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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">I am going to begin with the structure that my school least
resembles.<span> </span>My school least resembles a
chaotic system.<span> </span>At the beginning of the
year, handed out with all of our paperwork, is the district calendar.<span> </span>This calendar has all the important dates
noted for each separate building.<span> </span>This
calendar is also given to every student in our district on their first day of school.<span> </span>This keeps all parents informed of any building
functions.<span> </span>My building’s vice principal emails
a monthly calendar of events to all faculty and staff, informing us of any
upcoming events.<span> </span>He also prints a
monthly newsletter to be handed out to all our students.<span> </span>Our principal meets with us weekly in the
form of TBT meetings.<span> </span>These meetings are
two fold, in that our principal is able to keep us informed of any changes that
may be implemented, and we report any data that we have collected as a grade
level.<span> </span>This keeps our principal informed
from the perspective of the faculty.<span> </span>Our
building and district is run off a handbook that is given out to students district
wide.<span> </span>We are all aware of all the rules
and regulations of the school. <span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">My school most resembles a professional structure loosely
coupled with an authoritarian structure.<span>
</span>Our administrator treats us as professionals.<span> </span>I say loosely coupled with authoritarian,
because the major decisions concerning the building are, ultimately, decided by
the administration.<span> </span>I do feel that the
voices of the faculty and staff are heard and taken into consideration while
these decisions are made.<span> </span>During our
weekly TBT meetings our administrator will open up the meeting to answer any of
our questions and listen to our concerns.<span>
</span>I also feel that our building is a professional structure, because our administrator
respects our professional opinion.<span> </span>For
example, a student that I had taught in my Kindergarten classroom last school
year was very low functioning.<span> </span>This
student’s parents preferred to home school, so this student left our school. This
school year I was given a new assignment to the first grade team.<span> </span>This student was re-enrolled this school year
and was assigned to a first grade teacher.<span>
</span>This teacher approached me and voiced her concerns about the success of
the student remaining in first grade.<span>
</span>The teacher asked me to go with her to discuss the situation with our
administrator.<span> </span>She and I approached our
administrator and he took my professional opinion about the success of this
student and listened to the current teacher’s concerns for the student’s
success and, ultimately, made the decision to retain the student in
Kindergarten.<span> </span>I feel this shows that my building’s
administrator listens to our concerns, values our opinions, and will ultimately
make the decision.<span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">I am going to begin with the structure that my school least
resembles.<span> </span>My school least resembles a
chaotic system.<span> </span>At the beginning of the
year, handed out with all of our paperwork, is the district calendar.<span> </span>This calendar has all the important dates
noted for each separate building.<span> </span>This
calendar is also given to every student in our district on their first day of school.<span> </span>This keeps all parents informed of any building
functions.<span> </span>My building’s vice principal emails
a monthly calendar of events to all faculty and staff, informing us of any
upcoming events.<span> </span>He also prints a
monthly newsletter to be handed out to all our students.<span> </span>Our principal meets with us weekly in the
form of TBT meetings.<span> </span>These meetings are
two fold, in that our principal is able to keep us informed of any changes that
may be implemented, and we report any data that we have collected as a grade
level.<span> </span>This keeps our principal informed
from the perspective of the faculty.<span> </span>Our
building and district is run off a handbook that is given out to students district
wide.<span> </span>We are all aware of all the rules
and regulations of the school. <span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">My school most resembles a professional structure loosely
coupled with an authoritarian structure.<span>
</span>Our administrator treats us as professionals.<span> </span>I say loosely coupled with authoritarian,
because the major decisions concerning the building are, ultimately, decided by
the administration.<span> </span>I do feel that the
voices of the faculty and staff are heard and taken into consideration while
these decisions are made.<span> </span>During our
weekly TBT meetings our administrator will open up the meeting to answer any of
our questions and listen to our concerns.<span>
</span>I also feel that our building is a professional structure, because our administrator
respects our professional opinion.<span> </span>For
example, a student that I had taught in my Kindergarten classroom last school
year was very low functioning.<span> </span>This
student’s parents preferred to home school, so this student left our school. This
school year I was given a new assignment to the first grade team.<span> </span>This student was re-enrolled this school year
and was assigned to a first grade teacher.<span>
</span>This teacher approached me and voiced her concerns about the success of
the student remaining in first grade.<span>
</span>The teacher asked me to go with her to discuss the situation with our
administrator.<span> </span>She and I approached our
administrator and he took my professional opinion about the success of this
student and listened to the current teacher’s concerns for the student’s
success and, ultimately, made the decision to retain the student in
Kindergarten.<span> </span>I feel this shows that my building’s
administrator listens to our concerns, values our opinions, and will ultimately
make the decision.<span></span></p>
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