Policy Recommendation

Part I

Policy Recommendation

Imagine you are the assistant county manager.  An increasing number of students in the county school district have received suspensions and expulsions for violation of school dress-codes (review current events). The county manager has directed you explore this issue and offer a solution.

Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word white paper for the county manager in which you identify the issues related to school dress code policy and alternatives. Include the following:

· Evaluate issues related to student protection, protected freedoms and rights, government necessity, and other influences;

· Identify public problems relating to the policy and alternatives;

· Create a recommendation for the county manager.

Part II

Evaluation Method Comparison

Locate two journal articles responding to public policy evaluation.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper in which you compare the evaluation methods used. Include the following in your paper:

· Analyze the evaluation theories and approaches.

· Identify evaluation obstacles and constraints.

· Describe the evaluation outcomes.