Identification of the Problem Liberty Elementary School was considered a darling school district with a high academic achievement when the school was initially erected in the 1960’s. Over the past 15 years, the surrounding urban community began to undertake a drastic change; families began to migrate to suburbs and with the construction of government housing within the community and increasing poverty levels, the student population shifted. Students attending Liberty Elementary School are now from a diverse background, which brought more challenges to the school, including a decrease of standardized assessment scores and a high mobility rate.
Principal Yewe, a first-year administrator with a history of raising student academic outcomes across diverse populations, was hired to improve the academic achievement levels at the school. The previous principal, Dr. Runmuck was considered abrasive and demanding of the staff and had departed the school with staff morale at a pivotal low. During Dr. Runmuck’s short two-year tenure, …show more content…
Instruction varies greatly and vastly across the staff. As Fullan (2007) states, “Classrooms and schools become effective when (1) quality people are recruited to teaching and (2) the workplace is organized to energize teachers and reward accomplishments” (p. 129). Since the previous leadership left tumultuous relationships within the school; “The range of educational goals and expectations for schools and the transfer of family and societal problems to the school, coupled with the imposition of multiple, disconnected reform initiatives, present intolerable conditions for sustained educational development and satisfying work experiences” (Fullan, 2007, p. 127). Principal Yewe, needs to build trusting relationships with the current staff by providing a clear vision, clear goals and streamlining
Principal Yewe, a first-year administrator with a history of raising student academic outcomes across diverse populations, was hired to improve the academic achievement levels at the school. The previous principal, Dr. Runmuck was considered abrasive and demanding of the staff and had departed the school with staff morale at a pivotal low. During Dr. Runmuck’s short two-year tenure, …show more content…
Instruction varies greatly and vastly across the staff. As Fullan (2007) states, “Classrooms and schools become effective when (1) quality people are recruited to teaching and (2) the workplace is organized to energize teachers and reward accomplishments” (p. 129). Since the previous leadership left tumultuous relationships within the school; “The range of educational goals and expectations for schools and the transfer of family and societal problems to the school, coupled with the imposition of multiple, disconnected reform initiatives, present intolerable conditions for sustained educational development and satisfying work experiences” (Fullan, 2007, p. 127). Principal Yewe, needs to build trusting relationships with the current staff by providing a clear vision, clear goals and streamlining