Worksheet4:
Evaluating existing public policies
Date: 10/20/06 Group Members: Frias, Pitre, George, Estrella
Your problem (phrase): Discipline Committee
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Physical Aggression at P.S.192M |
State one of the major existing policies that attempts to deal with the social problem:
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Counseling individual/ group in house
suspension/parents contact. |
What are the advantages of this policy (consider effectiveness, costs, enforcement, and public acceptance):
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Students learn social skills (teachers) and reinforcement of social
skills through academics and adult to child interaction. |
What are the disadvantages of this policy (consider the effectiveness, costs, enforcement, and public acceptance):
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Lack of cooperation of the parent.
Not enough available resources to deal with the problem. |
Based on your evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages, should the current policy be totally replaced, strengthened, or improved? What advantages, if any, from the current policy should be retained? What disadvantages, if any, should be eliminated?
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The policy should be strengthened via implementation. Students learn consequence for their actions. |
Worksheet4:
Evaluating existing public policies
Date: 10/20/06 Group Members: Mayra, Lilliam, Angie, Carmen Isvette, Alex
Your problem (phrase): Academic Committee
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Students are not meeting the academic
standards at P.S.192M |
State one of the major existing policies that attempts to deal with the social problem:
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Save Room |
What are the advantages of this policy (consider effectiveness, costs, enforcement, and public acceptance):
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Small class size, behavior modification can be applied more intensely,
more time dedicated to academic skill, cost less on the school, easily
enforceable, accepted by teachers and parents, time for students to reflect
on behaviors. |
What are the disadvantages of this policy (consider the effectiveness, costs, enforcement, and public acceptance):
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Student doesn’t receive teachers
instructions/lesson, mixed with other students from different grades, doesn’t
address the needs of repeat offenders. |
Based on your evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages, should the current policy be totally replaced, strengthened, or improved? What advantages, if any, from the current policy should be retained? What disadvantages, if any, should be eliminated?
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Worksheet4:
Evaluating existing public policies
Date: 10/20/06 Group Members: Ms. Clyne, Ms. Fabian, Ms.Mendez, Ms.Gonzalez
Your problem (phrase): Parental Committee
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Lack of parental Involvement |
State one of the major existing policies that attempts to deal with the social problem:
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Parents night (literacy night and Math) |
What are the advantages of this policy (consider effectiveness, costs, enforcement, and public acceptance):
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Parents, teachers and children working together as a team to improve
education. |
What are the disadvantages of this policy (consider the effectiveness, costs, enforcement, and public acceptance):
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Not all teachers were able to
participate. Majority of parents did not attend. |
Based on your evaluation of the advantages and disadvantages, should the current policy be totally replaced, strengthened, or improved? What advantages, if any, from the current policy should be retained? What disadvantages, if any, should be eliminated?
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It should be streghthened by inviting guest speakers and authors to participate and it could be more effective. This will require common planning among teachers. Advantages= the pay of the activities done and the positive response from parents and students. So far no disadvantages have been thought |