Subject: Going Nowhere Fast (Case Study)

In recent years, a high school and its surrounding community has fallen on hard times. With the downturn in the economy and subsequent layoffs and falling property taxes, the urban fringe community has resisted raising taxes. The high school has failed to close gaps between the academic success rates for those who are identified as economically disadvantaged or minority and their more affluent white classmates. There is a revolving door with administrators. They want a new principal to be empowered to do whatever he chooses to make a turnaround. If you were hired as a consultant to this district, how would you advise the parties to proceed?