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DECISION-MAKING SCAFFOLD
CASE STUDY: SAM MEYERSEDU6304 The School Multicultural American Society
Barrett Weaver
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KEY
CH R CTERS
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THE SCHOOL
HOWE ELEMENTARY
Majority of families are from the lower socioeconomic level
Located in a suburban area of a popular vacation destination
Most of families are Conservative ChristianMajority of parents worked 2ndor 3rdshift in tourism industry
Many parents didnt have formal education past 12thgrade
as jobs were available in tourism industry upon high
school graduation
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SAM MEYERS
Middle aged male
Spent most of his career as a hospital clerk
Legally blind (degenerative eye disease) & wears glasses
First year teacher
Elementary teacher
Special Education teacher
Will work with Autistic students
New to district
Homosexual who openly discusses his relationship & partner
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HANNAH
Sams mentor teacher at Howe Elementary
In her 9thyear of teaching
First year in elementary special education
Enrolled in Doctoral special education program at local university Sam is her first mentee
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JULIA
Sams classroom assistant
Conservative Christian
Considered a straight arrow by the staff
Conversations with co-workers revolve around church
activities and Christian faith
Devoted to family and mother of 4
Been an assistant in the classroom for two years
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MILEY
Sams classroom assistant
Married mother of 2
Member of Conservative Christian church
More liberal than Julia
Drank, used profanity, had tattoos
Been in the classroom as an assistant for a year
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MRS. MOREHEAD
Principal of Howe Elementary
Second year principal (both years at Howe)
Parents are skeptical of her because she is muchdifferent than the previous principal
Received several good reports from the first-grade
teacher Sam did his student teaching with
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JOEYS MOM
K N NCY
Mother of Joey, a student in Sams special education
class for students with autism
Concerned parent who questioned if a gay man could
teach and how it would affect her sonDiscusses her concerns with her husband who has the
same concerns and decides to inform the principal
Reassured by the principal that Sam is a good teacher
and everything is fine
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SEQUENCE OF EVENTS &
PROBLEMS WITHIN
-Hannah reassures Sam that everything will be alright. Although she couldnt
believe it either, her advice is to talk to Mrs. Morehead and tell her about the
conversation, maybe she can help
-Sam is afraid to contact Mrs. Morehead. It is his first teaching job and hedoesnt want to mess it up.
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KEY QUESTIONS
What are the issues regardingsexual or ientat ion that Sam , the
o ther teachers , the fam il ies, andschool must address?
What are the beliefs about sexualor ientat ion held by the major
stakeho lders in the case?
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KEY QUESTIONS
What legal precedents andestabl ished standards of pract ice
can be used as gu idelines for thoseinvolved?
What resources and suppo rts are
avai lable fo r Sam, the fam ily
invo lved, and the school d ist r ic t?
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KEY QUESTIONS
What sho rt-term and long-term goals
can be set that wil l ass ist al l part ies todeal with sim i lar si tuat ions in the
future?
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ADDRESSING THE
ISSUES:
PL N OF CTION
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GOAL 1
Kill the Problem: Internally/ExternallyTIMELINE: IMMEDIATELY TO YEARLY
- Mrs. Morehead will need to meet with Sam, Hannah, Miley, andJulia privately and inform them of everyones rights andresponsibilities individually, and the rights and responsibilities of
the school.
- Mrs. Morehead will need to assure Sam that discrimination will notbe tolerated on her campus by faculty, staff, or parents.
- A team approach with parents and other faculty will need to beadopted by the teachers within this ONE classroom in order to
keep order.
- Mrs. Morehead will need to set up a meeting with the parents ofJoey and address their concerns one on one, and inform them ofthe schools legal responsibility and the district policy on the issue.
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GOAL 2
Educate The Campus & CommunityTIMELINE: WITHIN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS EACH YEAR
-As an administrator, Mrs. Morehead should provideinformative seminars for the faculty and staff educating themon the law and reminding them of constitutional rights within
-Stakeholders of Howe Elementary and community membersshould be given informative seminars to help educate every
associated party
-Offer the seminars every year and have lead teachers andPTA heavily involved
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GOAL 3
Plan for the FutureTIMELINE: WITHIN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS OF SCHOOL & YEARLY
-Mrs. Morehead will need to have Sam, Miley, and Julia
take initiative throughout the year to build relationshipswith parents and use them the next year to share their
testimonies
-Have the Special Education Department adopt meet the
classroom night before meet the teacher night in aneffort for parents and students to share their experiences
and positive words
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ADDITIONAL
RECCOMENDATIONS
-Mrs. Morehead should contact other principals and hersuperintendant to receive some insight and input from otherswho may have experienced the same issues from anadministrative viewpoint
-Sam and Mrs. Morehead should do their homework to findprevious legal cases against school districts to help educatethem of their rights and the rights of parents/students
-Mrs. Morehead can contact the region or state site to find
resources for educating all stakeholders within her campus.These resources should be offered yearly and new ones shouldbe implemented every year.
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Taylor, Lorraine S., and Catharine Whittaker.
Bridging Multiple Worlds Case Studies of
Diverse Educational Communities.Massachusetts: Allyn & Bacon, 2009.
Public Schools and Sexual Orientation;A First Amendment framework for finding
common ground.http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/madison/wp-
content/uploads/2011/03/sexual.orientation.guidelines.pdf
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