Module 4 Discussion 4
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Discussion Four: Using the information in the Fullans text, write a summary of each of the following as they relate to educational change. Be sure that you use the reading to support your argument:
stakeholders
the upper level administrator
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The word stakeholder is common across all disciplines. In curriculum development and educational change, English (2010) uses the term stakeholders to mean people who are affected by such changes. According to the author, the first stakeholder is the school district administrator. District administrators work with school Principals to provide a variety of school-specific performance data. They constantly deal with conflicts and crises and large financial and personnel issues (Grey House Publishing, 2018). Principals and staff (instructors) are important stakeholders of curriculum development because they assist in writing and implementing the curriculum. Students or learners are also important stakeholders because they are the beneficiaries. Furthermore, the community as well as some government agencies are also considered stakeholders of educational change (Grey House Publishing, 2018). Federal and state government agencies and courts in the United States became major participants in educational programming through financial and legislative means.
In every sector, there is always an upper-level administrator. In terms of educational change, the upper-level administrator is the district administrator. The district administrator is meant to engage school principals in various issues to ensure successful knowledge delivery. English (2010) reiterates that the principals will become less able colleagues and ineffective problem solvers if the district administrators fail to take responsibility for the in-service needs of principals. This statement reflects that the school district administrator is the upper-level administrator. English (2010) states that the district administrator uses their time to purposefully engage principals in discussions regarding specific topics such as school performance data, improvement plans, and implementation of such plans.
References
English, F. W. (2010). Deciding what to teach and test: Developing, aligning and leading the curriculum (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Grey House Publishing, Inc. (2018). The comparative guide to American elementary & secondary schools: Covers all public school districts serving 1,500 or more students. Grey House Publishing.