My Exploration of Legal and Ethical Principles for School Principals. by Steven Jewell https://padlet.com/sjewell/vtg9cd8bsjw1 Steven A. Jewell 6305 Legal and Ethical Principles en-us 2018-08-21 07:34:11 UTC 2024-12-16 08:44:04 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png Exploration Option 1 - Top 5 Legal Issues According to a Current Professional sjewell https://padlet.com/sjewell/vtg9cd8bsjw1/wish/275310511
1#  Legal issues dealing with sexual assault between minors on a military base.

2# Cyber bullying and the legal responsibilities of the school when it comes to due process for the accuser and the victim.  

3# Dealing with the differences in Host Nation laws and United States Laws concerning age requirements for alcohol consumption.

4# Specific federal laws concerning special education services, how they are provided and evaluated.
     
5# Social media usage and the students rights to free speech.  What role does the school play in monitoring and reporting issues of concern.

(M. Jimmerson, personal communication, Aug 21, 2018)



     ]]> 2018-08-25 11:39:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sjewell/vtg9cd8bsjw1/wish/275310511 sjewell https://padlet.com/sjewell/vtg9cd8bsjw1/wish/275311564 Upon completion of the Principal Certification Program I plan on becoming a Vice Principal or Principal in the San Angelo Independent School District within the next two years.  I currently hold a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration, and a Masters Degree in Coaching and Athletic Administration. I plan on using my leadership background from a 20 year career in the military and a 20 year career of high school coaching to develop into a top notch Principal. ]]> 2018-08-25 12:12:59 UTC https://padlet.com/sjewell/vtg9cd8bsjw1/wish/275311564 Exploration Option 2 - Research Two Professional Association Web Sites - National Education Association www.nea.org sjewell https://padlet.com/sjewell/vtg9cd8bsjw1/wish/275312218      In my review of the NEA website I found an article on education funding that discussed the recent passing of the FY2018 Budget Bill which had increases for several programs that will affect students across the nation.  The article went on to discuss how the bill allows the centers for disease control can now conduct research on gun violence.   (Education funding, 2018)

     NEA is pushing for great public education for all. The association believes that the key to educating America is by having a strong public education system that provides a top notch education to all Americans.

]]> 2018-08-25 12:31:24 UTC https://padlet.com/sjewell/vtg9cd8bsjw1/wish/275312218 Exploration Option 2 Research Two Professional Association Web Sites - Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development www.ascd.org sjewell https://padlet.com/sjewell/vtg9cd8bsjw1/wish/275313342   Reviewing the ASCD site I found many topics of interest. The information on school safety and the effect it not only has on a child's physical health but also their emotional health. The information discussed the educators responsibilities in ensuring their physical safety as well as their  emotional health.

     An area of ethical concern that the website delved into was that of poverty.  Poverty affects students level of success daily across America.  One of the many articles that covered by this area talked about how understanding what your students are going through who are dealing with poverty is one way you can better serve those students.]]> 2018-08-25 13:04:14 UTC https://padlet.com/sjewell/vtg9cd8bsjw1/wish/275313342 Poverty and the Effect it Has on Student Success sjewell https://padlet.com/sjewell/vtg9cd8bsjw1/wish/275314029      The effects poverty has on student success is an issue close to home.  I grew up in a very poor house where our family received welfare, and food stamps for many years.  School was never the most important thing in our lives, food and a place to live were the things we worried about most.  The military taught me how important education is while also providing me an avenue of paying for that education. Serving as an educator I have always  believed strongly that it was part of all educators jobs to help mitigate those circumstances when they effect students that we work with. ]]> 2018-08-25 13:22:35 UTC https://padlet.com/sjewell/vtg9cd8bsjw1/wish/275314029 Research on Poverty and the Effect it Has on Student Success - Internet search sjewell https://padlet.com/sjewell/vtg9cd8bsjw1/wish/275315338


]]> 2018-08-25 13:53:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sjewell/vtg9cd8bsjw1/wish/275315338 The Importance of Making the Well Being of Children in Poverty a Priority sjewell https://padlet.com/sjewell/vtg9cd8bsjw1/wish/275316140 2018-08-25 14:10:32 UTC https://padlet.com/sjewell/vtg9cd8bsjw1/wish/275316140 sjewell https://padlet.com/sjewell/vtg9cd8bsjw1/wish/275316466      Conducting research on the effects of poverty I found that there has been a proven connection between poverty and the lack of success in school.  "In its 2016 report, The Condition of Education, the National Center for Education Statistics attributed living in poverty during early childhood, in part, to lower levels of academic performance"  (Taylor, May 2017).  The two sources I utilized as my research showed that poverty effected a students ability to achieve in a myriad of ways.   

     The average American can not understand what the effect of poverty does to students. One way students are effected is through insufficient nutrition. In 2004 12% of all households were considered food insecure.  Food insecure families are those who do not have access to enough food to live an active, healthy lifestyle. (Prince, Pepper, Brocato, Aug 2006).

      The issue of poverty is one that should concern all Americans. We live in the richest country in the world yet we have kids going to sleep hungry. The outcomes of students in a poverty situation are critical to all of us because we have   a system that creates limits for a large portion of society.   As educational leaders we will most assuredly have students who are facing these situations in some varying of degree. 

      While planning to serve as a school leader in the town of San Angelo Texas It is important to know your community. Currently San Angelo has 14.7% population living below the poverty line (www.datausa.io, Aug 2018). Preparing to move and lead in a school system with a large population of families in poverty it is critical to understand the varying ways it effects student achievement.  Using my research and personal experience hopefully this will give me the tools necessary to develop a course of action to alleviate this issue with the students and families I will serve.]]> 2018-08-25 14:17:10 UTC https://padlet.com/sjewell/vtg9cd8bsjw1/wish/275316466 References sjewell https://padlet.com/sjewell/vtg9cd8bsjw1/wish/275362985
Data USA. (2018) San angelo poverty data, retrieved from
https://datausa.io/profile/geo/san-angelo-tx/

Education Funding, (2018) retrieved from http://www.nea.org/home/1019.htm

Prince, D. L., Pepper, K. & Brocato, K. (2006) Early Childhood Education Journal, Vol 34, No 1, 
DOI:10.1007/S/10643-006-0118-7

Taylor, K (2017, May).  Poverty's Long Lasting Effects on Students' Education and Success.  Insight Into DiversityMagazine Retrieved from
http://www.insightintodiversity.com/povertys-long-lasting-effects-on-students-education-and-success/






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