Module- Case: Creating an Action Plan

Assignment Overview

Option 1: K-12 Leaders

You have just been promoted to lead your county's reading program. Historically, reading scores have been declining for the past three years while the math scores have increased over the same time period. Four years ago, a new reading initiative, "Reading Rocks," was implemented. The project manager that created this reading program no longer works for the school. The faculty is divided on whether to continue with the current program or commit to a new one. Funding for professional development is limited and the faculty is spread across various locations. Your task as the lead on this project is to increase reading scores within the first year and show continued growth over the next 5 years.

Case Assignment

Write a 2- to 4-page paper discussing the following:

• What is your leadership vision and goal(s) for increasing reading/writing scores?
• How will you assess the current program and the potential for a new one?
• Which leadership style(s) will you employ? Explain your decision.
• What are your strategies for implementing and measuring changes?
• What are potential difficult decisions or staffing changes that need to be made?
• Conclude with a summary of how you will present your plan to the school/university's stakeholders.

Assignment Expectations

Your paper will be assessed on the following criteria:

Assignment-driven criteria: Demonstrates masterycovering all key elements of the assignment in a substantive way.

Scholarly writing: Demonstrates mastery and proficiency in scholarly written communication to an appropriately specialized audience.

Quality of references and organization: Demonstrates mastery usingrelevant and quality sources and uses appropriate, relevant, and compelling content to support ideas, and convey understanding of the topic and shape the work.

Citing sources: Demonstrates mastery using in-text citations or sources and properly uses APA format including a full reference list.

Critical thinking/Application to professional practice: Demonstrates mastery conceptualizing the problem and viewpoints. Assumptions of experts are analyzed, synthesized, and evaluated thoroughly. Conclusions are logically presented and applied to professional practice.