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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Response to Mary Matney<span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">Your answer spoke
volumes to what we at Chillicothe City Schools are attempting to recreate.<span> </span>We continue to strive for success and are
always looking to improve upon our weakened areas.<span> </span>.<span> </span><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">The rational system that
your referred to is very consistent with what I see in our buildings.</span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"> </span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">We are transitioning our neighborhood schools
to a grade banded K-2 and 3-6 which made me think deeper about our custodial
staff.</span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"> </span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">It couldn't be more prevalent
right now on how all parts of a rational system are working together with the
custodians/maintenance staff.</span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"> </span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">Honestly,
I feel terrible for the amount of work they are having to do but it is obvious
a good plan and the parts working together they are a "well-oiled
machine".</span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"> </span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">We can now have faith
that our things are going to be exactly where they need to be when we arrive to
our new schools in August.</span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"> </span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"> </span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><span> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="color:black;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">I enjoyed reading about
your school and the use of the word team.</span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">
</span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">We are on Teacher Based Teams (TBT), we create teams for Social
Emotional Learning (SEL), Positive Behavioral Intervention and Support (PBIS)
teams, we also have an SSMT Team that comes together to discuss academic/behavior
plans for specific children and next year we will be planning/meeting in teams
to split grade level teachers during our common planning time.</span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"> </span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">The goals for each of these teams are much
different than any other.</span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"> </span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt">The word team
has a direct connection and is very easily integrated into the natural systems
for us as well.</span><span style="color:black;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:12pt"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black">The open/social system
is very similar in each of our schools and I can relate to your answer.<span> </span>We set up a system for kids but the outside
environment is ever changing.<span> </span>Teachers,
leaders, and stakeholders need to be flexible because as the environment
changes in order to get the most bang for our buck we must change the way we do
things.<span> </span><span></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"><span> </span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><font color="#0000ff">-Rational systems have
specific organizational goals, and they work in concordance with the rest of
the organization to make it run effectively. Like a machine, all parts of a
rational system must operate together in order to function properly. When thinking
of my school and rational systems, immediately the cooks & custodians come
to mind. During lunch, the cooks set up an assembly line to fill the trays for
each students’ lunch. Once students are dismissed, the cooks and the custodians
work together to empty the students’ trays: one empties the trays while another
washes the trays off in order to prepare for the next time of use. Each person
has a specific duty, but also they work together like a well-oiled machine so
that the cafeteria operates smoothly.<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><span><font color="#0000ff"> </font></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><font color="#0000ff">Conversely, as described
by Hoy & Miskal: “Natural systems emphasize the informal organization
rather than the formal, people rather than structure, and human needs rather
than organizational demands”. Within natural systems groups, or teams, will emerge
who work together to complete tasks. Natural systems within my school would be
the community of teachers themselves. In my school we are constantly hearing
the word “team”: Teacher-Based Team, Literacy Team, Positive Behavior
Intervention Systems Team, Primary Team, Intermediate Team, etc. Although we
are put in teams, which seem like a rational system in nature, our goals are
each different. For example, the second grade team would have different goals
and objectives than the fifth grade team. Each social group within the school,
although they are grouped together, have different goals and various approaches
to meeting those goals.<span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><font color="#0000ff"> <span></span></font></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;line-height:normal;background:white;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><font color="#0000ff">Open/social systems are
a combination of both the rational (structured) and natural (organic) systems.
All schools are considered open/social systems because while they are very
structured (i.e. students enter school in Kindergarten and follow the
prescribed course of study to graduation), they are also very natural in the
way that students meet friends and create within their peers various social
groups that have very different goals in mind. For example, some students may
go into a trade field, others may go on to college after graduation, while some
may follow an entirely different path. Open/social systems are influenced by environmental
factors, so they are ever changing and the goals depend on the social group.<span></span></font></span></p>
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