Problem Statement

The problem of the El Rancho Unified School District with its unrepaired locker rooms that
don't meet modern requirements is not only in Steam Academy but in almost every old school in
California. Existing locker rooms lack a ventilation system and have old facilities that havent
been reconstructed since the school was established back in 1950. Not equipped locker rooms
affect students, PE teachers and parents, as the students are not motivated to attend PE classes.
Because students are no longer able to be refreshed after PE classes they have to go to the next
class sweaty and smelly. Moreover, when the weather doesn't allow classes outside, students
have to do exercises at the canteen.
We have identified several reasons that cause the problem:
1. Lack of air conditioning in the locker rooms
2.
3.
Policy issues:
1.

● What is the importance or significance of the topic area? Why is the topic area
important? Why is the client interested in this issue? Why should someone reading it be
interested in this topic? What implications or consequences does the issue have for
governmental and business organizations (or, perhaps, for the country, in general)? Why
should policy-makers, business leaders or simply affected stakeholders try to learn more
about or solve the issue or problem?

Objectives
The objective of this policy brief is to provide higher standards/quality of locker rooms and more
sports equipment for students in the El Rancho Unified School District, after the rebuilding of
lockers rooms.

Methodology
The model collected will come from various case studies from locker rooms of other school
districts in the United States based on existing standards of student locker rooms. Learning
locker rooms from other school districts will demonstrate what an average locker room should
look like, then more details could be provided about how to improve locker rooms in the El
Rancho Unified School District.
Besides, our research will include data collection based on existing laws and policies. Before
improving locker rooms, in order to protect the legitimate rights of all students, the California
education law which contains the parts of locker rooms and the current policy of locker rooms in
the El Rancho Unified School District all need to be understood.
Additionally, surveys tailored to discovering the main concerns of students will be conducted.
The first survey will reflect on students’ personal experiences within locker rooms before or after
 PE class. Better experiences in locker rooms will stimulate students to participate in PE class
more actively, thus, providing a better environment of locker rooms is essential to improve the
overall quality of teaching. Another survey will include suggestions from students refering how
to use space in the locker room more efficiently. As the users of locker rooms, decorating locker
rooms which fits in the interests of students, will be helpful to achieve the final goal of the
project.
Lastly, interviews with PE teachers will also be included in our project to demonstrate the details
needed to be improved in locker rooms. PE teachers know about the needs and interests of
students, and they are also familiar with which type of training exercises should be included in
locker rooms. With the help of PE teachers, the ways to achieve the final goal, which is
improving locker rooms with better decoration and advanced training machines, will be more
clear and reachable. Open-ended questions will be asked during the interview, so more
informative and subjective answers can be collected. In addition, online conversations will be the
main format of the interview.

Stakeholder Overview

Stakeholder Potential Needs/ Assets Impact Influence Form of

Role Wants Engagement
(1-10) (1-10)

A The school Determine the Get more funds Ability to 7 10 Identify the funds
district's local use of funds to improve the allocate funds If the school It has ability plan
governing infrastructure district gains a and budget to
board in the school good reputation improve
district locker rooms

B Students They are the Need more Common 10 7 Make

users of locker pleasant and interest and suggestions on
They are Express their
rooms modern locker freedom of how to improve
directly thoughts and
rooms expression locker rooms
impacted with needs 
the dated
facilities

C PE teachers Convey Higher A 9 8 Make a list of

messages to teaching communication items that need to
Better locker Convey the
school about quality, better bridge between be purchased
rooms can needs of
what are needed infrastructure students and
motivate students to
the school
students to the school
participate in
classes more
actively

D Parents Support the plan A better locker The right to 8 8 Declare if they
of improving room deny the plan agree with the
Better locker Support
locker rooms environment of improving renovation plan
rooms can schools to
can be locker rooms
 provided to provide their finish the of locker rooms
students children with program of
better learning improving
environment locker rooms

E School Manage the daily Better Infrastructure, 8 9 Supervisor, make

operation infrastructure, personnel sure the money
If the school Influence
get more funds are used to
environment is over the
improve locker
attractive to policy change
rooms
potential new
students

annotation:
● Assets refer to what skills or abilities a stakeholder group has to solve the situation
themselves.
● Impact refers to the extent the current situation affects a particular stakeholder group on a
scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high).Influence refers to the level of power a stakeholder has in
changing a policy.

Stakeholder Impact/Influence Analysis

Impact 10 B

9 C

8 D E

7 A

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Influence