WEEK SIX SCENARIO

The initial step to take in the scenario is to develop the power to influence the teachers so as they can change their behavior and attitude towards the school. This calls for leadership strategy that will create a positive environment in where teachers will feel comfortable interacting and delivering in the class room.  Developments of teachers will therefore, be a priority since they have the capacity to influence the students’ behavior and general outcome. Good administration involves moving things towards an achievement in terms of teachers’ motivation and performance in the classroom which in turn affect the performance of the school (OECD, 2013).

 The first action in developing teachers involves gaining their confidence and trust so that they can offer full support for the programs to be adopted to impart technical, social and emotional skills. It will be important to have the teachers learn to embrace the new demographics and administration at the new school, how they can handle their grievances and dispelling the fear of interacting with Mrs. Mary. This will be possible if there is a cordial relationship with the principal so that she can throw her weight behind the creation of a positive working environment and introduction of necessary changes. This is important since it lays the ground for proceeding with the initial step of brings every staff member on board in order to show them the need for working together. Proceeding from the first step will require the effort of all persons who will be involved in the activities that will ensure the school attains at least the C performance level.

For the right actions to be taken, critical information about the teachers and students will be needed so as to determine the best starting point. Information about teachers’ skills and performances is necessary at this juncture in order to match any development program with the appropriate course content for every teacher. There possibility that teachers attitude and behavior will be changed if their skills are not understood and development taken to fill any gap that may exist. Therefore, information on teachers’ skills will be important in determining how their personal and professional development will be approached.  Focusing on such skills and their improvement is important in determining how teachers will impact on the behavior and performance of the student in the school both academically and extracurricular activities. Skills evaluation is an important step in any organization since it forms the basis of introducing training and development programs for employees and management. Evaluation information will provide information on how the leadership of the school expect the teachers to perform and areas that need improvement so that the performance of the students and hence of the school is improved (OECD, 2013). The information of the students especially their past behavior is necessary in determining where the discipline issues are likely to emerge from. This will provide a good foundation for dealing with any cases of discipline in the future.

The first action in the school will involve creating an environment where the teachers will fill motivated to work with the new demographics in the school and reducing action that may develop between the school and the teachers. In addition, there will be the need to emphasize on the need for the teachers to undertake development programs and imparting a positive relationship with students.

 

References

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. (2013). Teachers for the 21st century: Using evaluation to improve teaching. Paris: OECD.