The essence of school administration is the ability to supervise and manage the school organization, including its personnel, resources, and operations. In this course, students learn and demonstrate the supervisory and management skills necessary to use data-driven decision-making strategies to create an effective school culture and climate, supervise and manage school personnel and plant, supervise the application of instructional and informational technology, supervise scheduling and business procedures, and advocate for school resources among community and service agencies in ways that give priority to student learning, safety and security, and curriculum and instruction. Effective communications skills are emphasized.