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Role-play- ThePowerofDialogueFactSheet
Partiesto DisQute
. Motherorfatherofmiddleschoolstudent-PatO'Donnell
. Middleschoolteacher- Jack/JacqelineAroe,
. Principal-AugustWest
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DialoaueBackaroundInformation
This is a PrincipallTeacher/ParentEmpowermentConference.Thedisputeis betweentheparentof amiddleschoolstudentandthechild'steacher. Theprincipalissensitiveto thechallengesof managingaclassroomwithanAD/HDchildthat is noton medicationor receivingsupportivetherapy.She/HepersuadedtheparentandMr./Ms.Aroeto takepartina dialogue.
PrincipalAugustWestis knownin thecommunityfor hissuccesseswithotherstudentsinvolvingdifficultbehaviors.He iscommittedthat all childrenarediagnosedcorrectly.To thisend,he meetsregularwiththeschooldistrictlegalstaffto ensurecompliancewiththe NoChildLeftBehind,IndividualswithDisabilitiesEducationAct (IDEA),Americanswith DisabilitiesAct of 1990(ADA)andSection504. Heknowsthat if thisdisputeis not resolvedat themeetingthesituationwillescalatecostingtime,energy,anddistrictresources.Westis generous,spiritual,andhopefulas hestartsthediscussion.
CaseOverview
Sunashanna,Jr. (Sunshine)is an eighthgradestudentat ClampetteJ. JedMemorialHighSchoolonFriday,February24,2006. This is the thirdconferencein twoweeksbetweentheseparties. Thepriormeetingswereconductedas disciplinaryhearings.
Westhasdecidedto conducttheconferenceasa dialogueusingcircleprocessesafterattendinga CRETEdialoguetrainingat TempleUniversity.Westhasbroaddiscretionhowto conductthedialogueand islimitedonlyby his/herowncreativity.
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Mr./Ms.AroehasnoticedthatSunshinemakescarelessmistakes.Hehasbeenobservedto be alwaysfidgetingandactslike.heis drivenbya motor. Hehasgreatdifficultystayingfocusedon homeworkorothertasks. Herarelyfinishesan activitybeforemovingto thenextactivity. Evenwhenspokento directly.Sunshineseemsnotto be payingattention.Thesmallestdistractionthrowshimoff task. Hefrequentlylosesthingslikehomeworkandpersonalbelongings.Hetriesto avoidactivitiesthat requiresustainedconcentrationandmuchmentaleffort. Heofteninterferesin theclassroombecauseslhe hasdifficultyengagingin quietactivitieswithoutdisturbingothers. Inclass,Sunshineblurtsoutanswersto questionsbeforetheyarefullyasked.
PartiesGeneralInformation
TennesseeJ. JedMemorialHighSchoolis in a blue-collartownshipof BucksCounty,Pennsylvania.Thetownshipsuffersfromhighunemployment.expandingwelfarerolls,risingcrime,decliningwagegrowthandindustrymigration.Theareais poisedfor an economiccomeback;however,keepingpeoplethroughqualityeducationof thechildrenof the townshipis essentialto the recoveryof theTownship.TheBoardofEducationhasissueda directivethat it is "watching"the administrationandteacherconductin thefaceoftheseproblems.
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