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Law and Ethics in Educational Leadership
David Stader, University of Texas, Arlington

ISBN-10: 0131119818
ISBN-13: 9780131119819

Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Copyright: 2007
Format: Paper; 384 pp
Published: 05/04/2006

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For Graduate Level Law and Ethics courses in Educational Leadership Programs.

 

Law and Ethics for School Administrators offers a real-world, problem-based approach that emphasizes application of the legal knowledge, ethical dispositions, and other skills necessary for successful school leadership. Case study scenarios are presented in a manner similar to the Educational Testing Service School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA), which requires candidates to analyze the circumstances surrounding a dilemma, apply relevant standards-based knowledge to a decision, anticipate the possible consequences of action, and articulate a plan of action.

STANDARDS:

 

Legal and ethical concepts linked to ELCC standards - connnecting standards-relevant knowledge to practice.

 

ELCC standards appear as margin notes, where applicable, for easy reference.

 

ELCC standards correlation guide on inside front and back covers for easy access and reference for leadership candidates as they are encouraged to make connections between course content and the ELCC standards.

 

Suggested performance assessments in each chapter are designed to further illustrate the application of standards-relevant knowledge gained from the text.

 

New Individuals with Disabilities Improvement Act (IDEA, 2004) is featured in a logical, user-friendly format.

 

APPLICATIONS:

 

Ethical concepts are presented in a practical, user-friendly manner while integrated examples throughout the book provide application practice for leadership candidates.

 

Accessible legal principles are presented in an understandable format that demonstrates how courts use legal reasoning in reaching a decision.

 

Do's  and Don'ts features throughout the text provide a summary of the knowledge, skills, and leadership dispositions presented in the text for better candidate understanding and quick future reference.

 

 

CASE STUDY APPROACH:

 

Law and Ethics for School Adminstrators takes a problem-solving approach  to legal and ethical dilemmas based on typical school issues.

 

Case studies are presented in a format that encourages leadership licensure candidates to analyze the circumstances surrounding the dilemma and respond in an organized and focused manner similar to the skills required on the SLLA.

 

Case study scoring rubric included in chapter 1 help guide candidate responses and to serve as a guide for instructor and/or candidate self-scoring of responses to the case study. The rubric encourages candidates to approach problem scenarios in a manner similar to the SLLA requirements.

 

 

 

 

CHAPTER 1:    The Importance of Ethical and Legal Decision Making

    Introduction

    Focus Questions

    Key Terms

    Case Study: Tough Times Await at Riverboat

    Connecting the ELCC Standards to Leadership

    Relating Law and Ethics to Educational Leadership

    The Need for Ethical Leadership

    Law, Ethics, and Decision-Making

    Applying Ethical Leadership

    Summary

    Connecting Standards to Practice: Sharon's First Challenge

    Suggested Case Study Rubric

    Suggested Performance Assessments

    References

 

CHAPTER 2:    Legal Bodies Governing Education

    Introduction

    Focus Questions

    Key Terms

    Case Study: Decision of the Board

    ELCC Standards Addressed in This Chapter

    Leadership Perspectives

    Education and the Legal Arena

    The Judicial System

    Elements of a Court Decision

    Legal Citations

    Summary

    Connecting Standards to Practice: Sharon's First Challenge (continued)

    Suggested Case Study Rubric

    Suggested Performance Assessments

    References

 

CHAPTER 3:    Education, Religion, and Community Values 

    Introduction

    Focus Questions

    Key Terms

    Case Study: Mr. Hills' Classroom

    ELCC Standards Addressed in This Chapter   

    Leadership Perspectives

    Discourse Ethics: Resolving Issues of Conflicting Interests

    Public Schools and Religion

    Equal Access Act and Religious Expression

    Curriculum

    Home Schooling

    State-Sponsored Religious Activities

    Students and Religious Expression

    Employees and Religious Expression

    Public Money and Private Schools    

    Summary

    Connecting Standards to Practice: A Memorial Weight Room for Riverboat

    Suggested Performance Assessments

    References

  

CHAPTER 4:    Student Privacy and First Amendment Rights

    Introduction

    Focus Questions

    Key Terms

    Case Study: The Empire Considers Striking Back

    ELCC Standards Addressed in This Chapter   

    Leadership Perspectives

    Lifeworlds and Systems: Policies, People, and School Culture

    Student Rights

    Student Records

    Students and the First Amendment

    Student Dress

    Threats    

    Summary

    Connecting Standards to Practice: Senior Shirts

    Suggested Performance Assessments

    References

 

CHAPTER 5:     Due Process and Safe Schools

    Introduction

    Focus Questions

    Key Terms

    Case Study: Megan Brings a Cake

    ELCC Standards Addressed in This Chapter   

    Leadership Perspectives

    Student Rights and the Well-Ordered School

    Due Process and the Fourteenth Amendment

    Corporal Punishment and Excessive Force

    Student Suspension or Expulsion for Off Campus Behavior

    Weapons and School Safety

    Extracurricular Activities

    Summary

    Connecting Standards to Practice: A Failure to Communicate?

    Suggested Performance Assessments

    References

 

CHAPTER 6:     Student Search

    Introduction

    Focus Questions

    Key Terms

    Case Study: The Twenty Dollar Bill

    ELCC Standards Addressed in This Chapter   

    Leadership Perspectives

    Utilitarianism: Student Searches and the Greater Good

    Students and the Fourth Amendment

    Non-intrusive Searches

    Law Enforcement

    Intrusive Searches

    Urinalysis Testing

    Random Classroom Searches

    Mass Searches     

    Summary

    Connecting Standards to Practice: To Test or Not to Test?

    Suggested Performance Assessments

    References

 

CHAPTER 7:     Equal Protection

    Introduction

    Focus Questions

    Key Terms

    Case Study: In All Fairness

    ELCC Standards Addressed in This Chapter   

    Leadership Perspectives

    Justice as Fairness: Promoting Equality and Fraternity

    Equal Protection: A Legal Theory to Promote Basic Fairness

    Civil Rights Act

    A Brief History of Desegregation

    Title IX

    Title IX and Sexual Harassement

    Liability Under Title IX

    Sexual Orientation Harassment

    Summary

    Connecting Standards to Practice: The Devil in the Blue Dress

    Suggested Performance Assessments

    References

 

CHAPTER 8: Children with Disabilities

    Introduction

    Focus Questions

    Key Terms

    Case Study: When Good Parents Go Bad

    ELCC Standards Addressed in This Chapter   

    Leadership Perspectives

    Children with Disabilities and Cooperative School Cultures

    IDEA and Children with Disabilities

    Zero Reject/Child Find

    Nondiscriminatory Evaluation

    Appropriate Education

    Least Restrictive Environment (LRE)

    Procedural Safeguards

    Student Discipline

    Parent and Student Participation

    Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973

    Summary

    Connecting Standards to Practice: The Case of the Riverboat  High School Cat Burgler

    Suggested Performance Assessments

    References

 

CHAPTER 9:    Tort Liability

    Introduction

    Focus Questions

    Key Terms

    Case Study: The Big Game

    ELCC Standards Addressed in This Chapter   

    Leadership Perspectives

    The Purpose of Policy

    The Law of Torts

    Negligence

    Intentional Torts

    Managing the Risk of Tort Liability

    A Contemporary Tort Debate: Student-on-Student Violence

    Summary

    Connecting Standards to Practice: Slip-and-Fall at Riverboat

    Suggested Performance Assessments

    References

    

CHAPTER 10:     Teacher Employment, Supervision, and Collective Bargaining

    Introduction

    Focus Questions

    Key Terms

    Case Study: Union Blues

    ELCC Standards Addressed in This Chapter   

    Leadership Perspectives

    Utilitarianism and Employment Practices

    Legal Issues In Employment

    Certification

    Contracts

    Teacher Supervision

    Employment Practices   

    Collective Bargaining and Negotiations

    Summary

    Connecting Standards to Practice: Sealed with a Kiss?

    Suggested Performance Assessments

    References

 

CHAPTER 11:    Teacher Constitutional Law

    Introduction

    Focus Questions

    Key Terms

    Case Study: The Searchers

    ELCC Standards Addressed in This Chapter   

    Leadership Perspectives

    Discourse Ethics: Promoting a Cooperative School Culture

    The Constitutional Rights of Teachers

    First Amendment Rights

    Defamation

    Teachers and Their Private Associations

    Fourth Amendment Rights

    Summary

    Connecting Standards to Practice: Ebony & Ivory

    Suggested Performance Assessments

    References

    

CHAPTER 12:    Computers and the Internet

    Introduction

    Focus Questions

    Key Terms

    Case Study: Do Alligators Remain After the Swamp Has Been Drained?

    ELCC Standards Addressed in This Chapter   

    Leadership Perspectives

    Technology and the Greater Good

    Computers, the Internet, and the Law

    Statutory Protections

    Acceptable Use, Copyright, and Public Domain

    First Amendment

    Fourth Amendment

    Summary

    Connecting Standards to Practice: Rate-A-Teach

    Suggested Performance Assessments

    References

 

CHAPTER 13:    Law, Ethics, and Educational Leadership: Making the Connection

    Introduction

    Focus Questions

    Key Terms

    Case Study: So Little Time, So Many Detentions

    ELCC Standards Addressed in This Chapter   

    Leadership Perspectives

    Responding to Conflict

    Summary

    Connecting Standards to Practice: Cyber-Rumor

    Suggested Performance Assessments

    References

    

APPENDIX A:     Amendments to the Constitution of the United States of America

GLOSSARY

INDEX

    

    

    

 Law and Ethics in Educational Leadership

 

Unique to this school law book for educational leaders is a strong ethics strand to compliment the school law theory and practice. Readers are also provided with practical guidance through ELCC and ISLLC Standards margin notes throughout each chapter, author provided practical Do’s and Don’ts tips, and exercises aligned with ELCC standards. The practical application of this text, its strong research base, and its alignment with professional standards make it a must have for future and current school administrators.

 

Comments from reviewers of this text:

 

“I appreciate the emphasis on applying appropriate leadership, legal and ethical standards in the educational context…This book combines the seemingly separate considerations of law, leadership, and ethics into a comprehensive discussion, supported by realistic scenarios with which the reader can easily identify.” 

                                                            Samuel G. Della Vecchia, J.D.

                                                            College of Education

Towson University

 

“…the general focus of the project is…melding school law and ethics.  Administrators struggle with this all the time.  You have laid a solid research base and have applied practicality…I believe you have taken many of the current themes and problems that are occurring in schools and have made them relevant and practical for the novice and experienced administrator.”

                                                            Harold S. Wright, Jr., Ph.D

                                                            College of Graduate and Professional Studies

                                                            University of Mary Washington

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