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 **Week 2 Application, Part 1:** ** Analyzing Campus Organization ** For this week’s assignment, you will interview a campus administrator regarding the organizational and management structure in place at your school. Use the following questions to guide your interview. In the space below, provide the name and title of the person you have chosen to interview for this assignment. Michael Coopersmith, Principal ||
 * __Ami, Amy, and I interview Mr. Coopersmith for our project.__**

What is the predominant theory of management practiced on the campus? Cite examples to substantiate your answer. Add your thoughs here: Amy- I believe the predominant management theory in place at our school is Human Resources Theory. In the interview Mr. Coopersmith reiterated how “Team work is paramount to success.” This thinking lends itself to the view that humans are invaluable resources. He also stated the importance of having a management system in place at the start of the school year, but that system may be adjusted with the input of teachers. He based a majority of his decisions on the conversations he had with teachers. For our students to be successful, it is vital that the teachers are part of a professional learning community and without team work, motivation, organization and accountability that would not be possible. Ami-

Keith- || What are the strengths of the campus organizational structure? Give one example that demonstrates how the organizational structure supports the Campus Improvement Plan. Add your thoughts here: Amy- Teaming is a major organizational structure in place at our campus. It is a strength because it is supported by our teachers. Mr. Coopersmith supported that “the goals of teaming is to establish student achievement which often times are the main goals of the CIP.” He also emphasized that “teaming is a formal structure that should have set expectations and those should be monitored by administration.” He further stated “That which is not monitored is not done.” Once again this supports the Human Resources Theory of management. Without teachers participating in the teaming structure, “the organization cannot achieve its full potential.” Ami-

Keith- || What areas are in need of improvement? Give at least one example that indicates a negative impact on the Campus Improvement Plan. Add your thoughts here: Amy, Mr. Coopersmith thought one area the needed improvement was the campus mission statement. He realized that many teachers did not even know our mission statement. “Teachers do not care about the mission because they were not included in the process of creating it,” he stated. One of his major goals at the beginning of the school year is to create “support for a common mission that will drive all.” The next step would be to create a vision on how we can reach the goal, and to have common values to rely on in the process. Going through this process will create “psychological motivation” and teacher will “buy in” to a common mission. In previous years this has had a negative impact on the campus improvement plan because not everyone was working toward accomplishing the same goals – there wasn’t focus. The ideas being, that if everyone knows and understands what the goals of the CIP are, then everyone will work to achieve those goals cooperatively. Ami-

Keith- ||    