Changing Course in Jefferson City: Reevaluating a District Initiative to Convert Under-Enrolled Elementary Schools

This case positions the reader as the superintendent of Jefferson City Public Schools (pseudonym). Like many urban school districts in the United States, Jefferson City faces a complex milieu of fiscal challenges attributed to inadequate state funding and declining student enrollment. Within this ca...

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Published in:The Journal of cases in educational leadership 2018-06, Vol.21 (2), p.89-103
Main Author: Lochmiller, Chad R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Case Method (Teaching Technique)
Case Studies
Change Strategies
Declining Enrollment
Elementary Schools
Enrollment Management
Financial Problems
Learning Activities
Lesson Plans
Middle Schools
Organizational Change
Public Schools
Resource Allocation
School Organization
Strategic Planning
Superintendents
Teaching Guides
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Summary:This case positions the reader as the superintendent of Jefferson City Public Schools (pseudonym). Like many urban school districts in the United States, Jefferson City faces a complex milieu of fiscal challenges attributed to inadequate state funding and declining student enrollment. Within this case, the superintendent must address the failing implementation of a district-wide initiative, which converted K-5 elementary schools to K-8 combination schools in response to declining middle school enrollment. The case invites the reader to consider how the district might engage in strategic planning to revise or eliminate the initiative. The case is appropriate for use in administrator preparation programs, particularly those preparing district-level administrators.
ISSN:1555-4589
1555-4589
DOI:10.1177/1555458917735356