Washington Elementary Pre-K-6 Rural School

A CASE STUDY

By Esther Savitzky

The Culture of Teaching and Learning Standard 2

A school administrator is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by advocating, nurturing, and sustaining a school culture and Instructional program conducive to student learningand staff professional growth (CCSSO, 1996, P.12).

Case StudyIntroduction

WashingtonElementary

Pre-K-6 RuralElementarySchool

Demographics

• The school is located in the rural town of Milton, population 4000. It is surrounded by strawberry fields and orange groves.

School Population

• 62% Hispanic (5% increase in past 5years)• 33% White • 5% African American• The Hispanic population is composed of families of migrant workers whose primary language is Spanish. Many of the parents are illiterate or have limited education, but are very supportive of the educational system. This population is transient.• The African American Population is bused thirty minutes in from Centerville another Allen County School District town.• The white students are the children of strawberry farmers and blue collar workers.

Achievement Data

Washington Elementary - Previous School Year School Grade - D

Reading

Criteria (to earn C) Student Achievement Meet Criteria

Criteria (to earn C) Student Achievement Meet Criteria

Criteria (to earn C) Student Achievement Meet Criteria

60% Level 2 or above 50% Level 2 and above no Mathematics

60% Level 2 or above 62% Level 2 and above yes Writing

50% Level 3 or above 49% no

Staff

Case study presentation:•Purpose was to analyze and study strategies principals may use to improve school culture;•This is a segment of a comprehensive presentation.