Changes in Schools

This article discusses the proposed major changes in schools, focusing on the Thomas Jefferson School. It explores the school's mission, philosophy, and goals, as well as its history and past successes and failures in athletics. The article also examines the reasoning behind the proposed changes and the goals they aim to achieve. Additionally, it analyzes the current state of the athletic department and discusses the impact of the school's governing body on the proposed change.

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Introduction:
Schools mission statement, philosophy and goals:
The mission of the Thomas Jefferson School was to provide its students with an
environment which would challenge their competencies and skills. The mission of the school
was also to motivate the students to conduct experiments and discoveries in the areas of
mathematics, science and technology. The school simultaneously endeavored to inculcate ethics
and humane feeling among its students.
The philosophy of the Thomas Jefferson School stood on four pillars. The first pillar of
philosophy stood on developing critical thinking among its students. The second pillar of the
school’s philosophy rested in creating social awareness among students while the third pillar
stood on instilling strong communication skills in the students. The fourth pillar of the schools
was that it emphasized that students should participate in extra-curricular activities like sports to
develop leadership and interpersonal skills.
The goals of the the Thomas Jefferson School was to encourage the students to excel in
both studies and sports. The school aimed to bring about all-round development among the
students.
History of the school including past successes and failures with relation to athletics and/or
athletic department:
Thomas Jefferson School was founded in 1985 in order to impart education in science
and technology. The school was formed by the collaboration of corporate companies and
schools promote learning in science and technology. The school in order to maintain high level
of education only admitted brilliant students. The educational institute received support from its

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trustees namely, business organisations which ensured that the former was provided with modern
and state of art facilities to impart education in science and technology. The school besides
encouraging its students to excel in studies also encouraged them to participate in different types
of sports like swimming and volleyball. As far as the success and failure of the school in terms of
sports was concerned, the school excelled very well in the field of sports. The students
representing the schools performed far better than the surrounding schools.
Proposed major changes:
The proposed major change which was the management body of the the Thomas
Jefferson School was aiming to bring about within the institute was change in the type of
employment contracts which the school entered into with its employees. The management of the
school aimed to change the type of employment of staff members from fixed and secured
employment to employment based on contract. This meant that the management had the liberty
to terminate the employment contracts with inefficient employees and hire more talented
employees to fill the vacancy.
Reasoning for proposed change and goals it would achieve for the schools:
The reason which the management of the the Thomas Jefferson School put forward to
substantiate the proposed change was that it aimed to deliver excellent quality education to the
students. The goals of the new contract based employment was to exert pressure on the
employees to achieve high levels of performances all-round the year. The changed employment
type also enabled the management terminate or not to renew the contract of the under-performing
employees. The management cited that the new form of employment to enable the school to
boost its quality of education which would ultimately benefits the students.

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Analysis of the current state of athletic department:
Details of current management, operations and administration (organization chart):
The current management hierarchy of the sports department the Thomas Jefferson School
had the athletic manager at its helm followed by the assistant manager. The stakeholders mainly,
the corporate trustees of the school also formed a part of the management. The current state or
operations and administration of the school were strong.
Details of current financial situations:
The Thomas Jefferson School was financially strong because it obtained financial support
from corporate companies and individual donors. The efficient financial management of the
school enable reducing costs which boosted profits.
Projections for Athletic Department:
Plan for success in going forward with proposed major change, including plans for
management, operations, administration, human resource and finance:
The plan for success which the management of the school adopted was implementation of
different parameters which would enable the school to embrace the change successfully.
Potential issues or hazards to prepare for:
The potential issues which could affect embracing the change could be divided into three
categories. The first issue which the school faced was that it had inadequate resources while the
second issue was that the staff had inadequate knowledge about the proposed changes. The third
issue was that the school faced high level of competition from the other schools providing same
service.

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Impact of school’s governing body on proposed change:
The school’s governing body could bring about changes in the strategies to ensure
successful implementation of the changes.