1. How might a small group of dedicated teachers embark on changing structures in schools? Identify the stakeholders the group would have to bring on board to effect change. I personally have tried this idea. A few years ago, everyone was complaining. I suggested that we ( a small group of approximately 18 employees) decide on a few objectives at a time for a particular amount of time. An example, we might have agreed to focus on tardies and severe dress code violations for four weeks. We would not focus on profanity, minor dress code violations, or other infractions in the code of conduct, unless safety or illegal activities were involved. Most of the people agreed, but we could not get the disciplinary assistant principal to agree. Without this principal, people were afraid of retaliation. The stakeholders include everyone who wants change. It could go as high as the Board of Education to the school bus drivers.
2. What perceptions do you think most teachers would have of Latrell? What information would you share with those to advocate for Latrell’s participation in rigorous academics, arts, and athelics? What support structures would you build to
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I chose to pick the high school in which I graduated. I graduated from Foley High School in Foley, Alabama. Foley High School was the only high school from the Gulf of Mexico to the Florida line up to Robertsdales and over to Fairhope. The population varied, mostly whites and blacks. I only remember one nonwhite or non black person. Cheryll had a multicultural background (ones’ ethnic makeup in high school was not relevant). The economic level of Foley High School was vast. Our parents were land developers on the Gulf of Mexico to factory workers to shrimpers and fishermen. Our neighborhood was as diverse as we were. Shelby lived in a Gulf Penthouse, Vicki lived on farmland, and I lived in a rented house in the town of