Role of Human Resources Management in School Administration

• Analyze the role of human resources management at both the school and district level.
• Describe the significance of organizational culture in today's school structure and how it relates to the daily practices of human resources.

Legal Implications for Human Resources Management

• Identify federal and state laws, statutes, and district policies that affect school personnel.
• Examine conditions of employment such as affirmative action, discrimination, contract management, and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
• Examine due process.

Recruitment, Selection, and Retention of Qualified Personnel

• Explain the need for active teacher and staff recruitment.
• Describe the practices of an effective personnel recruitment process.
• Identify the key components of a personnel selection process.
• Assess the value of standardized techniques for assisting in employee selection and assessment.
• Examine the importance of staff recognition.

Interview Techniques for Personnel

• Compare and contrast effective and ineffective interviewing techniques.
• Identify methods for improving interviewing skills.
• Examine the interview process.
• Review questions for each specific job classification for both certified and classified personnel.

Methods of Staff Development

• Examine methods of improving teaching through utilization of program resources/mentor teachers.
• Examine available materials on the training of substitutes, paraprofessionals, and support personnel.
• Distinguish between formative and summative evaluation and the role of staff development in these processes.
• Identify methods for developing and evaluating resources for staff training, professional development, and remediation.

Strategies for Performance Assessment

• Identify strategies for assessment.
• Analyze different personnel assessment instruments.
• Examine the importance of documentation.

Staff Evaluation

• Examine methods of documenting staff performance using a narrative format.
• Identify the type of problems that might arise from a narrative format.
• Describe the components of an effective formative observation and develop a corresponding summative evaluation.

Evaluating and Facilitating Positive Classroom/School Climate

• Summarize the climate factors in the classroom and in the school.
• Analyze effective means to improve and maintain positive classroom and school climate.

Present and Future Trends in Collective Bargaining and Negotiations

• Examine the role of collective bargaining, collaboration, and interest-based bargaining in public education.
• Identify various strategies utilized in negotiation.

Present and Future Human Resources Trends

• Identify the trends in human resources management and their implications for education.