Collegium Charter School Case Study

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The student population at Collegium Charter School (CCS) has increased by 5,541% in 14 years. With this increase in student population there has also been an increase in diversity amongst students. Ten percent of CCS’s student population are English language learners and 25% of their population are economically disadvantaged. Bullying is not a new concern; however, one of the challenges that CCS faces are the extreme cases of cyber bullying through social media, such as Twitter and Instagram. As the harassment, bullying, and intervention (HIB) specialist who is leading the evaluation of the current Anti-Bullying Program at CCS, this response will provide suggestions to enhance the current program that addresses the increase in student population, …show more content…
It is the stakeholders hope to use the evaluation results to improve and promote the CCS Anti-Bullying Program. Data collected will prove the sustainability of CCS, as well as the sustainability of the program. Fullan (2011) suggests that in order to be successful leaders must communicate during the implementation of a process. The secondary stakeholders include the CCS faculty and staff, the CCS students, and parents. The faculty and staff will be directly affected by changes due to the results of the data collected and will be informed if other initiatives need to be put in place, such as Olweus, a program utilized to prevent bullying. Both students and parents are involved in the CCS Anti-Bullying Program with hopes of continued success. Parents must remain connected, knowledgeable, and informed of any program changes. Keystone 5 encourages the leader to “exemplify the curiosity, inquiry skills, and scholarly competencies needed to investigate an idea and transform it into meaningful action” (Drexel EdD Keystone 5, 2017). Stakeholder involvement allows community involvement to implement the CCS Anti-Bullying Program. Fullan (2011) also suggests that the effective change leader appreciates