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W5 Case Study Assignment
From Rookie to Reality Case Analysis and Rationale
School safety issues continue to intensify in todays schools. In addition to ensuring that the building and surrounding areas are safe for everyone on the school campus, the principal must understand his or her authority in disciplining students involved in on and offcampus activities such as gangs, cyberbullying, disruptive students, sexting, violence, etc.
Part 1: Case Analysis
Using the Case Analysis Template, address each step of the decisionmaking model to render a decision for Case.
From Rookie to Reality Case Analysis and Rationale Template
Part 1: Case Analysis
1.Brief summary of the case:
2.Identify the issues to be resolved:
3.Stakeholders involved in the issues:
4.One or two existing laws or court rulings that relate to the issues:
5.District policies that relate to the issues:
6.Possible solutions to the issues:
7.The solution you chose to resolve the issues:
8.Action steps (2-5) for implementing your solution, including a timeline for each step:
9.Potential moral and legal consequences of the solution:
Case 24
New Interim Principal takes over for the rest of this school year at Shoreline Elementary due to principal getting sick who more than likely will not be returning next year. Interim principal was an assistant principal to Rick King, principal at another school.
After you had been at Shoreline for only two weeks, you heard that Rick King had to evacuate the students because a pipe bomb had been placed outside one of the classrooms. The bomb squad had to be summoned, and what turned out to be a homemade bomb was defused. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
This incident was covered extensively by the radio and television stations and the local newspapers. The concern that this type of event might recur in the district was at the forefront of every administrators mind.
Shortly after the incident at Ricks school and 20 minutes before the beginning of school at Shoreline, the Interim Principal walked out in front of the school to welcome the students and parents. You noticed a fourth-grade student running toward you with an adult whom you believed to be his mother. The two shouted in your direction and pointed at the object that was lying on the sidewalk just across the street. After you calmed the child and the parent down, you walked across the street in an effort to get a better look at the object.
You walked quickly to where the object was located and noticed that it was near the crosswalk and appeared to be made of metal. Each end was wrapped with tape. You immediately assumed that it was another homemade explosive device similar to the one at Ricks school.
Part 2: Rationale
Support the case analysis with a 750-word rationale explaining the decisions you made and how those decisions:
Support the schools vision and mission and safeguard the values of democracy, equity, and diversity.
Promote social justice and ensure that individual student needs inform all aspects of schooling.
Promote collaboration, trust, learning, and high expectations.
Cite the case and any other source documents as appropriate.
APA format is required, solid academic writing is expected.
This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
RUBRIC
Case Analysis 1-3: (10) Analysis skillfully and convincingly summarizes the case, identifies the issues to be resolved, and identifies the stakeholders involved in the issues.
Case Analysis 4-5: (20) Identifies compelling existing laws or court rulings and district policies related to the issues.
Case Analysis 6-8 (20) Identifies exceptional possible solutions to the issues and insightfully selects the ideal solution. Action steps and timeline are thoughtful and realistic.
Case Analysis 9: (10) Moral and legal consequences of proposed solution are thorough and proficiently explained.
Rationale: (20) Rationale compellingly explains how the proposed solution supports the schools vision and mission while safeguarding the values of democracy, equity, and diversity within the school; skillfully promote social justice and ensures that individual student needs inform all aspects of schooling; and promotes collaboration, trust, learning, and high expectations.
Organization: (5)The content is well-organized and logical. There is a sequential progression of ideas that relate to each other. The content is presented as a cohesive unit and provides the audience with a clear sense of the main idea.
Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style(10) Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error.
Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use): (5) Submission is virtually free of mechanical errors. Word choice reflects well-developed use of practice and content-related language. Sentence structures are varied and engaging.
