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**The Organization’s History and Background, Part 1: **
 * Assignment 1.3: Performance Improvement Intervention (PII) **

**Name of Organization:** Memphis City School

**Problem Summary:**

I am an Educational Technologist in Memphis City Schools system. Memphis City Schools operates on a $773.6 million budget for 191 schools, 16,000 employees and 119,000 students. Memphis city schools have declined in graduations rate from 2005-2010 66.3 percent to 65.4 percent The problem I will be addressing will be the introduction and proper training of teachers and administrators in the use of technology based techniques that have positive effects on learning expectations and classroom management as well as improve graduation rate within two years.

**Background of Organization:** · **Organization was founded **: 1926 · **Location **: Memphis, TN   · **Clientele **: Teachers and Adminstrators · **Appropriate intervention: ** Training on the proper implementation and review of effective technologies that engage and have a positive influence on the learning potential of students. · **Website **: __ [|www.mcsk12.net] __ · **Access **: As an Educational Technologist I have the ability to meet and train teachers and administration on the proper implementation of innovations in the school system.

<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">**Stak****eholders and Decision Makers**

· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Who are the people that will be affected by your plan? <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 207pt; tabstops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">Teachers and school specialist who will be trained and the students who will be introduced to innovative approaches that <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 207pt; tabstops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">increase lessons that engage learners.

· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Which people in the organization make the decisions to implement the plan once it is developed? <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 207pt; tabstops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">The principal and Superintendent will be the main force to implement change in the school system.

· <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Who are the key personnel in the organization that can provide you with insights into the performance problem for <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt;">which you will propose an intervention? List their names as possible interviews later in the project. <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 207pt; tabstops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">Instructional Facilitators from each school, principals, and Lead teachers are the key personnel that provide the best feedback <span style="font-family: Times New Roman; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 207pt; tabstops: list .5in; text-indent: -0.25in;">for the proper implementation of te proposed changes in the school.


 * <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 10pt; line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">Cause Analysis **

** Three Intervention Strategies ** <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;"> <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt 1in; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto;">
 * 1) **Why do you think this problem developed in your company?** I believe that there are two reasons for the development of the problem. First students aren't being challenged in class, and they aren't receiving the proper support from teachers that allow them to be successful in academic settings.
 * 2) **Why does this gap exist?** This gap exist, and sadly is growing, because students aren't receive the proper support from their parents, and they aren't being engaged in lesson which allow them to have academic success.
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">** Lost Cost strategy **
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 1.0in;"> The low cost strategy that I believe would be the most effective would be to pay early adopters five hundred dollars per department to train late adopters and lagers in their department. With this design teachers who are motivated have the opportunity to train their peers. While ensuring that every teacher is properly introduced and coached in the most effective method. Teachers are also coached by their peers during their departmental meeting which is cost effective and allows for teachers to work together during common planning periods. The amount of money spent in this approach allows for the most conservative method.
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">** Medium Cost Strategy **
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 1.0in;"> The medium cost strategy would involve training the whole school the week before school starts. Teachers will be broken up into departments and are trained on the effective methods of how to engage students. Teachers will be broken up into peer groups that meet once a month. These group meetings will allow for teachers to meeting during school hours, with a paid sub to watch their class. Each department will meeting on different weeks during the month to ensure that every teacher has the proper training and support. An example of this method would be during week one the math department have subs while they participate in peer groups on effective strategies to promote student engagement. Teachers can also share effective methods with other teachers during this time. Week two the science department meets and has the same interaction. This method allows for the revolving training and support teachers need to change the pedagogy of teaching and engaging learners. The paid sub and peer tutor is a more involved method that absorbs the twenty five thousand dollars quickly but it also allow for residual growth well after this method has been used.
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list .5in;">** High Cost Strategy **
 * <span style="line-height: normal; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; mso-list: l0 level2 lfo1; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; tab-stops: list 1.0in;"> I believe that the most effective method of closing the performance gap in schools today is to involve the whole family in the proper training of students. This method brings in parents so that they can undergo a training session. After their training session, teachers undergo similar training as mention in previous strategy. The next step is that every report card period parents are brought in to discuss strategies with teachers to be more effective in reaching their child. They also discuss intervention strategies that allow students to become more effective in academic settings. Teachers invite parents to join their peer meetings to discuss effective strategies that would allow for the success of students. A group of teachers are also trained in the proper recording of data that allows for the effective monitoring of these methods to ensure that they are effective. During monthly meetings teachers discuss the data and adjust the strategies to ensure that the performance gap between expectation and actual performance is closed.