Assignment 3

Rocky Road School District Transcript

Edwaurdo King 

Contemporary Issues in Education  

Professor Teresa Wilburn 

8-23-2020

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for this opportunity to address the Rocky Road School District turnaround project. My name is Dr. Gogy, and I am the new school superintendent. 

First and foremost, the school faces several lawsuits from former staff members. The staff claim that parents discriminated against them for mishandling their children's individualized education plans (IEPS). The low teachers' motivation, as shown by the numerous contract negotiations, is another challenge facing the school. The school test scores have been falling and have reached a low, which has raised the alarm from the state education board. The test scores have been below the Adequate Yearly progress for some time, and an immediate effort needs to be taken to turn around the trend. Another challenge is the increased cases of parents pooling out their students from the school and enrolling them in charter schools. The large class sizes, which increase the student to teacher ratio leading to low-quality education, are the primary causes. The buildings are old, meaning that they are in bad condition for teaching and threatening the student's safety. Finally, the teachers seemed distanced from the students, and the principal was not available to address the issues raised by the parents.

As your new superintendent, I have the mandate to lead the school out of condition through astute leadership, which includes harmonizing all the stakeholders. First, I will be available to any inquiries from any stakeholder on the school progress. Motivating the teachers through their contract negotiations, goal setting, and a result-oriented approach to their teaching routine will improve grades and teacher-student relationships. The teachers have the mandate to use a diversified approach to teaching students from different economic and social backgrounds to promote diversification and inclusivity. The structural upgrade to address class sizes and the dilapidated buildings in the resource-constrained environment will have to be postponed to the future. Still, minor renovations will be required to make the school more habitable. The challenge is more of a financial constraint. Given the parents' economic backgrounds and the school budget, it will be challenging for parents to chip in their contribution towards renovating the school due to their current unsatisfactory condition with the school.

The teachers are the leading resource that will help in changing the school situation. The contract negotiations provide an excellent opportunity for specifying the roles and the remuneration to ensure that the teacher delivers on their mandated responsibilities. Financial resources will be secured by presenting a budget plan for renovation to the state for funding. The parents can also contribute towards the project, but efforts to motivate and show improvement in test scores are required to drive the parents, and therefore the suggestion will be brought up later. The school budget will be allocated to renovations, which will make the school more habitable to the students.

I am devoted to taking back the school to its golden days, and with trust, motivation, coordination, and the right resources, we will achieve the goal in my five years tenure. Thank you all.