Is there some way I could make sure my changes were long-lasting? Like wishing for more wishes? That’s the first thing I would do.
I have only a vague idea of what powers and limitations the principal has, so I’m just going to dream as if I were the dictator of HSHS.
Discipline
I would expel anyone with more than 12 referrals.
Then I would dedicate a room in the building to automatic ISS where students would go after being thrown out of the classroom (instead of being sent back to class and waiting for Dr Hayes to forget about their write ups 10 weeks later).
Next I would institute a locked-door policy. If students are in the halls without a hall pass after the class bell, they will be taken automatically to ISS. Herded, if you will.
At first, ISS would be flooded with people, but after the first week the numbers would decrease. Then, I would institute a mandatory work policy at ISS. Students in ISS must be working on school work from their classes or they will be given work in basic reading, writing, and reasoning skills.
College Prep
I would bring in at least two college counselors with one being from out of state. I would build in college searches, essay writing, and resume writing to the 9th or 10th grade English curriculum.
Testing
No more mandatory weekly tests. No more standards that 80% must pass. No mandatory re-testing. The only requirement is that the teachers use set 9-weeks tests determined by the curriculum coordinator (delivered with plenty of time for teachers to teach that 9-weeks) and let curriculum coordinators and teachers work on adjustments as necessary.
Academics
I would deliver examples of accurate grade-level or course-level work for each subject, giving teachers a realistic wake-up call.
With the exception of bright students who could place out, all students must take remediation math, reading, and writing courses. These classes would be 30 minutes and meet once every three days (on that rotation—math, reading, writing, math, reading, writing, etc) and they would be capped at 12 students per class. Obviously we’d need more teachers for this. These classes would not replace any math or Engish, but would count as mandatory credit for graduation—each student needs 4 remediation credits for math, reading, and writing.
Clubs
I would start some, or, at the very least, I would offer pay bonuses for teachers running clubs and designate teachers to run (for pay) some of the academic/obvious clubs: debate, science fair, drama, mathletes, newspaper, fashion, world cultures, etc.
Okay, so I cheated the question. A principal can’t do all this in a day (let alone without school board/superintendent approval). Oh well. Dream big, right?
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