Systems/Continuous Improvement Theories
Systems/Continuous improvement theories
Systems/Continuous improvement theories Today, leadership is a major topic that is being explored from various vantage points. There are plethora’s of organizations that are reviewing and restructuring their leadership infrastructures, seeing that particular researchers are identifying models that are becoming less effective in regards to influencing the growth of an organization as well as individuals. One organization or institution that is slowly crawling towards changing its leadership model(s) that it employs is the educational system. Therefore, this particular paper will highlight the educational system, in particular within the Fort Worth Independent School District; furthermore, it will highlight the following points: 1. Identify and defend what you believe to be the most pressing issue facing schools today. 2. From the school improvement theories described in the readings for this module, select and justify the one that would work best to remedy this issue. 3. Describe how to apply the school improvement theory to the identified issue. 4. Discuss the extent to which educational leaders have used this theory to solve similar educational issues. Include instances in which they were successful and instances in which they were not. 5. Address how leaders can integrate these theories with the Effective Schools Framework for the support of sustainable change. The particular organization that will be highlighted in this paper is the Fort Worth Independent School District. A historical change that transpired in the district occurred when the previous superintendent (which just resigned last month) began her term. She began in July of 2005 and upon beginning her term with the district, which is usually unlikely today, she began to emphasize the need for teams and leadership collaboration, from the central office to the campuses. This change was a historical
Systems/Continuous improvement theories Today, leadership is a major topic that is being explored from various vantage points. There are plethora’s of organizations that are reviewing and restructuring their leadership infrastructures, seeing that particular researchers are identifying models that are becoming less effective in regards to influencing the growth of an organization as well as individuals. One organization or institution that is slowly crawling towards changing its leadership model(s) that it employs is the educational system. Therefore, this particular paper will highlight the educational system, in particular within the Fort Worth Independent School District; furthermore, it will highlight the following points: 1. Identify and defend what you believe to be the most pressing issue facing schools today. 2. From the school improvement theories described in the readings for this module, select and justify the one that would work best to remedy this issue. 3. Describe how to apply the school improvement theory to the identified issue. 4. Discuss the extent to which educational leaders have used this theory to solve similar educational issues. Include instances in which they were successful and instances in which they were not. 5. Address how leaders can integrate these theories with the Effective Schools Framework for the support of sustainable change. The particular organization that will be highlighted in this paper is the Fort Worth Independent School District. A historical change that transpired in the district occurred when the previous superintendent (which just resigned last month) began her term. She began in July of 2005 and upon beginning her term with the district, which is usually unlikely today, she began to emphasize the need for teams and leadership collaboration, from the central office to the campuses. This change was a historical
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