ED 531 - Supervision and Evaluation of Educational Personnel

Interactivity: Discussion Board

Course Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, you should be able to do the following: 

• Identify and describe the historical role and framework of human resources in the educational organization. 
• Create activities that could be used to support new and continuing staff (administrators, teachers, and support staff). 
• Discuss current trends and issues in professional development programs for all levels of employees. 
• Identify in-service activities that are likely to put employees in a receptive and active role. 
• Connect staff developmental needs to school improvement and student achievement. 
• Describe steps in data collection and analysis and the tools needed for employee performance assessment. 
• Evaluate the relationship among performance appraisal criteria, job responsibilities, employee feedback, and local requirements. 
• Compare and contrast the characteristics of formative and summative performance assessment. 
• Describe leadership techniques that enhance goal-setting and feedback for personnel improvement. 
• Describe delegation of authority and its use in the educational setting.