...Miami School District Negotiation An increase in enrolment has resulted in the Miami School District school boundaries to changed. The decision was unexpected and many parents outraged by the school board’s decision. Experts have been hired by the school board to redraw the boundaries. The school board received several complaints from parents which voiced there concerns regarding the decision. The parents were concerned that the quality of education would be affected from the implementation of the new boundaries. The parents are unsure about the quality of teachers and the learning environment that their children will be learning in. The new boundaries would force many students to have to change schools and may increase travel time. Low income families would have limited options and would be forced to comply with the school board’s decision. Students living in higher income households would have the option of attending private school if the student’s parents didn’t agree with the school boards decision. The property values would be affected because future home buyers would be looking for homes that are located close to quality schools. Current residence may decide to move if their children are faced with going to a lower quality school as a result of the changes. The school board’s decision could increase property values if the boundaries cross into lower income areas. The changes purposed by the school board will force students to make new friends at a new school and may impact...
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...AN ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS OF WAG HIMRA ZONE BY MELSEW TEFERA MEKONEN A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES OF ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN EDUCATIONAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT JUNE 2005 ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES An Assessment of Community Participation in the Management of Primary Schools of Wag Himra Zone By MELSEW TEFERA MEKONEN JUNE 2005 ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF GRADUATE STUDIES AN ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF PRIMARY SCHOOLS OF WAG HIMRA ZONE BY MELSEW TEFERA MEKONEN APPROVAL OF BOARD OF EXAMINERS ATO GIRMAY BERHE ________________ Chairman, Department Graduate Committee Signature Ato AYALEW SHIBESHI (Assoc. Pro.) ______________ Advisor Signature Ato MELAKU _YIMAM _________________ Examiner, Internal Signature Ato GETACHEW YOSEPH _________________ Examiner, External Signature Acknowledgement First of all, my praise is to God and Virgin Marry for helping me to pass all the hard moments and reach this level. My greatest and heartfelt thanks go to my thesis advisor Ato Ayalew Shibeshi (Asso. Prof.) for his unreserved scholarly comments and technical advice. Without him, this study would not have been...
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...The Miami school district is experiencing a common problem which many thriving cities face, rapid increase in enrollment. Increase in enrollment occurs due to the following reasons; demographics, location and economy (Miami Dade County School District, 2012). In order to adjust and accommodate the unexpected increase in enrollment, the school boundaries for the following year will be revised. The school board has hired experts to redraw the boundaries and notified parents of the changes that will occur next year. This paper addresses the concerns of the stakeholders, the negotiation strategy used by school board, and the ethical/cultural effect of the decision. Under the revised plan many students will not be able to continue their education at their present school. The decision was unexpected and many parents are outraged by the school board’s decision. The school board received several complaints from parents which voiced their concerns regarding the decision. The parents raised the following concerns: - Quality of education - Increased travel time - Crossing economic and cultural boundaries - Effect on property values - Social effects on children Parents are concerned that the quality of their children’s education will be compromised by the new plan. Parents argue that their children are established in their current schools, with their current classmates, and moving them will be disruptive to their learning. Many parents have chosen the schools their children are currently...
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...I was very excited when my fieldwork supervisor invited me to attend a board meeting with him as my very first fieldwork for this administrative program. He told me that many people are expected to attend this meeting since it was one of the first few meetings of the year. When he and I showed up at this board meeting, I was surprised to see so many administrators. I believe most principals in my district came. I was glad to be able to introduce myself to some of them. As we were waiting for the meeting to start, my fieldwork supervisor told me that it is mandatory for principals to attend a certain board meetings throughout the school year. As a future administrator, that got me thinking a little deeper, because I have always thought...
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...Steps Step 1: Reading Assignment Please read Section III: Tools for Learning; pages 75 to 113. Step 2: Lecture The Common Core and How it Should Work Step 3: Discussion Board Activity Please click this link to go to the discussion board activity. My discussion board posting: My stint as Ast. Super for Curriculum, Instruction and Technology lasted half a year. I found myself more and more at loggerheads with the new principal and my old Superintendent. As we have discussed, participatory decision making or, if you prefer, shared decision making or collaborative leadership is dependent upon open and honest discussion. Sometimes discussion can last for several weeks, requires cooling down periods, and compromise. During an early faculty discussion where divergent opinions were...
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...to send their children to public school or private school. Which public school is determined by what district or zip code you live in. Private schools are stricter were parents have to pay tuition and sometimes the child has to go through an interview to attend the school. The schools focus on the child’s health record and determine if the child has been given the proper vaccines. The parental rights are then questioned if the child is not up to date with their vaccinations. The schools then let the parents know that their child will not be allowed to attend school until their child has the proper vaccinations determining what is right for your child. Neither the government nor a school system should be making decisions on if your child should be allowed to attend school based on vaccinations, because vaccinations are not 100% effective. Parents should be allowed to send their children to public schools unvaccinated because they pose no threat to the children that are vaccinated. Vaccinations to enroll in school seem to be ill-advised and have no true basis. One cannot help but wonder how an unvaccinated child can actually affect a vaccinated child, if the vaccination is serving its true purpose. However, since the 1980s, as stated by Stay “the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention worked with state legislatures to require every child to provide proof of immunization in order to enroll and stay in public or private school, and began to see reductions in...
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...Lorrie57 EDU-210 November 10, 2012 Local School Community Collage To incorporate an educational school system, there are six distinctive educational stakeholders involved in this process. The school board members, superintendent, site administrator, teachers, parents, and students are closely involved in the overall operations of schools. The school board is comprised of members that are usually elected by the residents of the school district. The size of a school board varies between districts. School boards have the power to hire and fire teachers and administrators. The school district superintendent has the job responsibility of making sure personnel selections meet state standards and benefits the district with their educational experience. The superintendent makes important decisions in matters such as new school construction, the districts finance, and a major part of the curriculum and teaching in the schools of the district. The site administrator or principal is the stakeholder in the school setting; he/she is expected to set the academic tone for students, parents, staff, and community members through effective leadership. The teacher, along with the student, plays an interactive role in the education process, because one cannot function without the other. The teacher as a stakeholder is expected to possess the professional knowledge to lead the students in instruction. The parents’ role, as educational stakeholders, is to ensure that their children...
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...states that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof,” the decision has created issues within the education system. Even though, students have a freedom of speech there are certain stipulations. Schools may limit students’ autonomy of expression to a certain extent. In Teachers and the Law, chapter ten informs readers when can schools restrict freedom of expression between educators and scholars. According to Teacher and the Law, “when conflicts arise between the rights of teachers or students and the authority of school administrators, it is the job of the courts to balance legitimate rights in conflict and determine when to protect and when to limit...
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...Teams Describing the Group The school board of Redeemer Community Christian School (RCCS) is a formally structured group that fulfills a particular need of the overall organization. It meets Shockley-Zalabak’s definition of a “directional group”, or one that “establishes policy and is generally responsible for both the oversight and the performance of the organization (2012, p. 187)”. The school board is co-located group of six individuals who set school policies, make financial decisions, and provide overall guidance about the direction and mission of the school. The school board has the final word of authority in all matters related to the running of the school. Communication within the Group Group communication roles tend to fall into three important classifications: task roles, maintenance roles, and self-centered roles (Shockley-Zalabak, 2012). The RCCS school board exhibits two of these: task roles that help them accomplish goals, and maintenance roles which facilitate social support among members. Fortunately, self-centered roles, which tend to exhibit negative behavior and slow down the work of the group, are not normally experienced within Redeemer’s school board. Specific communications within the school board primarily take place during their semi-monthly meetings. The group meets for 2-3 hours every other Tuesday evening to discuss the business of the school and make decisions. The school board members also communicate via phone...
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...the CFO and does not agree to correct the financial statements C. The external auditors support the CEO and do not agree to correct the financial statements D. The audit committee should always be the first to be informed about such a difference of opinion 3. "Treating others fairly" encompasses treating them: A. Equally, impartially, and responsibly B. Equally, responsibly, and openly C. Impartially, openly, and diligently D. Equally, impartially, and openly 4. Objectivity requires that a CPA should: A. Maintain a mental attitude of impartiality B. Maintain a mental attitude of intellectual honesty C. Be free of conflicts of interest D. All of the above 5. The method of ethical reasoning that deals with making decisions after considering the interests of others is: A. Egoism B. Enlightened Egoism C. Utilitarianism D. Rights Theory 6. Deontology deals with A. Emphasizes rights of others B. Consequences of actions C. Following prescribed virtue characteristics D. Following the law as an element of ethical behavior 7. Under the IMA's standards of ethical practice, an accounting professional can consider informing authorities or individuals not employed by the organization when an ethical dilemma occurs about an accounting or...
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...issue and full text archive of this journal is available at http://www.emeraldinsight.com/0957-8234.htm JEA 41,1 The ethics of zero tolerance Kevin Gorman Sylvania Northview High School, Sylvania Public Schools, Sylvania, Ohio, USA, and 24 Patrick Pauken Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA Received May 2002 Revised September 2002 Accepted October 2002 Keywords Decision making, Ethics, Violence, Schools, Discipline, Legislation Abstract “Zero tolerance” has become the international “buzz word” of the secondary building administrator. As school violence has increased so have the legislative and regulatory policymaking mandates c a l l i n g for increased disciplinary consequences for inappropriate stud ent behavior. Ethical problem-solving and decision-making have taken a back seat to reactive discipline by school officials. Media publicity has forced proactive principals to become reactive impulsive decision-makers. In this article, Starratt’s three-part model for ethical school administration – encompassing the ethics of critique, justice, and care – is applied to a fictional scenario and the ethical dilemma that evolves. Recommendations for practice are offered in a proposed resolution of the dilemma within the context of a central conclusion: if the school administrator of the twenty- first century is to build and maintain an ethical educational setting where all students can learn, zero tolerance cannot dictate the only outcomes for inappropriate...
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...must be able to change styles based on the situation. Leaders must also be able to communicate to the staff about change. An effective leader is a person who leads others toward a shared goal, showing the way by example and forming an environment in which other staff members feel actively involved in the process. Systematic change is dependent on quality leadership. Leading change is the hardest expertise to achieve. Without quality management, systematic change will flop and the school will feel unmanageable without guidance. It is vital leaders wishing to implement systematic change have a clear vision, direction and a process for this change to take place. Without having a vision, change is likely not going to happen. Change involves stakeholders, their visions, and the leader’s visionary skills for change to occur. Change lead by efficient leaders is inevitable and important for progress in schools and without change unproductivity occurs. Stakeholders need to be involved in the decision-making about change because it creates a trusting and supportive environment conducive to change (Gurr, Drysdale, & Mulford, 2006). Module 7 lecture (2012) states there are steps to follow for applying change so it is successful. First, you need to diagnose the need for change. Why is change necessary. Next, collect data. Then communicate to staff and stakeholders the possibility of problems associated with change. Listen to all viewpoints. Examine the data for understanding the consequences...
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...Miami School District Negotiation paper Mike Austin MGT 445- Organizational Negotiations August 8, 2011 Carlos Campos Miami School District Negotiation paper The Miami school district had an unexpected increase in the school’s enrollment. With the enlarged enrollment, the district, forced to look at the upcoming school year and the boundaries of the school district. The Miami school district will work with experts to redraw the boundaries of the school district to help reduce the size of the school enrolment. Therefore, with the boundaries redrawn some students will attend the upcoming school year at a different school. The parents, of the students attending Miami schools are upset and protesting the school districts new plan to change the boundaries of the district. In order for the school board to move forward the district needs to hold a public meeting explain the need for the change in the districts bounders and explain to the parents what the outcome is if the boundaries are not changed before the upcoming school year. In the paper, the paper will cover the concerns of the parents and the ways the Miami school district or board plans to deal with the parents concerns. Quality of education The parents of the students attending Miami school districts are concerned about the type of education his or her child will receive with the district’s new plan in place in the upcoming school year. One of the biggest concerns for the parents is that the students have...
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...Acquisition of Honeywell Ishyta Hick Financial Decisions MGT 769 April 9, 2013 Honeywell Acquisition Jessica Gallinelli, managing director of Bancroft capital management is facing financial decision either to hold or sell her shares in Honeywell before Honeywell merge with GE. Gallinelli own 10 million shares in Honeywell and its short position of 10 million shares in GE. The key factors on Gallinelli either to sell or hold shares were based on the value of shares after the merger, also she wanted to know how the market will respond to Honeywell shares after decisions from both the antitrust regulatory of the European Commission (EC) and The U.S. department of justice. Gallinelli also planned to consider relevant personality and political issues. Both Mario Monti of European Commission and Charles James U.S assistant attorney general, Had personal interests in the outcome of the case. Because their job performances on political career depends on approve from the society how they perceive them as regulators. Allowing the merger will add the value to both Honeywell and GE shares and rejecting the merger will lead to loss for both companies’ shares. Valuation of Honeywell Common shares during merger (Year 2000) 801.4 million Price per share $ 36.72 Honeywell value = 801.4*36.72 = $ 29,427.41 billion Antitrust Concerns The market was careful waiting regulators responses toward the deal. In U.S the regulators consist of department of justice and U.S trade commission...
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...ABSTRACT The paper examined what the concept of decision and decision making is. It looked into the various components of decision making and its characteristics in all organization including the school system. It also focused on the various types of decision ranging from personal, organizational etc. The various people involved in making decisions in the educational system was also looked into and the various steps in the decision making process. Decision making also had various limitation and constraints which the study also looked into. INTRODUCTION Decision means to achieve some result or to solve some problems. It should be thought as means rather than ends as they are the organizational mechanisms by which an attempt is made to achieve a desired state. Decision-making is a central responsibility of the educational administrator. It is a fundamental process that takes place in organizations. It involves choice and entails cost. It is a means of achieving organizational goals and objectives and not an end in itself. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE Decision originated from the Latin word “decisio” which means “to cut from”. To decide thus means to come to a conclusion or to pass a resolution. Decision is a conscious and deliberate resolve that binds the individual or group to taking action in a specific way. It generates towards an envisaged course of action of some specificity and is moreover an act that is made in the light of and in consistent with at least...
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