Shaping School Culture
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Assignment
For this benchmark, you will review a case study and respond to the scenario by developin" rel="nofollow">ing a professional culture improvement plan-
Case Study:
You were in" rel="nofollow">informed in" rel="nofollow">in Februarythat you would be the prin" rel="nofollow">incipal of Maynard High School begin" rel="nofollow">innin" rel="nofollow">ing in" rel="nofollow">in July. The followin" rel="nofollow">ing is what you observed between
February and the end of the current school year.
1- The high school is in" rel="nofollow">in its second year of existence-
2- There are 1,100 students in" rel="nofollow">in grades 9-11 (grade 12 is in" rel="nofollow">in development and will begin" rel="nofollow">in next year)-
3- There are 45 full-time teachers-
4- The admin" rel="nofollow">inistration team currently is made up of the prin" rel="nofollow">incipal and two assistant prin" rel="nofollow">incipals-
5- There are three scth counselors currently assigned by grade level-
6- The office staff consists of a receptionist, attendance clerk, and admin" rel="nofollow">inistrative assistant for the prin" rel="nofollow">incipal, and two admin" rel="nofollow">inistrative assistants supportin" rel="nofollow">ing
the assistant prin" rel="nofollow">incipals-
7- There were three assistant prin" rel="nofollow">incipals at the begin" rel="nofollow">innin" rel="nofollow">ing of the current school year. One resigned at the semester break-
8- A transition prin" rel="nofollow">incipal and assistant prin" rel="nofollow">incipal from the district office have been assigned to the school until the end of the current school year.
9- Ten teachers have given notice they will not return for the next school year. They represent the core areas as well as the electives-
10- Not all of the teachers have received an evaluation this school year, and a few evaluations were written without a formal observation-
11- A few teachers have reported that standard curriculum is available, but not everyone uses it-
12- A published professional development plan is available, but sessions have not been consistently offered-
13- Teacher development days (district supported professional development days for the school) have been presented as a short in" rel="nofollow">initial in" rel="nofollow">information
download and then teachers are on their own in" rel="nofollow">in their classrooms-
14- PLCs or CLCs are nearly non-existent-
It is now July and you are the school prin" rel="nofollow">incipal- Complete this assignment describin" rel="nofollow">ing what you did and what you still plan to do to revive the school's culture
and success-
In 1,250-1,500-words, write a report for the district admin" rel="nofollow">inistrators who hired you- In the report, describe the processes you followed and the outcomes you
achieved as well as those you still plan to achieve, in" rel="nofollow">in each of the followin" rel="nofollow">ing areas:
1- Assessment of the existin" rel="nofollow">ing culture-
2- Settin" rel="nofollow">ing a new vision for the school-
3- Identifyin" rel="nofollow">ing short-term and long-term goals and outcomes-
4- Actions that were taken and actions that remain" rel="nofollow">in to meet the goals and outcomes-
Elaborate in" rel="nofollow">in the fictional case as you see fit. Include the followin" rel="nofollow">ing:
1- The leadership style and philosophy you espoused and why.
2- How you made progress toward a student-centered environment that promoted the values of democracy, equity, and diversity within" rel="nofollow">in the school-
3- How you were advocatin" rel="nofollow">ing for students and their families/caregivers-
4- How you in" rel="nofollow">incorporated and/or planned to in" rel="nofollow">incorporate community in" rel="nofollow">interests and needs by buildin" rel="nofollow">ing productive school relationshi
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