Response 3

Case Study- Allocation of Funds

It is December of the school year. The Superintendent recommended to the Board of Education that an additional $10,000 be allotted to reduce the number of students who do not meet the minimum standard on the state testing program in sixth grade mathematics. (The funds will be available immediately)
You are a member of the sixth grade staff.
You are a member of the committee to decide how to use the funds.
There are no preconditions to the manner in which the funds are to be used.

Below is a list of the students who did not meet the standard the previous year:

Student State test score (5th grade) Additional Information

Sally 185

Sue 191

Frank 198

Jane 199

Jim 184 Has an IEP

Bob 189

John 185 Has an IEP

Ann 180

Pam 195

Tom 181 Has an IEP

Note: The minimum passing score on the state test is 200

Using the decision making model decide previously discussed decide on a course of action. (Page 192 of the text)

Response 2

You have been selected to sit on a committee to transition your school from a junior high school to a middle school.

Respond to the following concerns:

1. What resources would you suggest that the committee use to guide the development of the middle school?

2. What do you see as the greatest barrier to accomplishing the goal?

3. What do you believe will be the greatest challenge for the teachers in transitioning to a middle school?

Justify your responses.

Response 1

You are a 5th grade teacher in a K to 5 school. The district is in proximity to a large metropolitan urban center that employs many parents of the students in various capacities.

It is 10:00 AM and you are in the faculty room with three other teachers. The principal enters the lounge and tells the group that there has just been an explosion in a large commercial building in the city with many casualties. There are approximately thirty minutes left in the prep period. The principal asks the group to develop a plan to deal with the situation.

What would you advise the principal to do with the students?

Would your course of action change if you were in middle school with sixth, seventh, and eighth graders?