Analysis Of Rancho Solano Preparatory School

Chamblee, GA is a small city outside of the metro Atlanta area that is characteristically different racially and ethnically than everything around it. The Hispanic population stands at 58.5% of the total population as of 2010, but in Atlanta and Georgia more broadly, this population only makes up 5.2% and 8.8% respectively. Additionally, only 7% of Chamblee’s population is Black, whereas this group is 54% of Atlanta’s population and 30.5% of Georgia’s. However, my alma mater, Chamblee Charter High School, stood out from the city itself being an amalgamation of a magnet program and a charter public school, bringing in students from around the county with significant representation from the Chamblee area as well. Consequently, the school’s

In 1993, the Supreme Court decided on the case of Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills School District. Based on the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), this case was pressed in Arizona by deaf James Zobrest and his parents who wanted a sign language interpreter, publically funded from the respondent, the Catalina Foothills School District (CFSD), to assist James while he was currently attending Salpointe Catholic High School. The arguments of this case were based on the First Amendment rights in the Constitution; the Zobrests claiming that the case was infringing on their rights from the Free Exercise Clause and the CFSD claiming that the case was unconstitutional based on the Establishment Clause (Zobrest v. Catalina Foothills School

In 1995, there was a dispute between the Santa Fe Independent School District, and the families of the students who went there. Two different religious families filed a lawsuit against the Santa Fe Independent school district because religious prayers were being said over the public address system by the student council chaplain. The Santa Fe’s Independent School District violated the Lemon test law by allowing student-led prayers to be recited on the public address system, which was not furthering the student's education, they were not acting neutrally toward religion, which is a distinct part of the Lemon Test rule, and they violated the rule against government and religion being mixed.

Montclaire Elementary School (MES) is a Title I neighborhood school located at 5801 Farmbrook Dr., Charlotte, North Carolina. The building was built in 1957-1958 and sits on a large, beautiful campus with a new playground and sports field that are maintained by the parks and recreation association. Montclaire is part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS), an urban district of over 145,000 kindergarten through twelfth grade students attending in the 164 schools. For this evidence I analyzed the organizational structures, management routines, budget operations at MES, both internally and externally. Information from the NC Report Card, the TNTP Instructional Culture Insight survey, interviews/surveys I conducted, and current processes that already exist at MES, were reviewed and analyzed in order to provide an accurate analysis of this school.

In Skyline Elementary School, there are many individuals that are involved in implementing the reading program. Core instruction begins within the students’ classroom. Throughout the year, the principal observes the teacher’s techniques and style when implementing the school literacy program. Within the classroom, the teacher uses Basal reading programs. Basal is grade leveled textbooks that has an emphasis on phonemic awareness, decoding, and reading for understanding (comprehension). When intervention is needed, tier 2 is implemented. Together as a team, the classroom teacher, title teachers, principal, and literacy coach create a plan. The literacy coach meets with grade level teachers once a week and plan with teachers to help improve

I attended Miramonte Elementary School from pre-kinder to fifth grade and St. Columbkille School from sixth to eighth grade. This is my second year attending Alliance Collins High School. From kindergarten to eighth grade, I received multiple awards for my good conduct, superior grades, and impeccable attendance. I was the salutatorian of my class in eighth grade. During the fall semester of 2016, I earned the highest honors due to my 4.0 GPA. I earned the same award for the spring semester of 2017 and fall semester of 2017. Since I hold high academic expectations for myself, I have voluntarily taken advantage of the tutoring that teachers offer at Alliance Collins High School numerous times in the past. Because of the effort and arduous

Riverside County High School, which is part of Riverside County Office of Education (RCOE) alternative education department. Students who attend schools in this department are currently on probation and/or have been expelled from their home school. These students are classified as high risk of academically dropping out of school and have a high transient rate. To increase student attendance and engagement project-based instruction has been implemented as a Transformational Change Project (TCP) at one school sites.

Great schools do not just happen. It is easy to envy successful schools and to equate their success to things such as a wealthy community, readily accessible resources, a supportive community, low diversity, and visionary leadership (Hollingsworth, 2016). While all of these factors certainly impact a school’s ability to reach high heights, successful schools are not built overnight. Successful schools are led by diverse administrators who all share the ability to access the important leverages of leadership. They are built on strong structures and driven by continual improvement over long periods of time. They have have stakeholder involvement, and this includes the community which they serve. The employees in these schools work well together, embrace each other's diversity, and create and follow well planned curriculums that target the needs of their students.

I believe that Montesano high school should not participate in the no phone for a week challenge and there are really good uses for technology. Technology is a part of everyday life and lots of people use it to obtain information, to communicate with others and to purchase items. ”Average users of social networking site’s had more ties than and was half as likely to be socially isolated as the average American”. Peter Norvig

RSPS is made up of many subsystems working together to ensure continuous viability and growth. One of the major subsystems are the teachers, who guide the students on a daily basis. Another is the curriculum of RSPS, which must be maintained at a high level to challenge and assist students with their learning. Lastly, the administration, which monitors, maintains, and makes business decisions that affect every area of the school.

Rancho Solano Private School (RSPS) had the reputation of being a high level academic institution which had a robust and advanced curriculum. RSPS was recognized as having high quality educators as well as a state-of-art campus. In 2007, the private school joined with the Meritas Family of Schools. In 2010, RSPS started its’ International Baccalaureate Programme School. In 2013, RSPS’s reputation started to decline with the sudden retirement announcement of the head of the school and the concern within the community that the school was closing. Continued poor communication, inadequate fiscal management and lack of honestly eventually led to the demise Meritas Family of Schools in Arizona. In order to restructure and reestablish the Meritas Family of Schools in Arizona, three subsystems within the organization need to be reformed. The governance subsystem needs to clearly identify their core values, create an open and honest atmosphere, as well as consistently support their educators and curriculum by providing policies and resources to meet the needs of the organization (Reigeluth, 1995). The administrative subsystem needs to identify and support the development of a robust curriculum, as well as work in collaboration with the community, staff, parents and students to identify and maintain the goals of the organization. The instructional subsystem will need to design programs that are aligned with the state standards and offer high standards of education that will engage

The school processes used at PHS has seen a radical change over the last five school years. Along with an administrative change, came a change in the processes used, see Table 2. As Bernhardt (2013) points out, “School process are the only measure over which we have almost complete control in the education setting” (p. 80). Therefore, the changes in school processes made at PHS are reflective of this statement. While school processes are easily adjust, funding often plays a role into what changes may or may not be made.

To explain the various middle level organizational patterns in schools today and identify current developments.

On a busy Wednesday afternoon, I was able to speak with Kari Hinds, Assistant Principal of Eldon South Elementary. Mrs. Hinds has been in the field of education for a total of thirteen years, five being in the Eldon School District, and the last two being in her current position. She grew up in Eldon, but moved to Versailles when she was in the 6th grade, she graduated high school from Versailles. After high school she went to Missouri Baptist University in St. Louis where she earned her bachelor’s and master’s degree. She then completed Specialist in Administration from William Woods. Kari is a mother of three and the wife of the Chad Hinds, head coach of the Eldon Baseball team. During the interview she was asked about maintaining balance in her life, she stated that “having three small children I don’t feel I give them as much attendance as I should”, she was quick to give credit to her husband for stepping up and taking care of the day to day activates at home and with the kids.

Based upon my observations at P.S. 161 and the teacher interview, the school provides students with an inclusive setting, but it needs some restructuring. At P.S. 161, there is a sense of community both outside and inside the building. Parents speak each other and they also speak to teachers. Based upon my observations they are good relationships. Teacher interactions enhances a student’s experience because when there are good relationships present then there is also trust and mutual respect which are vital when it comes to education. The school staff also plays a vital role in creating conditions that are important to the relationship between the home and the school. The home and school partnership is further supported by the level of communication that the school provides parents. Not to mention the efforts of each individual teacher makes to keep parents informed and in the loop. However, I have also noticed that school/home relationship at this school does not communicate with some parents at the level that they communicate with other parents almost as if excluding parents of who are not fluent in the English language. While the security guard and the administration model positive interactions with parents and caregivers, some school personnel including those that are present for drop off and that work in the front office can benefit from a staff meeting in which this is one of the topics. When parents feel welcomed and valued then their participation and involvement