Loudoun County Public Schools: Case Study

Time, place of meeting, and environment - The school board meeting is held at Jones Magnet Middle School, 1819 Nickerson Blvd. at 6:30 p.m. The meeting is held in the auditorium and it is open to the public. The members of the board sat next to one another on stage while the visitors sat t in the audience. There was a clear distinction between the members and visitors. The environment is very structured and the members of the Board were task orientated. There was a great sense of group cohesiveness among the members and I could see there was a great deal of respect.

Clay County School District Clay Country Schools are located in the southwest corner of North Carolina. The school district is currently the only that serves the county providing all grade levels, Pre-K through 12th Grade located on one campus. The campus consists of Hayesville Elementary School, Hayesville Middle School, and Hayesville High School. Historically Clay County Schools has not always been the only public school system to serve the county. Below is a case study of the history of the schools in Clay County and the demographic and fiscal characteristics of the current school system along with statewide comparisons and a recent North Carolina school lawsuit.

Local school board meetings are a venue that allows the public to attend and be a part of the educational process. These meetings provide community members with important information about upcoming events so that they are able to be well informed of the happenings that are taking place within

The meeting continued with board member Jason Hopp presenting Dr. Matthew Flannery, formerly the principal of Shiloh Hills Elementary School, for a roll call vote to approve him as the new Assistant Superintendent of the WIlson School District. Mr. Hopp spoke for approximately two minutes about the credentials, reputation, and record of quality performance that Dr. Flannery has documented during his time with the district. A five-year contract was approved on an 8-1 vote, with Mr. Martin voting “no”. It may be worth observing that Mr. Martin is known as the “no man” of the current board, and often tows one of the more conservative lines of all board members. One can speculate that he may have felt

1. Why did you elect to file an application for employment with Chesapeake Public Schools? I filed an application with Chesapeake Public School systems, so that I could become a part of an organization that values teamwork, dedication, and academic success. Chesapeake Public Schools exhibits a positive, collaborative, and cooperative learning environment not only for the students but for their employees as well. Being committed to the academic development and success with the help and support of students, parents, teachers, and other staff members is a plus to any working environment. These are great attributes for any organization to possess, which is why I chose to become a part of the Chesapeake Public School.

1. Issue A new superintendent in an urban school district believes educators are trained to run schools and should do so with the least amount of interference possible. For this reason, an ethical crisis arises when the district decides whether or not to close a local high school. While public relations officers want district administration to be as transparent as possible to remain honest and open, the superintendent and other schoolboard members want to hold meetings with no media present. This facts of this case will become clear through explication.

The CT I was working under has been a teacher at this school for the past nine years. When asked if anything was done prior to school out in the community the look of horror was given. The CT has grandchildren that attend a different school in the county and sometimes the CT attends community events with them. Once in a while the CT might run into one of the prior or current year students.

Beaufort County School District South Carolina June 16th 2015 a public Session of the Beaufort County School Board meeting took place in the media room of Bluffton Community Library. Those that presented on the agenda were Paul Roth, Michael Rivers, Eva Anderson and Drew Davis. Roth discussed allocating money for future sports storage the district. Michael Rivers and Eva Anderson spoke on modification of physical education in primary schools and reintroducing P.E. back into the 7th grade curriculum. Drew Davis took the majority of the board meeting to a discuss a 3 year long initiative to drug test students participating in high school level sports for the upcoming 2015-2016 school year. Considering students voluntary participate in sports it is not violating their 14th Amendment rights.

Case: Bethel School District No.403 v Frayser Facts: Matthew Frayser, while in an assembly of approximately 600 students, made a speech nominating another student for elective office. Fraser used many obscenities in his speech often making a graphic sexual metaphor when referring to the candidate. Because of the incident Fraser

Bethel School District NO. 403 v. Fraser 478 U.S. 675 (1986) I. FACTS At a public high school assembly of roughly 600 high school students, Matthew Fraser made a speech nominating a fellow student for elective office. Fraser had discussed the subject matter of his speech before the assembly to two teachers. Fraser’s teachers had informed Fraser that the speech should not be delivered because the speech was inappropriate and that it could lead to severe consequences. In his speech, Fraser used what some students believed was a graphic sexual image to promote the candidacy of Fraser’s friend. Bethel High School had a disciplinary code that enforced a rule prohibiting conduct that substantially interfered with the educational process

The Washoe County School District recognizes the importance of sustainability and how sustainability will allow for our stakeholders to have a successful future. As a district we believe in implementing sustainable values in each person that we come into contact with by leading lives that are reflective of creating a sustainable future. The WCSD defines sustainability as: creating an environment that promotes learning, civic engagement, and collaboration in ways that create mindful citizens that are aware of how the choices we make today impact our current conditions and have ripple effects that carry into our future.

On April 26, 1983 Matthew Fraser gave a student election nomination speech at Bethel High School. While giving his speech Matthew began to speak about the candidate he was nominating in a profane and sexually explicit manner. Some of Fraser’s teachers said that he spoke about his speech with them and they told him it was, “inappropriate and that he probably should not deliver it,” that and if he did he may face punishment. There were 600 students in attendance at this assembly, some responded to this speech with cheers and lewd gestures, while others were shocked and embarrassed. The next day Fraser was sent to the principal’s office where he was told that, “conduct which materially and substantially interferes with the educational process is prohibited, including the use of obscene, profane language or gestures.” Fraser then admitted that he had purposely acted in an inappropriate manner during his speech. Matthew Fraser was punished for his actions by being suspended for three days and having his name removed from the school’s list of candidates to give a speech at graduation. Later, Fraser had the school's hearing officer review the disciplinary action, it was decided that “the

The events that took place at Washington High Schools have caused a division between the students, teachers and administration. While some support the decision the principal has made to suspend the students for their untasteful talent show performance, others question its effectiveness. Shortly after the suspension, the students began segregating themselves and exchanging racial comments. The situation has escalated out of control and it has become a political one; leaders of the African American community want to discuss the talent show protest and are demanding a meeting with the principal.

Amy DeLuca is a member of the Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City School Board. Although she is a registered democrat, she considers herself to be independent. I chose to interview Amy DeLuca because she is a close family friend. Also three of my relatives are teachers in the Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City School District, which only felt right to interview a person that is trying to benefit the Sheffield-Sheffield Lake City School District. Not only because it effects me, but it also impacts my entire family. This interview was conducted over the phone during Mrs. DeLuca’s office hours.

As a new member of the working town of the Westview Community, Principal Joe Thompson has made a few mistakes. He has proven himself to be human and extremely fallible to his parents, students and community members. Principal Thompson did not do his homework in advance, scout out the town, nor did get to know his constituents. He did not talk to any of the current staff at the school to understand the true needs of the parents and students, which communicates to people that he is insensitive to their needs. Due to a lack of research and naivety Principal Thompson has accused the Westview Community parents of being unconcerned and uninterested parents, in their children’s educational careers and overall success.