High School Building Research Paper

My organization is in a state of transition. The high school population has out grown the space that we have available. Our high school currently consists of two campuses, a mile apart. One campus houses the ninth graders and half of the tenth graders. The second campus houses the other half of the tenth graders as well as the eleventh and twelfth graders. After much planning and research, the decision has been made to remodel and expand the current Sr. High campus to accommodate all 9 through 12 students. This project will be completed in phases over a three to five-year time-period, and begin in the summer of 2107. In addition to this impending construction, both high schools are now under the supervision of one principal. This year has brought
If you were to walk into my school, you will see a very old building. The outside has beautiful architecture, and you may not even think it is a school. The inside is an old building made to look bright and new. Some rooms still have exposed pipes in the ceilings, some of the rooms are the original hardwood floors and some rooms still even have the original caulk boards. However, walking through the building you will see the emergence of the 21st century with smart boards, laptops, Elmo’s and internet wiring throughout the ceilings. I am reminded of Edgars Schein’s levels of organization, specifically, artifacts. The visible part of the culture that is noticed by a visitor, in my the case the building, may give the impressions that the school is old and outdated. Outsiders may also assume the teaching and programs are also old and outdated. It isn’t until they come through the doors and meet the staff and learn about the programs that they see the school through a different
Some have been there through several changes of administration. At this point in their careers, they are awaiting the time to retire and carefully riding the changes in the school and education. When asked if they like working at the school, the response for most of the staff was that they like the students and teaching but are frustrated with the regulations and mandates form the administration and the state. There is also an overwhelming feeling that administrators quickly forget what it is like to be a teacher. I interpret that as the staff feels a lack of empathy from the