1. EDU 5100, Personal Leadership Skills and Team Building
Unit II Case Study
For the Unit II Case Study, you will complete both Part 1 and
Part 2 and will utilize the table
below: Your District A. Neiboring district
BAttendence rate. 88%. 80%Graduation rate.
92%. 86%Average on state tests. 70th
percentile. 55th percentileMath Scores. 66th
percentile. 45th percentileReading scores 72nd percnetile
58th percentilestudent population Caucasion 44%
44%Hispanic 22%
14%Asian 12%
14% Afro-American 12%
14%other 10%
14%Reading level of grads 8th grade 6th
gradeEnglish lang leaners. 14% 18% # of
languages in school. 2 language. 4 languageclass size
16 27average # of
yearsteacherstaught at school 14 6yraverage
referrals 9 11parent participation 52%
20%studnt participation 24% 12%Part
1: As we discussed in the Unit Lesson, in order to bridge the
communication gaps and be as effective as possible, teacher
leaders must understand the needs of the students in their school
districts. For Part 1 of this case study, you will be doing just
that.You are the best person to give an overview perspective of
the dynamics that make your community work. Using the
demographic information of your school district (please use
District A) in the table above, how might you describe your
community? Specifically address the local customs and
traditions that impact teaching and learning. Spend some time
reflecting on the cross-cultural and diversity issues in your
community.Once you have compiled your observations,
construct a minimum of a 200-word response.

2. Describe the strengths and possible areas that might need
attention if your community is going to be proactive in
addressing the educational needs of all students, as well as
faculty.
If your community is to move forward, what issues are the top
priorities?
As a teacher leader, what do you see as your role in helping the
building/district move forward?
What could be the first two major steps to begin implementing
your role and tackling the problems you identified? Please note
that you are making predictions based upon the criteria included
in the table above. Multiple responses will be accepted. Part 2:
You have been asked to serve as a mentor for a newly
established teacher-leader team in a neighboring school district.
Your administrators are attempting to bring the two districts
closer together since you have so many mobile families who
move between the two districts over the course of the year.
Your role is to help this new teacher leader team put together a
plan of action on how to deal with issues within their district
and how to structure their plan. Use the information provided
below to get a feel for the differences and similarities between
the districts. Which items would you recommend the group
address first, second, etc.? Provide rationale for your
suggestions. What would be the strategies you would use to help
the teacher leader team mentor their co-workers? In a minimum
three-page case study, address each of the following issues:
Goals: What is the end goal? How do you help the team set
priorities?
Communication: What needs to be communicated to the faculty
in order to improve the culture and climate in their building?

3. Training: What will the training look like? How will you
structure the workshops to help those classroom teachers make
the transition/change? What will be the components of the
training?
Timeline: What is the timeline? Please include the order in
which the events need to take place.
Domains: How will you address the “domains?” Please use the
criteria above as headings so that your plan is clear.
Course Textbook
Tomal, D. R., Schilling, C. A., & Wilhite, R. K. (2014).
The teacher leader: Core competencies and strategies for
effective leadership
. Rowman & Littlefield.
https://online.vitalsource.com/#/books/9781475807462