ORLA+4071+Leadership+of+Private+Schools+and+Non-Profits

Next offered
Fall 2013

Professor
Pearl Kane

Syllabus
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Course description
How can leaders transform "good" schools into excellent schools? The purpose of this course is to equip dynamic individuals with skills and knowledge for aligning schools to accomplish challenging goals. Students study how mission and vision, governance, teamwork, social intelligence, and organization behavior contribute to effective leadership practice. They assess barriers to school change and explore strategies to overcome them. They analyze culture and ways to develop the habit of continuous school improvement. The course uses a variety of approaches with a focus on case studies. Permission of the instructor is required.

Application process
The current cohort of 22 students includes includes current and rising school leaders from from institutions around the country and world (Turkey, Nigeria, Argentina, Thailand, India, UK, Jordan), who collectively average 10 years of experience working in schools. Students joining this class would benefit not only from the course content but also from joining a close group of highly qualified and high achieving educators. Instructor's permissions is required to take the class - priority is given to students with significant experiences working in schools and education organizations. If interested, please email a brief introduction and resume to Professor Pearl Rock Kane ( kane@tc.columbia.edu ).

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