Vision

=Vision=

Sierra Bonita High School has a strong history of academic achievement. Sierra Bonita will continue to strive to remain a strong academic institution by focusing teacher development on supporting student performance in both literacy and numeracy. Additionally, Sierra Bonita will focus on helping students develop responsibility, integrity, and successful life skills. In order to achieve these goals, Sierra Bonita must face several challenges. Over the last ten years, the demographics of the school have changed dramatically. The percentages of students who receive free waivers has grown to 28%. The minority populations have grown to 22%. Over the last several years, Sierra Bonita’s standardized test scores have remained high, but this is partly due to the high test scores of high performing students masking lower test scores of at-risk populations. In order to remain a strong academic institution, Sierra Bonita must focus its efforts on effectively serving all of the school populations.



=Four Frames Issues=

From a structural perspective, Sierra Bonita High is a complex institution with both vertical and lateral coordination. It has a history of looser administrative control and established patterns of collaboration. In order for the strategic plan to be successful, both official and unofficial networks will have to be formed or emerge and work effectively to achieve the stated goals. Employing a human resources perspective will allow the principal to provide the necessary support that will be needed throughout. As the school implements the strategic plan, political intrigues will naturally develop. The principal will need to be aware of this and use the human resource frame and symbolic frame to help maintain a positive political environment where all of the faculty members remain motivated to work on the common goals of the strategic plan. Because the demographic makeup of the school is changing, a symbolic frame must be employed to help reshape the self perception of the the faculty, students, parents, and administrators of the school. New stories, myths, symbols, and culture must be developed to include the otherwise marginalized members of the school community.

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