EDS725 Organization and Human Resource Management (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): EDS724  
While the previous course (EDS724) explores how to build flourishing school organizations, this course explores how to lead and support all school staff in the pursuit of a flourishing school. A leader’s staff is their most valuable asset. The ability to develop an approach to human resource management that values the dignity of every human person and leverages each person’s talents is essential for a flourishing school community. This course examines the respective roles of organizational design, human resource management, and wise leadership in attracting, retaining, developing, and leveraging staff to achieve strong school performance. The many tools at a leader’s disposal are analyzed, including policies and practices, systems design, and interpersonal dynamics.     

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

1. Develop approaches that align human resource policies and practices with the principles that foster flourishing school communities. 

2. Analyze school and district staffing models (pre K-12) that maximize resources and school performance.

3. Design effective staff selection and just employment practices that recognize the dignity of every human person, while accommodating stakeholders, state licensing requirements, building and district needs, and school priorities.

4. Explain the ways that a virtue-based approach to professional ethics can influence organizational culture.

5. Apply the moral virtues to promote organizational vitality and build flourishing school communities.