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While I do not yet have a school of my own, this question has caused me to reflect back on my student teaching. I spent the entirety of last school year observing and teaching at Wheelersburg Middle School.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>This school most closely resembles professional structure.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>According to Henry Mintzberg, professional systems rely most on professionals who are highly trained in their own specialization and take control over their own work.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Mintzberg also says that decision-making is decentralized in an organization with professional structure.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>I could most certainly see this to be true at Wheelersburg Middle School. All of the teachers and employees there take huge pride in their work and making sure that they are doing their job timely and effectively.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>The principal there trusts that his employees will do their job, so he has completely given that power to them.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Though this kind of organization is complex, there are still many set rules and procedures put in place.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Rules are set at Wheelersburg Middle School when it comes to attendance, discipline, how students should compose themselves in the hallway, etc. There are procedures for fire drills, tornado drills, lock downs, etc. With that being said, there are also
rules and procedures there for teachers and employees to follow, as well.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Each member of this kind of system holds their own amount of power, but still has rules and procedures to abide by.</p>
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<span style="mso-tab-count:1"> </span>A chaotic type of structure least resembles Wheelersburg Middle School.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Most all of the time, everything runs smoothly and follows according to a plan.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>There are high expectations for both employees and students.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>There are very few inconsistencies and confusions. All of these things mentioned would be untrue if the structure of an organization was chaotic. I feel that if a principal is running a school system that is chaotically structured, they lack too many
management/leadership skills in order to be an affective administrator.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>All organizations need some type of set, organized structure with rules, goals, boundaries, and consistency.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>These kinds of things cannot happen in a school system that is structured by chaos.</p>
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