This is the first introductory course for the Educational Leadership Program. This course encompasses a study of some of the theories, methods, and applications dealing with educational leadership.  Working individually and collaboratively, you will expand your knowledge of the principles of effective schools and effective school leadership in order to act with cultural competence and responsiveness. This will require that you can effectively develop and demonstrate the skills needed to work in collaboration with members of the school and the community and using relevant data, develop and promote a vision for the school on the successful learning and development of each child and on instructional and organizational practices that promote such success. Experiences will be drawn largely from the behavioral and applied sciences, and applied to the practice of educational administration at all levels and in all settings in order to effectively institute, manage, and monitor operations and administrative systems that promote the mission and vision of the school taking into account school culture as well as leadership theory and practice. This course will also help you develop the dispositions to be effectively approachable, accessible, and welcoming to families and members of the community. (PSEL Standards 3g, 1b, 9a, 3b, and 8a)