Prepare students for the SBL and SDL NYS School Leadership Assessments
Case Study Analysis
(school-related violence)
Develop a case study of an administrative issue in your school district or any other known district (maximum six pages, double spaced, minimum 14 pt.). This Case Study Analysis will help prepare students for the SBL and SDL NYS School Leadership Assessments. This will be first accomplished from both building and district level perspectives. Second, evaluation that requires analyzing multiple documents will be accomplished by the use of all or some of the SBL questions below. The SBL exam is perceived as more difficult than the SDL exam, therefore, this course helps to prepare students in the program for this significant benchmark exam. Differences between the two certification exams can be found at: http://www.nystce.nesinc.com
For further case studies and scenarios:
Midlock, Stephen. Case Studies for Educational Leadership. (2010) Pearson, ISBN# 0135094046
Hanson, Karen (2005). Preparing for Educational Administration Using Case Analysis, NJ: Pearson
Kowalski, Theodore (2007). Case Studies in Educational Administration (5thEdition),
Work Products want students to write a response or memo to a specific situation. They tend to ask students to do one of the following. Your assigned work product should use this “template”.
Possibility #1:
Explain why it is important to (develop the plan, improve on…., etc.)
Describe 2 issues or factors to consider as you (develop the plan, etc.)
For each factor, what data should you analyze.
Why is this type of data useful in analyzing the factor.
Describe the appropriate role for you to play in helping to develop the plan.
Possibility #2:
Describe 2 important issues that must be considered.
Describe one strategy for improving, determining, etc…..
Explain why this strategy is likely to be effective.
Case Studies present a scenario or a series of documents and ask for student analysis which must contain specific evidence from presented material. They tend to ask students to do one of the following. Your assigned case study should use this “template”.
Possibility #1:
What did _________________ do well.
What did _________________ do poorly.
What 3 actions_______________ should take to resolve the situation.
Describe why each action is likely to be effective.
Possibility #2:
Identify one strength the ………
One strategy for building on this strength.
Identify 2 weaknesses of the ……….
For each weakness design a strategy for addressing it.
For Each strategy explain why it is likely to be effective.
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