This course will immerse students in activities to assess major educational changes and assess the implications of these interventions. Major policy documents such as the Education Sector Strategy 2012-2016, the Belize Education Sector Reform Project, and the Education Quality Improvement Project will be analyzed to assess impact and implications for quality educational delivery in Belize. This course also examines a framework to address the emerging issues and trends in administration and supervision that have the potential to significantly influence the future direction of education. It describes how the educational leader can address emerging issues and trends, build the necessary leadership competence to respond to these issues and trends, and develop into a more accountable leader who can deal effectively with the need for school reform. Students will also be introduced to emerging trends and issues in todays schools and the impact they can have on school leadership. It is designed to assist the student develop the leadership skills necessary to address the potential controversy likely to emerge from these issues and trends.