East Memorial is an elementary school consisting of grades K through fifth. The school is a part of Weld County School District Six (WCSD 6). The following information will identify how WCSD 6 and East Memorial Elementary School (EMES) build and keep stakeholders loyalty. This is an important part of any school organization. According to Baldrige, one organizational goal should be “…achieving such a degree of loyalty that the student or stakeholder will advocate for your organization and your programs and services” (2012, p.39). Impact of Stakeholder Loyalty Stakeholder loyalty is a key element to a school organization. Having strong partnerships with stakeholders is a valuable resource. According to Pam Robbins and Harvey B. Alvy, “Studies confirm that when families are involved, more students earn higher grades in English and Math, improve their reading and writing skills, complete more course credit, set higher aspirations, have better attendance, come to class more prepared to learn, and have fewer behavior problems” (2009, p.178). If EMES or WCSD 6 loses stakeholder loyalty, it will have a big impact on student achievement. Another area that would be affected is legislation. WCSD 6 is in need of community support if they want bond issues to pass. According to John Smith, Florida public school districts started to reach out to stakeholders that do not have children in the school district. They were having difficulty passing important school legislation (1998). He goes on to state, “…responsibility that all stakeholders share for the quality of their local schools” (1998, p. 52). With more funding WCSD 6 could buy better programs that could have an impact on student performance. Mr. Ungeheuer (U), EMES principal stated, “I... ... middle of paper ... ...it, set higher aspirations, have better attendance, come to class more prepared to learn, and have fewer behavior problems” (Robbins and Alvy, 2009, p.178). These achievable improvements should be priority for school districts. Works Cited Baldrige National Quality Program (2007). Education criteria for performance excellence. Retrieved from http://baldrige.nist.gov/PDF_files/2007_Education_Criteria.pdf Robbins, P. & Alvy, H. B. (2009). The principal’s companion (3rd Ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin a Sage Company. Smith, J. (1998). It takes 100 grandparents. Educational Leadership, 55(8), 52-53 Weld County School District Six (2009). Our District. Retrieved from http://www.greeleyschools.org/ Weld County School District Six (2010). Our District. Retrieved from http://www.greeleyschools.org/
Connecting people to the success of the district is one matter, but asking them to support it financially is another. The district is growing in size and is in need of new facilities and internal academic structures to support the growth. As the district continues to grow she is challenged with ensuring that the schools continue to interact with each other and do not return to the independent silos they were when she arrived. Ms. Hall realizes that she is the internal and external face of the district. She takes that very seriously and therefore, tires to view challenges as opportunities and successes as building blocks and
...ntegration of student-faculty conferences, educational facilities will become places full of smiling, bright scholars. As a current student in high school, it is very easy to see these issues in the education system. Each day I walk the halls beside exhausted zombies who debate whether they should use their lunch periods to get math help in the library or sacrifice a club so they could read a chapter of anatomy that is not even relative to what they talk about in class. Due to the ever-increasing competition and subsequent elevation in performance standards, kids’ academic and emotional prosperity is only going to get worse. When I am an adult and have children, there is nothing more that I would love to see in their long drives through high school than an improvement in the education system, so that they would not have to struggle through school my peers and I did.
By having school board meetings, it helps to see what the school’s needs. This is very important for the reason that this may be the only time that a concern parent or person voice might be heard. From this meeting, it was learned that the school board members are willing to help people that have concerns. An example, of this, was when the concern Pre-K parent was worried that she heard that Pre-K has been just a daycare. However, someone from the board mentioned to her that she would personally go with the parent the next day and show her how Pre-K is running during the day. This made the parent so happy because her concerns were being met. I have learned that school board members look out for the students and that they are the number one source that community members should go to if they have a concern or a suggestion to better their children’s
If the state, teachers, students, and schools focus more on education and less on state tests standards; then the teachers will have done their job. Students will be ready for college and their future careers. Students will have attained the education we seek to give them.
Dr. Joshua Englehart is an assistant superintendent in the Warren School Division. At the time of writing the article he had 14 years experience in the field of Education. He also worked for the LC Educational Service Center as a member of the State Education Support Team. In this capacity he worked with the staff in the district on continuous improvement plans. Dr. Englehart holds a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction, Educational Special degree in School Administration and Doctorate in Urban Education Learning and Development from Cleveland State University. Through his experience he is more than qualified to write this
Education is an integral part of society, school helps children learn social norms as well as teach them how to be successful adults. The school systems in United States, however are failing their students. In the world as a whole, the United States is quickly falling behind other countries in important math and reading scores. The United States ranked thirtieth in math on a global scale and twentieth in literacy. This is even more true in more urban, lower socio-economic areas in the United States. These schools have lower test scores and high dropout rates. In Trenton Central High School West, there was an 83% proficiency in literacy and only 49% of the students were proficient in math. Many of these students come from minority backgrounds and are often from low income families. There are many issues surrounding these urban schools. There is a severe lack of proper funding in these districts, and much of the money they do receive is sanctioned for non-crucial things. Schools also need a certain level of individualization with their students, and in many urban classes, this simply does not happen. While there are many factors affecting the low performance of urban schools, the lack of proper funding and distribution of funds, the cultural divide between teachers and students in urban districts, along with the lack of individualization in urban classrooms are crucial reasons to explain the poor performance in these districts. Through a process of teacher lead budget committees and further teacher education, urban schools can be transformed and be better equipped to prepare their students for the global stage.
...her ups, and then once their ideas of education update, so can school systems, then teachers themselves. Maiers “Keys to Student Engagement” shows the raw potential that school systems already have. It also shows that students need the drive and ambition to succeed. Tristan’s article on edutopia provides ideas that are already in motion. His ideas and tips have already started to work in public high school in his community. With the guidance and vision of these three authors public school issues could cease to exist. Even though there’s a lot involved getting administrators (and some teachers) on board, it is possible, and in the near future, a reality.
...boost confidence and esteem in students, which would in turn boost test scores as well.
Stakeholders hold an important role in public policy. They hold an interest in how the program is preforming (266). They are important and have a stake in how things go. They do not just apply to corporate America but many places that people think of. They exist almost everywhere and everyone is stakeholder whether it is a job, a school or in the government. A school could be a considered a program. A teacher could be a stakeholder as teachers have an incentive to perform very well in their classrooms because they could be denied tenure and the same principle applies from the principals to the superattiendents of school systems. Their jobs depend on their particular workstations to function well. A student could be another stakeholder as how the school performs could determine what skills they learn in the real world. Without good schools students lose out on skills that are needed for survive in the real world. Stakeholders can oftentimes good as they hold companies and institutions accountable but can be bad as many times they may encourage behaviors that are not enti...
skills and their selfesteem. It helps with school attendance rates. Children have higher aspirations to finish school and going to college. Children involved in afterschool activities ...
...ides every student with a positive school climate; furthermore influencing greater opportunity for achievement among all learners.
Researchers conducted case studies of eight public and eight private elementary schools in California to determine whether there are any identifiable and transferable private school practices that public schools can adopt to improve student outcomes. They discovered:
In conclusions Schools are great but, there are some improvements that they can work on. I believe that there is no such thing as perfect as everything can have its improvements. Education is a great thing that we have the privilege to have so I think that we should take care of it and make these improvements. So in all I believe that this will help the students to help them reach their academic
First of all, kids will get better in their academics, and learning at school. They put more effort in their learning because they know that they can be
Positive strategies help kids improve their problems, conflicts and behavior in and out of school.