Mar 28, 2024  
2017-2018 SGPP Catalog and Handbook 
    
2017-2018 SGPP Catalog and Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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EDS731 Shaping an Inclusive School Culture (3 cr.)


The focus of this course is to develop leadership skills to promote, create, and monitor systems in the school and district that result in a nondiscriminatory, positive learning environment for all students.  Special emphasis is given to culturally, economically, and academically diverse students.  The effects of mental health conditions on the learning environment, including the roles and responsibilities of mental health professionals, are examined. Responses to contemporary issues facing school leaders, including student bullying, sexual orientation, gender identification, chemical dependency, suicide, and assault, are explored.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

  1. Articulate leadership strategies to work with diversity in learning communities.
  2. Analyze differing needs of culturally, economically, and academically diverse students.
  3. Create plans for an inclusive learning environment that meets the needs of all students.
  4. Develop strategies to adapt educational programming to meet the needs of diverse constituencies.
  5. Explain the effects of various mental health conditions, including the effects of medication, on the educational, physical, social, and emotional needs of students.
  6. Articulate the roles and responsibilities of mental health and school health professionals in serving students and families in the school setting.
  7. Address the social, emotional, and academic needs of students from culturally diverse backgrounds.



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