Case Study

 

Your new principal, in her opening remarks to the faculty at the beginning of the school year, has announced that the school’s new goal will be to be rank among the top 10 school in the state according to SAT scores. 

            In order to implement this program, she is asking each teacher to do three things:

• to designate a portion of the curriculum specifically to preparing students for the test;
• to recommend students be assessed for learning disabilities so that they might qualify for extended time;
• to file a report each semester with the principal detailing the specific ways in which the faculty member has tried to implement this goal.

In addition, the new principal has announced a policy that will put greater emphasis on the ability of applicants to do well on standardized tests. 

            In the past, your school has been known as an institution that seeks to recognize the unique qualification of all applicants and in the past has been willing to accept applicants with lower test scores who shore promise in other ways.

 

            Where do you stand on your new principal’s new direction for your institution?