Alvin C. Proffit, Ed.D. Phone 828.297.2466 E-Mail: Owlvncprophet@ Office, Duncan Hall 310B; Boone, North Carolina Relevant Office Hours: Before class and after class as requested Other times by appointment STATEMENT OF COURSE PURPOSE This course is designed for senior school executives, particularly those who will serve in K-12 school settings at the district and central office level. This course focuses on the research, analytical thinking, activities, and decision-making processes that enable district level superintendents and their senior-level associates to be successful. The central and guiding purpose of this course is to provide potential superintendents with the essential knowledge and skills for making informed decisions regarding the various aspects of the position of district superintendent in public schools in the United States, with emphasis placed on North Carolina. This course emphasizes the importance of successful leadership practices at the level of the superintendency and the district executive cabinet. It will invite participation in discussion on the varied and complex role superintendents and their staffs play in their school systems. The course will assist candidates to develop and nurture an awareness of their personal decision-making proce