Lewis & Clark Moodle

Leaders are responsible for fostering an inclusive
school and district culture where each and every
child is a valued and fundamental member and
participant in classrooms and the community. This
course will address how disability is socially
constructed, and how assumptions about a student's
perceived ability can be reinforced by
exclusionary school and district practices. This
course will provide opportunities for
administrators to use current, relevant research
to increase their understanding of leadership
practices that foster an inclusive school culture
for students with Special Education and TAG
designations, as well as developing and supporting
students in need of 504 plans. Additionally,
students in this class will develop the knowledge
and skills to enact high leverage practices in the
areas of effective collaboration and
communication, assessment and accountability,
social, emotional, and behavior supports,
instruction, program/service support, and
supervision and legal requirements.

Extends time and support for doctoral students to
complete advancement to candidacy and
institutional review board (IRB) process. Provides
individualized coaching and writing assistance and
allows students to work toward finalization of
their dissertation proposal under faculty
supervision while maintaining access to college
services through continuous enrollment in the
doctoral program.

Broad overview of the nonprofit sector and an, opportunity to apply that knowledge to the, practice of creating a mission statement, working, through the 501(c)3 application process, and, designing a strategic plan informed by the mission, toward operational growth. Analysis of benefits of, potential organizational structures: staff, board, cultivation, volunteers, committees, and, memberships. Consideration of scope and planning, of services and events to align with the mission., Financial management, including budgeting, earned, revenue, fundraising, and development strategy., Public relations work to promote the mission and, brand of the organization, including press, releases. Special guests will mentor the students, in group projects as they incubate their own, nonprofit ideas (mission statements, first-year, budget, organizational structure, activities)., Students will visit local nonprofits to learn, about their missions and scope of work.

Examines existing best practices in verbal, communication, creative expression, and, audio-visual presentation and production. Students, will apply these practices in a series of, exercises focused on individual and group, communication, developing the ability to employ, entrepreneurial thinking and principles to, communicate innovative ideas to a variety of, audiences. Projects include public speaking, exercises, written and oral presentations tailored, to different audiences, and audio-visual, advertising and promotional content production., Case studies will be used to examine successful, marketing campaigns for innovative products and, services as well as alternative strategies and, failures. We will emphasize habits and barriers to, effective communication, strategies that promote, creative expression, and how entrepreneurial, methods empower successful messaging.