Bay Meadows Case Study

      CASE STUDY: You are the principal at the Bay Meadows High School. Your state is actively engaged in school reform based on federal education requirements contained in the No Child Left Behind legislation and expects school systems to be responsible for student achievement outcomes. Your district is a large urban setting. As a result, student demographics are diverse with an almost equal number of Caucasian and African-American students. There are also many students of foreign origin. Student attendance is about 82 percent, but a few students missed almost 30% of the school year due to illness. Most students perform well in class tests, but the achievement on the standardized state tests has been average. At the beginning of the school year, the school administrative team met to create a reform plan to be implemented over the next five years as related to curriculum and instruction. The plan contains the following long-term goals:  Increase student achievement levels on standardized state and federal tests.  Create a safe learning environment for students.  Increase parent and community involvement in school activities. The board has also compiled a list of objectives to be achieved in the next 2 years. These objectives are based on feedback received during a recent meeting with teachers and parents. The objectives are as follows: 1. Introduce vocational training. 2. Vastly improved the use of computers in the curriculum. 3. Update the library with newer, more relevant books. 4. Update laboratory equipment. 5. Prepare students for the real world before they graduate from