Reframing Case Study Assignment: Standards 1-6
Administration/supervisory candidates utilize Bolman and Deal’s concept of reframing as a tool to demonstrate their content knowledge of schools organizations by analyzing their school or district as a case study. The purpose of the reframing process is to permit the candidate to demonstrate the relationship between theory and practice in the context of one urban school or district.
RUBRIC: REFRAMING ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHP: A CASE STUDY
ELCC / ISLLC /NJAC A.C / Unsatisfactory / Satisfactory / Target
1.2 / Articulate a vision (Introduction & Conclusion) / The description does not include the candidate’s vision of school leadership. / The candidate articulates a personal vision of school leadership. / The introduction and conclusion reflect the candidate’s leadership vision as well as that of the school/district being analyzed.
2.1 / Promote PositiveSchool Culture (Symbolic Frame) / The candidate’s discussion of the school’s culture is very superficial. / The candidate describes in detail the culture that exists in the school and community. / The analysis assesses the school culture using multiple sources of information to improve school programs and culture.
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3.2
3.3 / Manage the organization
Manage operations
Manage resources
(Structural and Human Resource Frames) / The candidate does not adequately describe the management process employed nor the connections among managing the organization, operations, and resources. / The candidate describes the processes used by school leaders to manage the school. / The candidate demonstrates the ability to optimize the learning environment by applying appropriate models and principles of organizational development.
4.2
4.3 / Respond to community interests and needs
Mobilize community resources
(Human Resource Frame) / The candidate does not recognize the role that community interests play in the educational process, nor does the candidate adequately discuss the school’s utilization of community resources. / The candidate describes the human resources issues that impact the school community. / The candidate demonstrates the ability to understand and accommodate diverse school and community conditions and dynamics. The candidate acknowledges diverse community interests and explores ways to better mobilize community resources.
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5.3 / Acts with Integrity
Acts Ethically
(Political Frame) / The candidate fails to see the ethical consequences of political actions. / The candidate describes the political climate that exists in a particular school. / The candidate makes and explains decisions based upon ethical and legal principles.
6.1 / Understands the larger context
(Introduction & Conclusion / The school is not described as a microsociety that functions within a larger context. / The candidate describes but does not analyze the context in which this school operates. / The candidate’s insightful analysis reflects the complexity of understanding the context in which the individual school operates as well as the dynamics of responding to that context.