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and students. The student will be afforded the opportunity for input and to
suggest other specific topics of interest.

ESAS 722 SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION
Former course number 522
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3
This is a core course and must be taken prior to taking the preliminary
examination and being advanced to candidacy. This course emphasizes the
organization and administrative practices involved in operating a modern school.
The course introduces theories pertaining to leadership, organization,
communications, change and sustenance of existing systems as they pertain to
managerial, human and technical skills and how they are applied to increase the
effectiveness and efficiency of existing systems.

ESAS 724 PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCE
Former course number 524
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3
This course includes analysis and discussion of current local, state, and national
sources of revenue for the support of public education and a study of school
financial practices, including budgetary processes in detail and some principles
of sound management of income and expenditures, bonding procedures,
accounting, and auditing.

ESAS 727 SCHOOL LAW
Former course number 527
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3
This is a core course and must be taken prior to taking the preliminary
examination and being advanced to candidacy. This course is designed to make
legal matters understandable to non-lawyers by appraising the laws under which
teachers and administrators are employed; to delve into legal principles
underlying statutes and court decisions; to provide answers to questions which
involve individuals and institutions, and to make clear the process of negotiating.
The course is intended to give prospective teachers a better understanding of an
area that affects their professional environment.

ESAS 731 SCHOOL CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT
Former course number 531
Prerequisites: None

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