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Decisions in education systems are made by school boards, superintendents, stakeholders, and government entities. School boards include 5-7 members who meet regularly with the superintendent to discuss changes needed in the district. Stakeholders who pay local taxes also influence decisions as their funding helps support schools. Historically, significant decisions like requiring school lunch programs and standardized testing have shaped the US education system, both positively by improving student outcomes and negatively by limiting teacher autonomy.

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Section 1

Decisions in education systems are made by school boards, superintendents, stakeholders, and government entities. School boards include 5-7 members who meet regularly with the superintendent to discuss changes needed in the district. Stakeholders who pay local taxes also influence decisions as their funding helps support schools. Historically, significant decisions like requiring school lunch programs and standardized testing have shaped the US education system, both positively by improving student outcomes and negatively by limiting teacher autonomy.

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2 : Decision Making In Education Systems

2.2.7 - Identify how decisions are made in education systems

Decision making in the education system is very important when it comes to the success

of a student. Decisions can either positively or negatively impact students, families, staff

members, and stakeholders.

Bigger decisions entail multiple people with a variety of viewpoints or backgrounds. For

example, members of a school board are constantly faced with important decisions. The school

board includes five members, one of which is a President and one is the Vice President. They

meet with the superintendent and other various speakers to discuss any changes that need to be

made in the school district. A typical school board meeting agenda could include presentations

by people of the district, annual meeting reports, and any items of action that the superintendent

needs to discuss. During a meeting the members and superintendent are informed, they discuss,

and vote to reach a decision they are proud of (evidence 1.2.1).

Decisions could not be made without the help of or consideration of stakeholders - or

taxpayers. Stakeholders are those who live within the district's boundaries and even if they do

not have children in the district, they still have to pay taxes. Local taxes help fund some of the

important decisions the school board makes. For example, in the Olentangy Local School

District the taxes stakeholders pay are very high because the district is planning to open more

schools due to population growth.

Throughout history, there have been many important events that have shaped education

in America to where it is today. One historically significant decision in the educational system

was in 1946 when President Truman signed the School Lunch For All Act. This stated that all
public schools must provide lunch to prevent malnutrition among children. Even today, there are

many students who depend on school lunch or a school breakfast to be fed. I am very thankful

that President Truman and congress made this decision to benefit students while they are at

school.

A second historically significant decision was when the government required

standardized testing to be recorded in 1970. I found this event interesting because the

government was making decisions for the education system, rather than the leaders within

education. A positive impact from this was that by recording standardized tests, teachers were

pushed to better their teaching and improve student performance. Although, the negative effect

could be seen in how the government limited teachers on what they could teach and it caused

them to have less freedom in their classroom because they had to teach to the test (evidence

1.2.2).

Overall, decisions are made by students, the superintendent, the U.S. Department of

Education and everyone in between. Decisions are necessary in the education system because

without them, there would be no change. Change in the education system is good because it

allows teachers and students to learn and grow.

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