Challenges, and how they affect the School The public school system has its fair share of challenges. How the principal reacts or handles the challenge can have positive or negative effects on the school environment. This paper will discuss challenges and how they affect the learning environment at Bluff Elementary. Then, we will analyze current measure being taken and look at their effectiveness, providing specific details.
One of the biggest challenges of Bluff Elementary School is the lack of parental involvement and support in their child’s life and education. Demographics are 93% Native American (Navajo), and 75% are ELL (English Language Learners), 100% free and reduced lunch, which contribute to this challenge.
I spoke with Barbara Silversmith, the principal at Bluff Elementary. Silversmith states: “How much involvement does a parent have in a child’s life and …show more content…
Each teacher is diverse, with their own concerns and needs. She works very hard to be flexible and cooperative to those desires. For example, she could have a teacher that requests to leave right after school to support their own child's basketball game or so forth. She allows them to go, knowing that they put in a lot of hours anyhow. Thus, supporting the educators and what's essential to them individually.
Bluff is a “turnaround school” so outside consultants provide help and resources where necessary. On the other hand, because of the school in need of improvement status, there are lots of demands and pressures on educators. The second grade teacher quit a month into the new school year because she thought expectations were not reasonable. There is a fine line between establishing high expectations, but keeping them in reach, so a teacher can still have support and not give up. As a new principal, I would not want a teacher leaving a month into their contract, which presents a whole new set of problems and
One of the biggest challenges of Bluff Elementary School is the lack of parental involvement and support in their child’s life and education. Demographics are 93% Native American (Navajo), and 75% are ELL (English Language Learners), 100% free and reduced lunch, which contribute to this challenge.
I spoke with Barbara Silversmith, the principal at Bluff Elementary. Silversmith states: “How much involvement does a parent have in a child’s life and …show more content…
Each teacher is diverse, with their own concerns and needs. She works very hard to be flexible and cooperative to those desires. For example, she could have a teacher that requests to leave right after school to support their own child's basketball game or so forth. She allows them to go, knowing that they put in a lot of hours anyhow. Thus, supporting the educators and what's essential to them individually.
Bluff is a “turnaround school” so outside consultants provide help and resources where necessary. On the other hand, because of the school in need of improvement status, there are lots of demands and pressures on educators. The second grade teacher quit a month into the new school year because she thought expectations were not reasonable. There is a fine line between establishing high expectations, but keeping them in reach, so a teacher can still have support and not give up. As a new principal, I would not want a teacher leaving a month into their contract, which presents a whole new set of problems and