Review Case Study #6 on page 24 of your textbook (Essential Skills of Effective School Leadership). Reflect on the situation provided. Decide on the best course of action the school leaders should take in this situation. Examine the reasons why you think this is the best course of action. State what underlying values are the bases for your reasoning that this is the best choice.

\f7 Ways to Build Confidence in Your Leadership 25 because Mrs. Pearson is young and not very expe her position of power at the school, or to demon- rienced, she is not the right teacher for Joyce. The strate a vote of confidence in your new teacher other fourth-grade teacher, Dr. Leon, has a lot whom you really do trust to do a good job? Would more teaching experience and, in Mrs. Spreyer's the student be better served by remaining in the opinion, would be better able to meet the needs class to which she was assigned rather than hav- of a child as intelligent and gifted as her daughter. ing to start over with a different teacher and new Therefore, she is requesting that you reassign classmates? Given that this is your first year as Joyce to Dr. Leon's class. a principal at this school, what action on your What is the school policy on transferring part will earn you the greatest confidence in your students to a different class? Is it more important leadership ability? How will you respond to to respect the parent's wishes-especially given Mrs. Spreyer's request