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EDDS 7300      Readings in K-12 Education
Students will participate in a variety of authentic and research-based activities designed to provide the knowledge and skills necessary to develop learning communities and collaborative relationships from a servant leadership perspective.   Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer.
Prereq: None.


EDDS 7315      Budgeting and Finance Principles
Students will participate in a variety of authentic and research-based activities designed to provide the budgeting and finance knowledge and skills necessary to lead school districts. Issues of local, state, and federal laws and policies will be addressed and applied from a servant leadership perspective.  
Prereq: None.


EDDS 7320      Internship in K-12 Leadership (S-L)
Students will participate in a collaboratively developed, field-based internship experience in district level school leadership. These experiences are under the joint supervision of a district level leader and a university professor. Activities and experiences will align with the Texas State Board for Educator Certification standards, domains, and competencies. Application for the internship must be made one semester prior to enrollment.  
Prereq: None.


EDDS 7321      Internship in K-12 Leadership II (S-L)
Students will continue in field based practicum experiences under the mentorship of district level leaders. In addition, more in-depth analysis of aligned experiences with the Texas State Board for Educator Certification standards, domains, and competencies will occur. Students will also refine and evaluate the action research school improvement project begun in EDDS 7320. Application for the internship must be made one semester prior to enrollment.   
Prereq: EDDS 7320 (Internship in K-12 LeadershipI).


EDDS 7340      Historical Leadership
Students will participate in the study of leadership from a historical perspective. The leadership styles of selected leaders throughout history will be examined with application to educational organizational leadership today and for the future.  
Prereq: None.


EDDS 7355      Advanced School Law (K-12)
Students will participate in a variety of authentic and research–based activities designed to provide the legal knowledge and skills necessary to lead school districts. Issues of local, state, and federal laws and policies will be addressed and applied from a servant leadership perspective.  
Prereq: None.


EDDS 7361      Learning Communities and Relationships
Students will participate in a variety of authentic and research – based activities designed to provide the knowledge and skills necessary to develop learning communities and collaborative relationships from a servant – leadership perspective.  
Prereq: None.


EDDS 7362      Human Resource Management and Development
Students will participate in a variety of authentic and research – based activities designed to enhance human resource management and development from a servant – leadership perspective.  
Prereq: None.


EDDS 7363      Instructional Leadership and School Improvement
Students will participate in a variety of authentic and research-based activities designed to enhance their district level instructional leadership skills with a focus on continuous school improvement. Leadership issues will be addressed and applied from a servant-leadership perspective.   
Prereq: None.


EDDS 7364      The Superintendency
Students will participate in a variety of authentic and research-based activities designed to provide the global overview of superintendency state and national standards, domains, and competencies necessary to lead school districts from a servant-leadership perspective.  
Prereq: None.


EDDS 7371      Assessment and Evaluation of Students
This course explores the assessment and evaluation philosophies and methodologies present in K-12 education with a strong focus on standardized tests. Facets related to assessment programs including tests, constructs, scoring, interpreting, evaluation, and test-taking skills will be covered. Interpretation and implementation of assessment data along with the characteristics of an ideal district assessment program will be discussed and analyzed.  
Prereq: None.


EDDS 7373      Supervision and Staff Development Training
This course explores the models, management techniques, and group process of supervision and staff development including an analysis of staffing patterns and organizational structure that support teaching and learning in K-12 education settings.  
Prereq: None.


EDDS 7378      Curriculum Design and Administration
This course explores current and classical theories of curriculum development with an analysis of the various determinants of, approaches to, and the systematic evaluation of curriculum in K-12 education settings.  
Prereq: None.