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Required Text: The Educator’s Guide to Texas School Law (6th ed.) by Kemerer, Walsh, & Maniotis (2005)
Recommended Text:
Course Objectives:
The objectives of this course are to:
1. Prepare school administrators as problem solvers, critical thinkers, and decision makers.
2. Prepare school administrators as educational leaders who have the knowledge and ability to promote
the success of all students by managing the organization, operations, and resources in a way that
promotes a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment (3.0).
3. Prepare school administrators as educational leaders who have the knowledge and ability to promote the
success of all students by acting with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner (5.0).
4. Prepare school administrators as educational leaders who have the knowledge and ability to promote the
success of all students by understanding, responding to, and influencing the larger political, social,
economic, legal, and cultural context (6.0).
Accrediting Body: (NCATE) Standards Met: (ELCC Standards 3.0, 5.0, & 6.0) (ISLLC Standards 3.0, 5.0, & 6.0)
At the end of this course, the student will:
1. Demonstrate and apply knowledge of the American and Texas legal systems and the impact on schools
including US and Texas constitutional provisions, statutory enactments, administrative regulations, and
court decisions (3.0).
2. Demonstrate and apply technological innovation in the development of legal issue course components that
influence the policy process in schools (3.0).
3. Demonstrate and apply knowledge of the legal framework governing education and the federal, state and
local levels including the structure and function of courts, legislative bodies, administrative agencies and
local school boards in the process of formulating policy relative to all school operations and programs (3.0).
4. Demonstrate an ability to make decisions based upon ethical and legal principles (5.0).
5. Demonstrate and ability to implement policies and procedures that encourage all campus personnel
to comply with the Code of Ethics and Standard Practices for Texas Educators (5.0).
6. Demonstrate and apply knowledge about the Texas Education Code and the Texas Administrative Code
(5.0).
7. Demonstrate and apply legal, ethical, social, historical and political issues in the process of formulating
policy, rules, regulations and procedures (6.0).
8. Demonstrate and apply knowledge about state, federal, and local legal provisions to school legal problems
(6.0).
9. Demonstrate and apply knowledge about how the legal and political systems and the institutional
framework of schools shape a school and community (6.0).
10. Demonstrate an ability to research a legal problem and apply this knowledge to solving school legal
problems (6.0).
5.0 To prepare beginning administrators as problem solvers, critical thinkers and decision makers.
6.0 To prepare beginning administrators as facilitators of teacher and student growth and development through
understanding of leadership dimensions.
7.0 To provide beginning administrators with an awareness of human diversity, a knowledge of the importance
and skills needed for effective community and parental involvement.
8.0 To prepare beginning administrators to be reflect and continual learners with knowledge and value of self
appraisal techniques and goal setting for a strong personal commitment.
Grading Matrix
Instrument Value (points or percentages) Total
Final Exam Final exam at 100 pts 100
Group Project Group Project at 100 points 100
Portfolio Portfolio at 100 points 100
Class Participation 100 points 100
Total: 400
Grade Determination:
A = 361 -- 400 pts;
B = 321 -- 360 pts;
C = 281 -- 320 pts;
D = 241 -- 280 pts;
F = 240 pts or below
The Group Project, including the power point and presentation, will be given in class on the specified
class meeting date assigned to the particular topic (100 Points).
Group Project
The Group Project is designed to give you a summary of the laws in Texas which deals with key educational
issues. Groups of two or three students (depending on class size) will prepare a power point presentation from
designated topics in the textbook. Your presentation must also include a summary of five (5) court decisions
and applicable law relative to the selected topic. The court decisions will be written according to the example
given in class. Each group will be responsible for providing classmates with copies of the power point and the
five (5) court decisions. There will be a 20 point reduction for late group projects.
Portfolio
The Portfolio is a compilation of all pertinent information given in class by the professor and the power point
and court decision handouts provided by the students. There will be a 20 point reduction for a late portfolio.
TRUE OUTCOMES
True Outcomes is a tool that Prairie View A&M University uses for assessment purposes. At least one of your
assignments will be considered an "artifact" (an item of coursework that serves as evidence that course
objectives are met) and will be loaded into both eCourses and True Outcomes. The assignment(s) to be used
True Outcomes artifacts will be identified by your instructor.
Students are required to complete an electronic portfolio (e-portfolio) in order to complete their program. This
document can be used for future employment and/or educational endeavors. More information will be provided
during the semester, but for general information, you can visit the True Outcomes web site at:
eCourses
PVAMU is moving to a new course management system (CMS) for online and web-assisted courses. Starting
in the 2008 Fall semester, WebCT will be replaced by eCourses-an upgraded version of WebCT 4.1 with
capabilities and better integration with the new Banner Student Information System.
Course Procedures
Submission of Assignments:
Please submit a hard copy and a CD of your presentation including the power point and summary of the five (5)
court decisions to Dr. Kritsonis on your designated date. Both assignments will be uploaded to True Outcomes.
The Final Exam will be submitted as a hard copy on the specified date.
Formatting Documents:
Microsoft Word is the standard word processing tool used at PVAMU. If you’re using other word processors, be
sure to use the “save as” tool and save the document in either the Microsoft Word, Rich-Text, or plain text format.
Exam Policy
Exams should be taken as scheduled. No makeup examinations will be allowed except under documented
emergencies (See Student Handbook).
References
American Association for School Administrators (http://www.aasa.org/aboutcontent.cfm?ItemNumber=215)
American Psychological Association (2009). Publication manual of the APA (6th ed.). Washington DC: Author
Educational Leadership Constituents Council (ELCC) Standards
(http://www.npbea.org/ELCCStandards%20_5-02.pdf)
Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) Standards
(www.ccsso.org/projects/education_leadership_initiatives/ISLLC_standards/)
Journals of Law and Education
Lexis Nexis Database
National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) (www.ncate.org/public/standards.asp)
West Law Database
2. Academic misconduct: tampering with grades or taking part in obtaining or distributing any part of a
scheduled test.
4. Plagiarism: unacknowledged quotation and/or paraphrase of someone else’s words, ideas, or data as one’s
own in work submitted for credit. Failure to identify information or essays from the Internet and submitting
them as one’s own work also constitutes plagiarism.
Attendance Policy:
Prairie View A&M University requires regular class attendance. Excessive absences will result in lowered grades.
Excessive absenteeism, whether excused or unexcused, may result in a student’s course grade being reduced or in
assignment of a grade of “F”. Absences are accumulated beginning with the first day of class.
Technical Support: Students should call the Prairie View A&M University Helpdesk at 936-261-2525 for technical
issues with accessing your online course. The helpdesk is available 24 hours a day/7 days a week. For other
technical questions regarding your online course, call the Office of Distance Learning at 936-261-3290 or 936-261-
3282.
You can send email anytime that is convenient to you, but I check my email messages continuously during the day
throughout the work-week (Monday through Friday). I will respond to email messages during the work-week by the
close of business (5:00 pm) on the day following my receipt of them. Emails that I receive on Friday will be
responded to by the close of business on the following Monday.
Submission of Assignments:
Assignments, Papers, Exercises, and Projects will distributed and submitted through your online course. Directions
for accessing your online course will be provided. Additional assistance can be obtained from the Office of
Distance Learning.
Discussion Requirement:
Because this is an online course, there will be no required face to face meetings on campus. However, we will
participate in conversations about the readings, lectures, materials, and other aspects of the course in a true
seminar fashion. We will accomplish this by use of the discussion board.
Students are required to log-on to the course website often to participate in discussion. It is strongly advised that
you check the discussion area daily to keep abreast of discussions. When a topic is posted, everyone is required to
participate. The exact use of discussion will be determined by the instructor.
It is strongly suggested that students type their discussion postings in a word processing application and save it
to their PC or a removable drive before posting to the discussion board. This is important for two reasons: 1) If for
some reason your discussion responses are lost in your online course, you will have another copy; 2) Grammatical
errors can be greatly minimized by the use of the spell-and-grammar check functions in word processing
applications. Once the post(s) have been typed and corrected in the word processing application, it should be
copied and pasted to the discussion board.