| This case study examined the effectiveness of a Strategic Schooling Model by assessing, the perceptions of teacher and parent stakeholders and an administrator within a rural, Northern California school. The instrument used for collecting data was the Strategic Schooling: Best Organization and Classroom Practices On-Target Checklist-Elementary. For the teacher observations, a Classroom Demo's Checklist was used as teachers demonstrated their classroom practices.;The reoccurring themes from the data include the adherence to the Strategic Schooling: Organizational and Instructional Best On-Target Checklist-Elementary which provides steps for teachers to take in order to be part of a school-wide reform effort. The use of whiteboards, student engagement activities, test preparation strategies, reading, writing, and vocabulary development seem to be the top strategies used by the teachers.;In the area of knowledge contribution, there needs to be additional venues, to develop the arts and alternative forms of communication for student achievement, besides the rigorous curriculum prescribed by the state. Through teacher dialogues, it was evident that teachers were under pressure to produce results, increase test scores, and rethink how they work together. |
