EDAD 7025 - Educational Governance: Advanced Law and Policy Seminar
Fall 2026 Syllabus, Section A02, CRN 44168,
Credit hours: 3
Course Meeting Times
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Instructor
Robert Marino
Email: rlmarino@ysu.edu
Course Description
7025. Educational Governance: Advanced Law and Policy Seminar. Explores emergent legal developments affecting P-12 education systems and the role and limits of the law in promoting educational emergent reform. Reviews social science literature on governance issues and factors that affect the nature, degree, and rate of organizational compliance. 3 s.h.
Course Readings
| Group | Title | Author | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| Required | School Law and the public schools. | Essex, N. L. | 9780135377079 |
Optional readings will be provided within modules.
The course readings are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, research developments, current events, and/or to ensure better learning.
Assignments/Assessments
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7025: Module Tasks
| Week of | Reading(s) | Proposed Topic | Due/To Prepare for Class |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/24 | School law and the public schools: A practical guide for educational leaders (7th ed.): Chapter 1 & 3. | Task #1: Administrator Legal Dilemmas. (Paper) Task #2: Student Rights & Legal Authority (paper) Task #3: Quiz #1 |
Task #1: Last day of Module 1. (150 Points) Task #2: Last day of Module 1. (150 Points) Task 3: Last day of Module 1 (10 points) |
| 8/31 | School law and the public schools: A practical guide for educational leaders (7th ed.): Chapter 2. | Task #1: Church & State. (Paper) Task #2: Unraveling Ethics (Infographic) Task #3: Quiz #2 |
Task #1: Last day of Module 1. (100 Points) Task #2: Last day of Module 1. (100 Points) Task 3: Last day of Module 1 (10 points) |
| 9/7 | School law and the public schools: A practical guide for educational leaders (7th ed.): Chapter 4 & 11. | Task #1: School Attendance. (Discussion) Task #2: The Law, Policy And Practice (Paper) Task #3: Quiz #3 |
Task #1: Last day of Module 1. (150 Points) Task #2: Last day of Module 1. (150 Points) Task 3: Last day of Module 1 (10 points) |
| 9/14 | School law and the public schools: A practical guide for educational leaders (7th ed.): Chapter 5. | Task #1: Student Discipline. (Paper) Task #2: Discipline, Academics & You (Discussion) Task #3: Quiz #4 |
Task #1: Last day of Module 1. (150 Points) Task #2: Last day of Module 1. (150 Points) Task 3: Last day of Module 1 (10 points) |
| 9/21 | School law and the public schools: A practical guide for educational leaders (7th ed.): Chapter 6 & 8. | Task #1: Liability & You. (Paper) Task #2: Social Media (Discussion) Task #3: Quiz #5 |
Task #1: Last day of Module 1. (150 Points) Task #2: Last day of Module 1. (150 Points) Task 3: Last day of Module 1 (10 points) |
| 9/28 | School law and the public schools: A practical guide for educational leaders (7th ed.): Chapter 1- 11. | Critical Task #1: The Advanced Law and Policy Seminar (EDAD 7025), a required course in the Superintendent Licensure Program, employs a District Audit as a presentation assessment device. The audit aims to assess the candidate's knowledge of ethics and professional norms, as well as their capacity to identify, evaluate, make decisions, and communicate and advocate for legally and ethically sound arguments that promote the success and well-being of students and adults. | Critical Task: Last day of Module. (500 points) |
| 10/5 | School law and the public schools: A practical guide for educational leaders (7th ed.): (Chapters 1-11) | Critical Task #2: The Advanced Law and Policy Seminar (EDAD 7025), a required course in the Superintendent Licensure Program, employs a District Audit as a presentation assessment device. The audit aims to assess the candidate's knowledge of ethics and professional norms, as well as their capacity to identify, evaluate, make decisions, and communicate and advocate for legally and ethically sound arguments that promote the success and well-being of students and adults. Task #1: Comprehensive Practice Exam |
Critical Task #2: Due last day of module (500 points). Task 2: Complete by last day of module. (25 points) |
The course schedule, policies, procedures, and assignments in this course are subject to change in the event of extenuating circumstances, by mutual agreement, and/or to ensure better learning.