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536 Adverse Situations: Read the following case study to inform the assignment.

You are the principal of Sunset Hills, a K-8 school with an 800-student population. It is a May mid-morning in Phoenix, Arizona, where the outside temperature has reached a staggering 98 degrees and is rising. While visiting classrooms in the campus' main building, you begin to notice the classrooms seem to be getting warmer and warmer. At noon the facilities manager notifies you that the central air conditioning units in the building are down. As you continue to walk through classrooms, you observe students sweating and trying to cool down waving their papers as fans. School does not end until 3:45 p.m.

In a 825-word analysis, and keeping the district, parents, students, teachers, and the media in mind, address the following:

Management and Operational Systems

· Identify the main decisions that must be made.

· Identify additional information needed to inform your decision.

Human, Fiscal, and Technological Resources

· Organize staff to ensure the safety of students and consistency of response.

· Identify additional resources needed to ensure safety of students and staff.

Safety and Welfare of Students and Staff

· Identify legal rulings regarding the safety and welfare of students and staff to consider in making a decision.

· Identify district policy regarding the safety and welfare of students and staff that might affect a decision.

Collaboration with Faculty and Community

· Identify possible stakeholders involved in the decision-making and/or affected by the recommended solution.

Solution and Rationale

· Explain your solutions for addressing the situation.

· List action steps you would take to implement the solutions, including a timeline for implementing them.

· Provide a rationale for your proposed solutions. Explain how the solution protects the welfare and safety of students and staff, complies with laws, rights, and policies, and involves appropriate stakeholders.

Use APA Writing Style Guide. RUBRIC:

15 Management and Operational Systems: Analysis extensively identifies management and operational systems decisions that must be made, and insightfully identifies information to inform decisions.

15 Human, Fiscal, and Technological Resources : Analysis compellingly ensures the safety of students or consistency of response. Additional resources needed to ensure safety of students and staff are meaningful.

15 Safety and Welfare of Students and Staff : Legal rulings and district policy regarding the safety and welfare of students and staff are substantial and in depth.

15 Collaboration with Faculty and Community: Analysis expertly identifies possible stakeholders involved in the decision-making and/or affected by the recommended solution.

15 Solution and Rationale: Solutions for addressing the situation are innovative and rationale for the solution is persuasive. Action steps to implement the solutions are thorough.

15 Cite Sources APA Style Writing Guide

Cite 3-4 scholarly resources to support your analysis.

Breakthrough Principals: A Step-by-Step Guide to Building Stronger Schools (1st Edition)

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 "Eliminating Disparities in School Discipline: A Framework for Intervention," by Gregory, Skiba and Mediratta, from Review of Research in Education (2017).

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“Preparing for the Worst,” by Rinaldi, from American School & University (2017).

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“Role Call: Building a Culture of Safety Through Information Sharing,” by Goodf, from Principal Leadership (2017).

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