eel 607 ca 2
Description
Please review the rubric in advance of preparing the response to this assignment, you will receive your grade through the rubric.
You have just been appointed principal of a new school. This school is consistently low performing and you are charged with turning the school around. The school has invested in a significant number of professional development workshops and coaching, but student achievement has not improved. The school has a comprehensive school improvement plan. As the principal, you must figure out where the problem lies. A recent state review indicated that there was inconsistent instructional practices, infrequent checking for understanding and poor student engagement along with many restless and misbehaving students in classrooms. There is a well-defined curriculum map and pacing guide that aligns with state standards. There is a very senior staff and most have been teaching 20+ years. The student population is changing with an increasing number of students living in poverty and recent immigrants. Very poor parent involvement exist. The school is a magnet school with a theme of integrating the Arts however; staff cuts have eliminated the district magnet coordinator that led many of the Arts initiatives. The proof of your success will be realized in improving the quality of instruction and improved test scores (i.e. reading, writing, or math and science) as requested by the Superintendent. Develop a plan of action for improvement?
The following components should be addressed in your plan of action.
What questions do you have and who will you ask those questions to begin to form action?
What additional steps will you take to identify problems and solutions?
What will be the focus for instructional improvement?
What data will you seek and use to inform your work?
Who is responsible for implementing the initiatives?
What professional learning structures are you going to put in place
What is a timeline for changes and how will you measure success?
This document will be a between ten and fifteen pages in APA format with 5-10 references as a school administrator, you will be doing this type of activity with great frequency.
