EDAM 670 - Resource Management and Schools

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0

This course is designed to provide an examination of the theory and practice of human resource management and public school finance in relation to expenditures and resources at the local, state and federal levels of support in school districts. It also provides an examination of social issues that impact the school learning environment, to include gender, quality, multicultural education, diversity; and privatization. It provides an in-depth study of the basic principles of money management in public education and how to manage it. The primary focus is on the management of dollars (fiscal), space (building operations), people (human resources), community resources (engagement) and time. The course addresses the issue of equity and adequacy in funding public schools and advancing the critical importance of data driven decision-making that maximizes learning.
Prerequisite: EDAM 650, EDAM 651, and EDAM 652

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EDAM 670 - Resource Management and Schools