Educational Administration (EDAD)
EDAD 507 Educational Leadership Policies and Politics 3 Hours
Designed to equip students with analytical skills for confronting leadership issues that require the application or creation of policy in diverse settings. Examines the exercise of political power in education and the impact of politics on managing and leading educational institutions.
Recent Term(s) Offered: summer 2023
EDAD 583 Accounting for Pupil Personnel 3 Hours
Emphasizes the responsibilities of directors of pupil personnel, problems of personnel accounting, and records and reports related to the Minimum Foundation Program.
Recent Term(s) Offered: summer 2021; fall 2022; spring 2023; summer 2023; fall 2023
EDAD 585 Fundamentals of School Administration 3 Hours
Organization and administration of American schools. Principles of effective leadership and the roles and responsibilities of administrative supervisory positions.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
EDAD 588 Allocation and Use of Resources 3 Hours
Effective operation of the fiscal and business aspects of school administration in the educational program.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
EDAD 590 Administration of School Personnel 3 Hours
Allocation of human resources to accomplish the purposes of the school organization.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
EDAD 594 Seminar on Leadership: Auxiliary Programs in Education 3 Hours (repeatable max of 9 hrs)
Principles and practices of leadership in the development and operation of auxiliary educational programs including special education, counseling, extracurricular programs and vocational education.
Recent Term(s) Offered: summer 2021; fall 2021; spring 2022; summer 2022; fall 2022; spring 2023; summer 2023; fall 2023
EDAD 596 Readings in Education Administration 1-3 Hours (repeatable max of 9 hrs)
Reading and research in an area of individual interest. Supervised by the major professor.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
EDAD 597 Problems in Educational Administration and Supervision 3 Hours
Individual problems and self-assessments in educational administration and supervision.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor
Corequisite(s): EDAD 585
Recent Term(s) Offered: summer 2022
EDAD 598 Field-Based Experience in Educational Administration 3-6 Hours (repeatable max of 9 hrs)
Clinical experiences with practitioners in the field to acquaint the prospective administrator/supervisor with the realities of educational organizations.
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2021; fall 2022; fall 2023
EDAD 602 Introduction to School Leadership 3 Hours
A survey of theory and research in school leadership focusing on ethical, equity-driven decision making and practice. Explores processes for vocational discernment as a school leader and tools for assessing leadership strengths and growth areas.
Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to students in Instr Leadership Sch Principal (0499) , School Administration - Rank I (121) or Certification Only - Ed Ldrshp (131)
Recent Term(s) Offered: summer 2021; fall 2021; spring 2022; summer 2022; fall 2022; spring 2023; summer 2023; fall 2023
EDAD 603 School Law and Policy 3 Hours
An overview of the American legal system as it applies to P-12 education, Kentucky schools, and education policy.
Prerequisite(s): EDAD 602 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of B or permission of instructor
Recent Term(s) Offered: summer 2021; fall 2021; spring 2022; summer 2023; fall 2023
EDAD 604 Creating a Culture of Achievement 3 Hours
This course focuses on identifying processes to create and foster a positive professional and student culture that supports a unifying purpose of learning and achievement.
Prerequisite(s): EDAD 602 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of B or permission of instructor
Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to students in Instr Leadership Sch Principal (0499) , School Administration - Rank I (121) or Certification Only - Ed Ldrshp (131)
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2021; fall 2021; spring 2022; summer 2022; fall 2022; spring 2023; summer 2023; fall 2023
EDAD 605 Leading a Community of Learners 3 Hours
This course focuses on identifying processes to create and foster a strong and healthy relationship between the school and both internal and external community stakeholders.
Prerequisite(s): EDAD 602 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of B or permission of instructor
Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to students in Instr Leadership Sch Principal (0499) , School Administration - Rank I (121) or Certification Only - Ed Ldrshp (131)
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2021; fall 2021; spring 2022; summer 2022; spring 2023; summer 2023; fall 2023
EDAD 606 Leading Learning Systems 3 Hours
This course will develop students’ understanding of best practices and current trends in curriculum, instruction, and assessment and prepare them to use available tools to monitor and improve the alignment and implementation of these systems to promote academic success for all students.
Prerequisite(s): EDAD 602 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of B or permission of instructor
Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to students in Instr Leadership Sch Principal (0499) , School Administration - Rank I (121) or Certification Only - Ed Ldrshp (131)
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2021; summer 2021; spring 2022; summer 2022; fall 2022; spring 2023; summer 2023; fall 2023
EDAD 607 Developing Teacher Capacity 3 Hours
This course will develop human resource leadership skills for P-12 principal candidates, emphasizing the development of teachers through evaluation, coaching, and comprehensive professional learning.
Prerequisite(s): EDAD 602 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of B or permission of instructor
Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to students in Instr Leadership Sch Principal (0499) , School Administration - Rank I (121) or Certification Only - Ed Ldrshp (131)
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2021; summer 2021; spring 2022; summer 2022; fall 2022; spring 2023; summer 2023; fall 2023
EDAD 608 Resource Management for Equitable Outcomes 3 Hours
This course focuses on the roles and responsibilities of school principals relative to managing people, processes, and data in service of a vision that ensures the safety and success of all students.
Prerequisite(s): EDAD 602 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of B or permission of instructor
Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to students in Instr Leadership Sch Principal (0499) , School Administration - Rank I (121) or Certification Only - Ed Ldrshp (131)
Recent Term(s) Offered: summer 2021; fall 2021; summer 2022; fall 2022; spring 2023; summer 2023; fall 2023
EDAD 609 Leading School Improvement 3 Hours
This course focuses on leading school improvement by using data and collaborating with others to identify problems of practice, set direction, develop people, and redesign organizational structures to ensure success for all students. Students will learn to use tools and processes associated with school improvement, multi-tiered systems of support, and other structures.
Prerequisite(s): EDAD 602 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of B or permission of instructor
Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to students in Instr Leadership Sch Principal (0499) , School Administration - Rank I (121) or Certification Only - Ed Ldrshp (131)
Recent Term(s) Offered: summer 2021; fall 2021; summer 2022; fall 2022; spring 2023; summer 2023; fall 2023
EDAD 610 Clinical Experiences in the Principalship 1-3 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
Clinical experiences that build the capacity of aspiring school principals to solve problems in a variety of real-world contexts.
Prerequisite(s): EDAD 602 (may be taken concurrently) with a minimum grade of B
Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to students in Instr Leadership Sch Principal (0499) , School Administration - Rank I (121) or Certification Only - Ed Ldrshp (131)
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2021; summer 2021; fall 2021; spring 2022; summer 2022; fall 2022; spring 2023; fall 2023
EDAD 612 Collaboration between Schools and Stakeholders for Individuals with Disabilities 3 Hours
Preparation of school leaders and teachers to work as consultants in a team model; exploration of local, state and regional agencies involved with individuals with disabilities. Supervised practicum required at designated sites.
Equivalent(s): SPED 612
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
EDAD 620 Seminar in Administration of Special Education 3 Hours (repeatable max of 9 hrs)
Current trends and issues in the administration and supervision of special education programs, including personnel issues, student identification issues, program assimilation and human relationships.
Equivalent(s): SPED 620
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
EDAD 625 Practicum in the Administration of Special Education 3 Hours (repeatable max of 9 hrs)
Supervised practice in educational organizations for persons preparing to become a Director of Special Education.
Equivalent(s): SPED 625
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2021; spring 2022
EDAD 630 Special Education Law and Finance 3 Hours
Clinical study of federal and state cases, statutes, regulations, and administrative decisions reviewing the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990.
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2021; summer 2022; summer 2023
EDAD 639 The Superintendency 3 Hours
Function, role, and responsibilities of the school superintendent. Topics include politics and education; superintendent's relationships with the school board, central office staff, and with the state department of education; the budget process; strategic planning; and curriculum leadership. Note: Two years of school administrative experience required.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2021; fall 2022; fall 2023
EDAD 640 Introduction to School Leadership 3 Hours
Survey course designed to provide a foundation in the concepts of school leadership, as they relate to the role of the school principal. Field work consistent with the role of the school principal is required.
Corequisite(s): EDAD 641
Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to students in Principal Level 1 (KP1) or Principal Level 2 (KP2)
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
EDAD 641 Building Culture and Community 3 Hours
Practical application of established tools for assessing and improving a school's culture and community with an emphasis on ethical leader behaviors. Field work consistent with the role of the school principal is required.
Corequisite(s): EDAD 640
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
EDAD 642 Leveraging Community Systems and Resources 3 Hours
Organizational leadership, procedures, and structures for P-12 school improvement. Field work consistent with the role of the school principal is required.
Prerequisite(s): EDAD 641
Corequisite(s): EDAD 643
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
EDAD 643 Securing and Developing Staff 3 Hours
Human resources leadership for P-12 schools. Emphasizes processes and procedures in the management of educational systems, including personnel development. Field work consistent with the role of the school principal is required.
Prerequisite(s): EDAD 640 and EDAD 641
Corequisite(s): EDAD 642
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
EDAD 644 Creating Organizational Structures and Operations 3 Hours
Organizational leadership, procedures, and structures for P-12 school improvement. Field work consistent with the role of the school principal is required.
Prerequisite(s): EDAD 642 and EDAD 643
Corequisite(s): EDAD 645
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
EDAD 645 Practicing the Principalship 3 Hours
Capstone course emphasizing leading change, reflective practice, and transitioning into the principalship. Field work consistent with the role of the principal is required.
Prerequisite(s): EDAD 642 and EDAD 643
Corequisite(s): EDAD 644
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
EDAD 649 School System Administration 3 Hours
School system operations including finances, auxiliary services, human resources, federal and state programs, facilities, and curriculum and instruction.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2022; spring 2023
EDAD 659 Strategic Planning in Education 3 Hours
Examination of planning processes used by leaders to direct educational change and improvement. Includes strategic planning approaches designed to address macro and micro organizational goals.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor
Recent Term(s) Offered: summer 2021; summer 2022
EDAD 677 Legal Issues for Professional Educators 3 Hours
Clinical study of U.S. Constitutional, federal and state case, statutory and regulatory law, and their effects on social and political systems on the state and national level.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
EDAD 682 School-Community Relations 3 Hours
Background, need, and techniques for establishing a wholesome working relationship with school-community stakeholders, with an emphasis on their involvement in school programs.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
EDAD 683 Leadership for Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment 3 Hours
Students will examine research and engage in best practices for developing, implementing, monitoring, and revising curriculum, instruction, and assessment; evaluate the effectiveness of current trends and practices in schools, including the concepts of prioritization, power standards, unpacking and mapping standards using learning targets, formative assessment, and understand the role of school principals in the leading, monitoring, and supporting these processes.
Prerequisite(s): EDAD 606 or EDAD 607
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
EDAD 684 Instructional Leadership 3 Hours
Identification of practices and characteristics of supervisors and administrators, relative to curriculum and instruction, that have been shown to significantly improve student achievement.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
EDAD 686 Principles of Supervision 3 Hours
The instructional aspect of school administration; organization, problems, principles, and techniques of improving in-service training for teachers.
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2021; summer 2021; fall 2021; spring 2022; summer 2022; fall 2022; spring 2023; summer 2023; fall 2023
EDAD 690 The Principalship 3 Hours
Identification and development of essential leadership practices associated with the role of principal in the contemporary school system.
Prerequisite(s): EDAD 594 and EDAD 585
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
EDAD 694 Seminar in Educational Administration 3,6 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
Examination of current leadership practices with emphasis on the changing role of the educational administrator.
Recent Term(s) Offered: spring 2021; summer 2021; fall 2021; spring 2022; summer 2022; fall 2022; spring 2023; summer 2023; fall 2023
EDAD 696 Advanced Organizational Theory 3 Hours
A study of historical and contemporary theory in educational administration and leadership.
Prerequisite(s): permission of instructor
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
EDAD 697 Independent Research/Education Ad/Sup 3 Hours (repeatable max of 9 hrs)
Special projects in administration and supervision.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
EDAD 699 Independent Specialist Project 1-6 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
Specialist project research and writing directed by faculty committee.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
EDAD 700 Maintaining Matriculation 1-6 Hours (repeatable max of 6 hrs)
Continued enrollment for specialist project completion.
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
EDAD 706 Educational Leadership and Reform 3 Hours
Leadership for school reform and organizational development. Study of the challenges, strategies, and application of organizational theory for P-12 executive leadership in leading systemic change initiatives.
Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to students in Educational Leadership (0010)
Recent Term(s) Offered: summer 2021; summer 2022
EDAD 707 Educational Leadership Policies and Politics 3 Hours
Designed to equip students with analytical skills for confronting leadership issues that require the application or creation of policy in diverse settings. Examines the exercise of political power in education and the impact of politics on managing and leading educational institutions.
Recent Term(s) Offered: fall 2021
EDAD 708 Administration of Fiscal Resources in Districts and Systems 3 Hours
Ethical concepts of school finance, school business administration, fiscal management, contemporary economic theories, and related procedures, and practices in educational institutions at the district or system levels.
Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to students in Educational Leadership (0010)
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
EDAD 710 School Leadership and Technology Planning for School Improvement 3 Hours
Use of modern technological tools in instructional and administrative processes; evaluation of hardware and software for both instructional uses and as administrative tools.
Restriction(s): Enrollment is limited to students in Educational Leadership (0010)
Recent Term(s) Offered: None
EDAD 734 School Accountability and Teacher Evaluation 3 Hours
A critical examination of K-12 school and teacher accountability models in Kentucky, the United States, and worldwide, including an introduction to statistical approaches used to link student outcomes to school and teacher quality.
Corequisite(s): EDLD 722
Recent Term(s) Offered: None