Read the following case study to inform the assignment.

You are the principal of Sunset Hills, a K-8 school with an 800-student population. It is a May mid-morning in Phoenix, Arizona, where the outside temperature has reached a staggering 98 degrees and is rising. While visiting classrooms in the campus' main building, you begin to notice the classrooms seem to be getting warmer and warmer. At noon the facilities manager notifies you that the central air conditioning units in the building are down. As you continue to walk through classrooms, you observe students sweating and trying to cool down waving their papers as fans.

School does not end until 3:45 p.m.

In a 750-1,000 word analysis, and keeping the district, parents, students, teachers, and the media in mind, address the following:

Management and Operational Systems

• Identify the main decisions that must be made.
• Identify additional information needed to inform your decision.

Human, Fiscal, and Technological Resources

• Organize staff to ensure the safety of students and consistency of response.
• Identify additional resources needed to ensure safety of students and staff.

Safety and Welfare of Students and Staff

• Identify legal rulings regarding the safety and welfare of students and staff to consider in making a decision.
• Identify district policy regarding the safety and welfare of students and staff that might affect a decision.

Collaboration with Faculty and Community

• Identify possible stakeholders involved in the decision-making and/or affected by the recommended solution.

Solution and Rationale

• Explain your solutions for addressing the situation.
• List action steps you would take to implement the solutions, including a timeline for implementing them.
• Provide a rationale for your proposed solutions. Explain how the solution protects the welfare and safety of students and staff, complies with laws, rights, and policies, and involves appropriate stakeholders.

Cite 2-3 scholarly resources to support your analysis.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

College of Education (COE) program competencies and national standards assessed in the benchmark assignment:

Master of Education in Educational Administration and Master of Education in Educational Leadership

COE 3.1: Monitor and evaluate school management and operational systems. [ELCC 3.1; NELP 6.2; PSEL 9a; GCU Mission Critical 2, 4]

COE 3.2: Efficiently use human, fiscal, and technological resources to manage school operations. [ELCC 3.2; NELP 6.1; PSEL 9f; GCU Mission Critical 2, 4]

COE 3.3: Promote school-based policies and procedures that protect the welfare and safety of students and staff within the school. [ELCC 3.3; NELP 6.3; PSEL 5a; GCU Mission Critical 1, 3, 4]

COE 4.1: Collaborate with faculty and community members by collecting and analyzing information pertinent to the improvement of the schools educational environment. [ELCC 4.1; NELP 4.4, 5.1; PSEL 8a, 8c; GCU Mission Critical 1, 2, 4, 5]