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The George Washington University Education 282: "Administration of College Student Development Programs" Instructor: Dr. Billy Molasso Fall 2007   By Nada M. Salem

A fifth set of Skills that the Dean of the School of Education Needs to Have in order to be a State-of-the-Art Dean is the Policy Interpretation & Development Skills: s/he should be able to

• define and interpret policies in accordance to accrediting standards
• carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws
• develop policy to enhance academic units.

Based on an article writen in 1986 by Bishop & Essex, we can advise deans of education to follow 5 steps in order to avoid legal and personnel problems:

1. adoption of official policy
2. policy dissemination
3. policy interpretation
4. development of handbooks
5. action to ensure thorough communication with affected parties (faculty, staff members, students, and parents).

GW offers a few workshops related to policy; among those workshops:

• Financial Overview and Policy Briefing- Rodney Lake/Erica Bush (Financial Overview), Linda Brown (Cashier), Sheela Kailasanath (Budget), Raymond Lee (Tax), Jim Kramer (Supply Chain)  (more info- pwd. req.)
• Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action- Robert Brady, SPHR (more info- pwd. req.)
• Compliance Awareness Training- Vincent A. Lacovara III, J.D. (more info- pwd. req.)

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