Los Angeles Unified School District

Mountain City is a diverse city and it has population over 165,000, according to case 4: Mountain City Schools. The Mountain City is home to the Mountain City School (MCS) district, which involves of approximately 29,500 students, as well as, a staff of 1,825 certificated personnel and 1,395 classified employees. (Peterson 41) The district is included of a post-high school educational program, five high schools, one alternative school, ten middle schools, and forty elementary schools. The administrative offices, also known as “The Hill”, view the employees within the district along with performer, decision making, and guiding finances for all the schools. (Peterson 41) MCS is important part of Mountain city.

The United School District (USD) 475 is located in the small town of Junction City and on the military installation of Fort Riley, Kansas where I lived from June of 2004 to December of 2014. Shortly after receiving my high school diploma in 2012, I applied for the position of Paraprofessional at an Elementary school. I thought that this would be the perfect opportunity to gain some experience in this field, since my original goal was to become a special education teacher. However, what I did not anticipated was that this formal organization was plagued by an array of bureaucratic shortcomings that affected the effectiveness and efficiency of the support staff.

In terms of role model effective collaboration, coordination, teamwork, and conflict management, Temple City Unified School District has enabled me to see how all

The following review of the strategic plan is for the Rye City School District (RCSD) in Rye, New York. This is a high socio-economic suburban district that approximately serves 1,750 students. The district is made up of 3 elementary schools, 1 middle school and 1 high school. According to the 2015 New York State Report Card, Rye has 218 students with disabilities (7%), 87 economically disadvantaged students(3%) and 79 (2%) students with limited English proficiency.

In 1945, a California LULAC Council victoriously sued to merge the Orange County School System, which had been isolated in light of the fact that Mexican youngsters were inadequately dressed and mentally sub-par compared to white kids (Takaki, 378). In 1954, LULAC brought another historical case, Hernandez versus the State of Texas, to challenge the fact that a Mexican American had never been called to jury duty in Texas (Class Lecture, 11/30). The Supreme Court administered this as illegal. In the twentieth century, starting with the 1952 Hernandez v. Texas suit, the case started to turn gradually and unyieldingly (“A Class Apart”). That case prompted the first case contended in the United States Supreme Court by Mexican American lawyers.

Spokane School Districts policies are relatively the same as the other districts that were used in the study. Although there are marginal differences in the following areas:

The Oak Park School District is a suburban district. Our student population consist of students who qualify for the free and reduced lunch program. Also, 45% of the student population is bused in from the surrounding communities. Oak Park has been in recent years, describe as the melting pot of Oakland County Michigan.

Imagine not having to drag heavy textbooks anymore, no more forgetting text books at home and not being able to the homework that is do the next day. With the IPad, student life will be easier and will solve numerous problems. The Bishop Blanchet 1:1 IPad program is an excellent program and should continue.

Welcome to BESD where we are Passionate About Student Success! Whether you are new to our district or a veteran member of our staff, we all commit daily to providing the very best education for our 5,300-student population (that is growing by more than 3% each year). Currently, public schools are a choice and we are so proud when our students, families, staff and community select BESD as their educational partner

When looking at these charter schools their idea for student evaluation and student one-on-one development is important to focus on. Referring back to Edwards Middle school, which is a public school, who are creating reforms that follow these guidelines have seen tremendous improvement in their students’ academic test scores. Edwards is not the only ones who are implementing these innovative practices in the public school environment. There are currently around 1,000 schools across the United States currently expanding learning time (Gabrieli 1). At Palmer Park Preparatory Academy, in Detroit, they are creating a private school atmosphere while individually tracking each student’s progress. Their focus is on scheduling, which focuses on

Led the Implementation of the Rooty Hill High School BYOD Program and Digital Curriculum Platforms across 8 Faculties (ICT4Me Program). I established administration systems for the provision and implementation of 300 school owned devices and 450 Students owned device within the school. I have developed whole school professional learning seminars and mentored faculties and individual teachers in embedding Google apps for Education into their lesson design and KLA programs through innovative assessment and content delivery. I have led a Professional learning team consisting of 25 teachers in action learning regarding the integration of technology into the classroom. . This has translated into 100% of teacher receiving targeted professional learning

Brown’s academic and professional experience is highly commendable. In terms of leadership ability, intelligence, and potential, she is second to none. Her leadership style is consistent with creating an environment so that each individual is encouraged to express one’s own individual interpretation and style. Furthermore, she has the unique ability to formulate a method which encompasses each individual, bringing them together for a collective learning experience. She is a hard-working, diligent and trustworthy individual with a wealth of diverse experience. She is responsible for the design and development of the Jefferson County School District’s curriculum. In addition, Mrs. Brown manages school improvement efforts at the Jefferson County Upper Elementary School. She promotes the success of her colleagues by planning and facilitating professional learning projects. More importantly, Faye promotes the success of all students by implementing state and district initiatives to ensure that quality teaching and learning is taking

(2015) is as follows: a nonprofit, multi-issue, grassroots community organization serving the multi-ethnic communities of Logan Square and the Lathrop Homes area of Chicago. Its mission is to convene networks of neighbors, schools, businesses, social service agencies, faith communities, and other organizations to collaborate for thriving communities in Logan Square, Avondale, and Lathrop Homes. LSNA is committed to empowering and maintaining these communities as diverse, safe, and affordable neighborhoods in which to live and work, learn and grow. Additionally, L.N.S.A (2015) stated the following: It is a nationally recognized model of a successful school –community Partnership. That also serves immigrant families. It was initiated to address problems of overcrowding in Chicago schools. The organization collaborated with local schools, community leaders and principals which became members of L.N.S.A. Over several years it built five annexes and two middle schools. L.N.S.A. efforts have been productive and replicas are active nationwide. (p. 1) As a result of my research on foundations of urban education, I have been made aware of the way in which L.N.S.A. originated and its grass roots approach. The entity has notoriety and has won awards thus, been featured in well know magazines. In my opinion, it has proven to be a success and is making a difference in Chicago which, is known for its high homicide and crime

In my ITEC 7410 Technology Leadership & Vision course, I created a Current Reality Report/SWOT Analysis. This report assesses the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats that my school currently faces regarding technology integration using the ISTE’s Essential Conditions for successful technology integration. As a result of completing this artifact, I believe that our three main areas of focus should be on increasing parental involvement, the number of proficient digital tools available, and decreasing the achievement gap between ELL and low SES students.

The essential support are common qualities of the schools that demonstrated improved student achievement. This process shows how educators, administrators, and support staff organize and operate a school has a major effect on the instructional ex-changes in its classrooms. Moreover, classroom learning proceeds depends on how the school as a social interaction supports teaching and withstands student commitment. In addition, I identified five organizational features of schools that interact with classrooms and are essential to student achievement. The five essential supports are leadership, parent-community, professional capacity, and learning climate, and ambitions instructions.