Course Title:	ED520 - School Personnel Administration
Department:	Education
Instructor:	Phil Braun, MBA, BSCS. - E-Mail - Vita
Prerequisites:	Graduate standing

Course Description:

This course is a comprehensive covering of the human resource functions occurring at a central office or school district level. Practical information is given on the areas that will affect staff, in a wide variety of laws, responsibilities, and authority structures.

Learning Objectives:

1. Be able to describe the structural framework of public education as it relates to the human resources administration function.
2. Be able to explain the role and function of human resources professionals.
3. Be able to explain how human resources needs can be assessed and what steps can be taken to have the right people in the right jobs at the right time.
4. Be able to describe methods of recruitment.
5. Be able to describe the steps in the selection of personnel process that will ensure the effective hiring of the best candidates.
6. Be able to describe "best practice" for the induction of personnel.
7. Be able to describe the effects of compensation on motivation.

Top Topics:

1. Organizational Dimensions
2. Human Resources Planning
3. Recruitment
4. Selection
5. Placement and Induction
6. Staff Development
7. Performance Evaluation
8. Compensation
9. Collective Negotiations
10. Legal, Ethical, and Policy Issues in the Administration of Human Resources

Course Textbooks:     Online Bookstore

Human Resource Management in Education: A Management Approach, Eighth Edition, by Ronald W. Rebore. Allyn & Bacon (Pearson Education), 2007. ISBN: 0205485073 ISBN-13: 9780205485079

Textbook 2 if needed:

Research Papers must adhere to a standard format such as APA, Turabian, MLA, or The Bluebook / Harvard. You can purchase a book or use free Internet resources to understand the formats.

Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association: Fifth Edition.
American Psychological Association, 2001.
Softcover: ISBN: 1557987912 ISBN-13: 9781557987914
Spiral Bound: ISBN: 1557988102 ISBN-13: 9781557988102
Hardcover: ISBN: 1557987904 ISBN-13: 9781557987907

OR:

MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, Sixth Edition, by Joseph Gibaldi.
Modern Language Association, 2003.
ISBN: 0873529863 ISBN-13: 9780873529860
Large Print: ISBN: 0873529871 ISBN13: 9780873529877

OR:

A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, Seventh Edition:
Chicago Style for Students and Researchers, by Kate L.Turabian. Revised by Wayne
C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, Joseph M. Williams and University of Chicago Press
Staff. University of Chicago Press, 2007.
Cloth ISBN-13: 9780226823362 ISBN: 0226823369

OR:

The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, Eighteenth Edition. (A.k.a: Harvard Style.)
Harvard Law Review Association, 2005.
Paper: ISBN: 0641685149 ISBN-13: 9780641685149
Spiral-bound: ISBN: 600014329X ISBN-13: 978-6000143299
Secondary: ISBN: 0661700011 ISBN-13: 9780661700013

Grading:

A =	90 - 100
B =	80 - 89
C =	70 - 79
D =	60 - 69
F =	0 - 59
I =	Incomplete

Quiz 1	5%
Research Paper One	20%
Analysis Paper Two	25%
Research Paper Three	25%
Research Paper Four	25%

Course Schedule and Assignments:

E-mail your professor when each week’s readings are complete.

Week One - Organizational Dimensions:

Topics:

Organizational Dimensions
The Structural Framework of Public Education
The Administrative Process
Human Resources Administration
Leadership Theories for Human Resources Administration
The Use of Technology in Human Resources Administration

__ - Send an e-mail with a brief introduction/education biography of yourself to your professor.
__ - Read Preface (pages xi – xiii).
__ - View Power Point. This will provide you with the keys points in the chapter reading.
__ - Read Chapter 1: Organizational Dimensions. Pages 1 – 40.
__ - View Power Point. View this Power Point again after completing the readings.
__ - Plan work for Research Paper 1.

Week Two - Human Resources Planning:

Topics:

Human Resources Planning
Assessing Human Resources Needs
Reduction in Force
Federal Influences on Human Resources Planning
Affirmative Action
Job Discrimination

__ - View Power Point. This will provide you with the keys points in the chapter reading.
__ - Read Chapter 2- Human Resources Planning, including Appendix A, B, & C. Pages 46 – 97.
__ - Take Quiz 1.
__ - Work on Research Paper 1.

Week Three - Recruitment:

Topics:

Recruitment
Constraints on Recruitment
A Theory of Occupational Choice
Methods of Recruitment
Advertising Position Vacancies
Model Newspaper Advertisements
Model Recruitment Brochures

__ - View Power Point. This will provide you with the keys points in the chapter reading.
__ - Read Chapter 3- Recruitment. Pages 98 – 112, 114 – 122.
__ - Turn in Research Paper 1.

Week Four – Selection:

Topics:

Selection
Steps in the Selection Process.
Principles of Constructing Application Forms.
A Final Note.
Job Descriptions
Selection Criteria
Job Applications

__ - View Power Point. This will provide you with the keys points in the chapter reading.
__ - Read Chapter 4: Selection. Pages 123 – 152.
__ - View Power Point. View this Power Point again after completing the readings.
__ - Work on Analysis Paper 2.

Week Five – Placement and Induction:

Topics:

Placement.
Induction.
The Induction of First-Year Teachers.
Mentoring as an Induction Strategy for Beginning Teachers.
Mentoring as an Induction Strategy for Beginning Administrators.
An Induction Model.
Orientation Checklist for Newly Assigned Teachers

__ - View Power Point. This will provide you with the keys points in the chapter reading.
__ - Read Chapter 5: Placement and Induction. Pages 153 - 165, 167 - 175.
__ - Work on Analysis Paper 2.

Week Six – Staff Development:

Topics:

Staff Development.
Professional Learning Communities.
Adult Learning.
The Conditions of Learning.
Creating a Staff Development Program.
Staff Development for the Instructional Staff.
Staff Development for School Principals.
Staff Development for Classified Employees.
Teacher Centers and Staff Development.

__ - View Power Point. This will provide you with the keys points in the chapter reading.
__ - Read Chapter 6: Staff Development. Pages 176 – 194 and the Needs Assessment Survey items pages 196 – 198.
__ - Turn in Analysis Paper 2.
__ - Work on Research Paper 3

Week Seven – Performance Evaluation:

Topics:

Performance Evaluation.
Developing a Performance Evaluation Process.
Developing Termination Procedures.

__ - View Power Point. This will provide you with the keys points in the chapter reading.
__ - Read Chapter 7: Performance Evaluation. Pages 199 – 217.
__ - View web articles on student rights.
__ - Turn in Research Paper 3.

Week Eight – Compensation:

Topics:

Variables Affecting Compensation.
Types of Compensation.

__ - View Power Point. This will provide you with the keys points in the chapter reading.
__ - Read Chapter 8: Performance Evaluation. Pages 243 – 287.
__ - Work on Research Paper 4.

Week Nine – Collective Negotiations:

Topics:

Historical Perspectives.
Recognition and Bargaining Unit Determination.
The Scope of Negotiations.
Work Stoppages.
Grievance Procedures.

__ - View Power Point. This will provide you with the keys points in the chapter reading.
__ - Read Chapter 9: Performance Evaluation. Pages 300 – 322 and 325 – 330.
__ - Work on Research Paper 4

Week Ten – Legal, Ethical, and Policy Issues in the Administration of Human Resources.

Topics:

Contract Management
Litigation
Ethical Considerations
Policy Development.

__ - View Power Point. This will provide you with the keys points in the chapter reading.
__ - Read Chapter 10: Performance Evaluation. Pages 331 – 347.
__ - Turn in Research Paper 4.