Case Study: Developing Professional Capacity

Nevada Fox

College of Education Grand Canyon University

12/7/22
Part 1: Case Analysis

1. A brief summary of the case:

I have been a principal at a K-8 school for three years now. My administration team and I

have seen a decline in model instruction for teachers in observations. Since there is a

decline in model instruction students' data has also followed the declining trend as well. I

need to create professional development that will support and strengthen my staff’s

theoretical model for instruction.

2. Identify the issues to be resolved:

Figure out a way to have professional developments that will support positive change in

my staff’s instruction.

3. Stakeholders involved in the issues:

Teachers and students are involved in this issue.

4. District policies that relate to the issues:

I know that my school’s improvement and staff development lands on me.

5. Possible solutions to the issues:

Create professional developments that can increase staff instruction.

Meet with individual teachers that need more guidance in instruction.

6. The solution you choose to resolve the issues:

7. Create professional developments that can increase staff instruction.

8. Action steps (2-5) for implementing your solution, including a timeline for each step:
 1. I would talk to my administration team about some issues in instruction that we are

seeing on campus.

2. Then I would ask that we all research and create presentations to offer in professional

development over the course of a month to give.

3. Give the presentations over the course of a month.

9. Potential moral and legal consequences of the solution:

There might be some pushback from staff. However, I think if we apply this to the rubric

that we use to evaluate them they will understand why as to why we are going through

these professional developments.

Part 2: Rationale

I think this is the best solution to this problem because we are choosing to look at where

we can improve on our campus and as a staff group. This also allows staff to grow in their craft

and to be better teachers in their classrooms. As an administration team, we could do these

professional developments in one session through rotations but I feel that teachers might not get

out of it near as much as they would through full professional development.