Mesut Deniz

Reflective Assignment:
Research indicates that schools that effectively serve a diverse student population
promote literacy, deliver grade-level curriculum/content, organize instruction
innovatively, protect and extend instructional time, expand teachers roles and
responsibilities, address students social and emotional needs, and involve parents in
their childrens education.
Rate your school using a Likert Scale from 1 to 5.
5 - Having most of the characteristics of an effective school,
4 - having many of the characteristics of an effective school,
3 - having some of the characteristics of an effective school,
2 - having less than 2 characteristics of an effective school, or
1 having no characteristics of an effective school.
Why did you rate your school as you did?
What are the best characteristics your school exhibits?
If you could redesign your school, what would you do to make it more effective?
Use your readings to defend your position.
My school is Magnolia Science Academy and Id like to rate my schools in terms of how
effective it is as 5.
As you know an effective school must be a place where students and teachers can feel
safe, physically and emotionally. Thats exactly why I gave 5 to my school. It is safe,
focuses on preventing misbehavior by implementing school-wide positive behavior
interventions. These interventions stress social skills and emotional learning, to teach
students conflict resolution and cultural understanding.
Teachers, parents, and other mentors treat school as sacred places. How society
values school as a whole culture has everything to do with how students will engage
with their own education. When students regard school as an institution with higher
respect, they will enter the school with attitudes more conducive to learning.
Effective schools expect students to succeed. Because of that, students at my school
learn more. Teachers give praise, remedial instruction, and opportunity for classroom
participation to the students who are perceived as more capable. Students in turn found
the lessons more interesting and approachable. Kids are free to reach their potential
academically.

Our effective teachers make a conscious effort to give equal opportunity for all students
to respond during class, provide thoughtful feedback to every student, and are willing
to re-teach concepts that students have not mastered.
My principal is not just an authority figure, but also a coach and a partner. He
doesnt operate in a top-down authority structure, but knows that the best solutions
come from a collaborative effort. He inspires and creates an enriching community in the
school. He is visible. He is accessible not only to teachers but also to the students. Hes
walking the halls even cheering at games, and supporting extra-curricular events. He
assesses data about school effectiveness and implement strategies to address areas
that need improvement.
Students are comfortable around him because of his warm personality, these arent the
only reasons he is a great leader. His (Mr. Acar ) greatest strength is his vision for the school.
Graduates of Magnolia Public Schools are scientific thinkers who contribute to the
global community as socially responsible and educated member of society
He upholds the vision for the school and clearly articulates it to so teachers, administration, and
parents can be united in striving for higher achievement.

His effective mission emphasizes innovation and improvement in providing learning for
allstudents and educators of all backgrounds. He is persistent and energetic in
sharing his vision with faculty, students, and parents to unite their goals.
Each year he tells the faculty to increase our expectations of students. You ask for more
and you get more. My school is operating as one effective organism instead of a loose network
of individuals with their own agendas. This is the best characteristics of my school exhibits.
As a school policy students are tested regularly. We believe that students who arent regularly

tested on their academic progress are more successful than those who arent.
Keeping the mission at the forefront, teachers create the syllabus that allows for not just all
material to be covered, but also for it to be mastered, within the time constraints of the class.
The syllabus is flexible enough to allow re-teaching when the students are having trouble with
certain key concepts.
Our school has close relationship with parents. We rely on our parents to get their
children to school on time and regularly. Theyre assured that their children are entering a safe
and caring place.
Teachers and parents work together to help kids get the most out of their assignments.
Parents devote time to tutor their children, and teachers provide clear directions for how parents
can help in a productive way.
Our school goes beyond purely academic matters when it comes to bridging home and
school. In the most effective relationship between home and school, parents and other
community agencies work together to address problems that are not uniquely school-based.
Drug use, bullying, and gang activity are all serious problems where the school can contribute
to the solution, but the school cant solve them alone. In an ideal situation, the community as a
whole, works as a team to tackle these issues and create a better environment for learning, and
a better society.
If I could redesign my school I would ask LAUSD to give us more rooms. We need more
rooms in order to offer more courses.