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EA 565 - Facilities Management


District Office Leaders are drawn to a more intricate level of detail in the areas of Human Resource Management and Facilities Planning & Management. This course provides an in-depth examination of the key roles and functions of Human Resource Management and Facilities Planning and Management have from the vantage point of a school district’s central office. School districts have struggled over the years to survive in an increasingly complex organizational framework that often lacks cohesion, continuity, and skillful leadership. Too often, schools and school districts are plagued with lack luster leadership, competing agendas, dysfunctional organizations where management and unions are viewed as “chieftains of warring nations” doing battle all in the name of helping the kids. This course will examine the dynamics of competing leadership styles, and the impact leadership approaches have on the organizational framework. Competing and contrasting styles of leadership including site based, top down, bottom up, participative, charismatic, and liaise faire. Each style and approach offers differences in part based on the history and culture of the organization. Who are organizational change agents and why do organizations need them? How can organizations change and how does change impact the delivery of human resources and the organizational and educational culture of a school district? Students will examine the many responsibilities district leaders perform in their respective roles. These duties include but are not limited to: collective bargaining, contract administration, evaluation, hiring, employee assistance, hearing officers for issues of sexual harassment, violations of Title IX, discrimination, civil service, payroll, personnel records management, employee orientation, policy development, insurance, workers compensation, pensions, disabilities, benefit management among others.

Prerequisites & Notes
participative

Credits: 3