COURSE DESCRIPTION: 3 hours credit. Organization for personnel services; development of policy to govern selection, orientation, placement, remuneration, transfers, separation, and the development of morale among instructional and non-instructional personnel.

COEHD CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK: In order to successfully plan, develop, and implement curricula to meet the needs of diverse learners in today’s world and to prepare students for the future, the College of Education and Human Development (COEHD) has identified four critical components of The Effective Educator: standards-based instruction (SBI), knowledge of the learner (KL); best pedagogical practices (PP), and content knowledge (CK).

1. Develop an appreciation of the nature, significance, and scope of the human resource function in a public school setting (CK).

2. Understand the potential influences of the human resource function on organizational effectiveness and the forces that affect that influence (SBI, CK).

3. Be able to articulate various strategies for effective recruitment, selection, induction, development, and performance appraisal (CK).

4. Be able to discuss the impact of collective bargaining on the human resource function (SBI, CK).

5. Be able to delineate legitimate reasons for staff member dismissal (SBI, CK).

6. Produce a well-written job description for a certified and/or classified school position (SBI, CK, PP).

7. Create a list of well-written questions for job interviews (CK, KL,SBI, PP).

8. Demonstrate an understanding of internal and external conditions that influence staff development programs (CK).

9. Be able to discuss strategies for retaining personnel (CK).

10. Be able to discuss current issues in personnel administration (CK).

KNOWLEDGE BASE

Alexander, K. & Alexander, M.D. (1998). American Public School Law (4^th ed.). New York: West/Wadsworth Publishing Co.

Castetter, W.B., & Young, I.P. (2000). The Human Resource Function in Educational Administration (7th Ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill Publishing.

Imber, M. & Van Geel, T. (2000). Education Law (2^nd ed.). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum and Assoc., Inc.

Rebore, R.W. (2001). Human Resources Administration in Education (6^th ed.).Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Seyfarth, J.T. (2002). Human Resource Management for Effective Schools (3^rd ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Shoop, R.J. & Dunklee, D. R. (1992). School Law for the Principal. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.

Thomas, G.J., Sperry, D.J., & Wasden, F.D. (1991). The Law and Teacher Employment. New York: West Publishing Co.

Valente, W. & Valente, C. (2000). Law in the Schools (5^th ed.). New York: Prentice-Hall.