Leader's role in fostering high quality teaching and learning. Exploration of the relationship between curriculum instruction assessment and the organizational structure of K-12 public schooling. Development and assessment of frameworks for understanding instructional quality. Analysis of strategies for supporting teachers as they engage in curricular and professional development. Consideration of factors involved in creating and sustaining instructionally centered schools.

This course focuses on understanding school system data including student assessments, teacher and administrator evaluations and other program data. Ed.D. students will learn to evaluate the technical characteristics and implications for use of such data as well as how to design instruments to collect needed data.

Course focuses on theory, research findings, and current practices in managing human resources in educational organizations. Issues related to performance evaluations, professional development, and legal and ethical standards are addressed.