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<div class="gmail-gE gmail-iv gmail-gt" style="padding:12px 0px 3px;font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">I am in complete agreement with your statement that "individual buildings operate with a more natural systems approach". With natural systems concerning the human aspect, the faculty and staff and their interactions would be the very heart and soul of the building. Nurturing these relationships would only be conducive to the overall success of the school.</div><div class="gmail-gE gmail-iv gmail-gt" style="padding:12px 0px 3px;font-size:12.8px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">My school functions almost exactly like yours, in that the grade levels work together to reach the needs of each of our students. It really is a "family like" atmosphere. <br><br><br><br><table cellpadding="0" class="gmail-cf gmail-gJ" style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:0px;width:auto"><tbody><tr class="gmail-acZ" style="height:16px"><td class="gmail-gF gmail-gK" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;text-align:left;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:8px;vertical-align:top;width:861px;padding-top:0px"><table cellpadding="0" class="gmail-cf gmail-ix" style="border-collapse:collapse;table-layout:fixed;width:861px"><tbody><tr><td style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px"><h3 class="gmail-iw" style="overflow:hidden;white-space:nowrap;max-width:92%;display:inline-block;font-size:inherit;font-weight:inherit;margin:inherit"><span name="Danielle Ramage" class="gmail-gD" style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-size:12.8px;font-weight:bold;white-space:nowrap;display:inline;vertical-align:top">Danielle Ramage</span><span> </span><span class="gmail-go" style="vertical-align:top;color:rgb(85,85,85)"><a href="mailto:danielle.ramage@vc-k12.us">danielle.ramage@vc-k12.us</a></span><span> </span><span class="gmail-go" style="vertical-align:top;color:rgb(85,85,85)"><a target="_blank" href="https://support.google.com/mail/answer/1311182?hl=en" class="gmail-acP" style="vertical-align:top;color:rgb(34,34,34)">via</a> <a href="http://listserv.ohio.edu">listserv.ohio.edu</a> </span></h3></td></tr></tbody></table></td><td class="gmail-gH gmail-bAk" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;text-align:right;white-space:nowrap;vertical-align:top;color:rgb(34,34,34)"><div class="gmail-gK" style="padding-top:0px;padding-right:2px"><span></span><span id="gmail-:1xm" class="gmail-g3" title="Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 4:26 PM" alt="Fri, Jun 8, 2018 at 4:26 PM" style="vertical-align:top;margin-right:3px">Jun 8 (4 days ago)</span><div class="gmail-zd gmail-bi4" title="Not starred" tabindex="0" style="padding:0px 3px 0px 4px;display:inline-block;height:20px;outline:0px"><span class="gmail-T-KT" style="display:inline-block;height:19px;text-align:center;width:19px;padding:2px"><img class="gmail-f gmail-T-KT-JX" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/images/cleardot.gif" alt="" style="margin-top: 0px; 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cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 0px 1px; vertical-align: bottom; height: 12px; width: 12px;"></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div id="gmail-:1xi" style="font-size:medium;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div class="gmail-qQVYZb"></div><div class="gmail-utdU2e"></div><div class="gmail-btm"></div></div><div class="gmail-" style="font-size:medium;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><div class="gmail-aHl" style=""></div><div id="gmail-:1xv" tabindex="-1"></div><div id="gmail-:1xk" class="gmail-ii gmail-gt" style="font-size:12.8px;direction:ltr;margin:5px 15px 0px 0px;padding-bottom:5px"><div id="gmail-:1xj" class="gmail-a3s gmail-aXjCH gmail-m163e1148d0f5c9f4" style="overflow:hidden"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail-adM"></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria">6020 Answer to<span><span> </span></span>Question #1<span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria">School districts as a whole are rational-open systems. Students enter buildings {input}, transformation occurs (learning, mastering state-mandated academic content standards), students graduate to go out into the world and be productive members of society {output}.<span> <span> </span></span>Within the different buildings of a district there still remains a hint of rational systems (each building is working to satisfy the district and the state) but I venture to say that most individual buildings operate with a more natural systems approach. They do this by building relationships with the people within their walls, listening to the needs of the people (families, students,<span> </span><span> </span>staff) and working together to meet the needs and optimally the goals of the higher ups.<span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria">There really isn’t a difference for South Elementary. Vinton County Local School District hands out course guidelines, subject blueprints and pacing charts. It expects each of its buildings to teach its students content standards and thus score well on state mandated tests.<span> <span> </span></span>Failure to reach said goals, especially over time, has consequences, i.e. teachers moved to different grades/subjects. (Rational) Within South Elementary, besides being a part of the rational system that is the district, we show our own rational system by dividing up into grade levels. Within those grade levels it is expected that we will meet the needs of our students, teach standards according to established blueprints and pacing guides, and show growth and achievement on state mandated tests.<span> <span> </span></span>Natural systems exist by administration allowing teachers to chose how the content is taught. Teachers work together to share ideas, create lessons and comfortable learning environments. Teachers help each other. They care for one another. It is very much like a family.<span> <span> </span></span>A very careful balance of rational and natural systems existing within an organization compliment one another and sets the stage for success of the organization.<span> </span><span> </span><span> </span></p></div></div></div></div>
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