School Administration Lesson Plans

Students discuss how the issues surrounding school integration have changed since the Little Rock Nine entered Central High School. They discuss the recent events in Jena, Louisiana. Students write a letter to a school administrator about the realities of racial segregation in their school.

Students discuss their opinions of performing community service. After reading an article, they discover the different meanings that serving the community can give. They participate in a debate whether their school should require students to perform community service or not. They also write letters to school administrators stating their opinion.

Students examine the presence of religion in public institutions. In this ethics lesson, students focus on one aspect of the presence of religion in public institutions, and the controversy surrounding religion in the public schools. Through research and interviews with community members, students examine different perspectives on this issue. They then act as a fact-finding commission whose job is to offer a recommendation to a school administration about its policy on religion in the school.

Students explore the use of various new handheld electronic devices in schools, and assess the appropriate use of each. They present research to school administrators for possible use in the development of new school policies.

Learners study the Bill of Rights. As a class, they create a "School Bill of Rights," with amendments. Students discuss the difference between rights and responsibilities and examine Supreme Court decisions dealing with the first ten amendments to the constitution. The class presents their "School Bill of Rights" to the school administration and student council.

Not a lesson plan

Middle schoolers discuss the activism and activist leaders of the 1970's human rights movements involving women, migrant workers and Native Americans. They perform a mock "sit-in" and protest regarding a current societal issue. This is an impressive, 26-page plan.

Learners use several sources to determine how the First Amendment protects their access to books in the school library. They examine a Supreme Court decision and their own school district's policy about the removal of controversial books from libraries.

Students discuss how they feel about free speech in schools. They read an article about the First Amendment. They role play one of the issues at Columbia University mentioned in the article. They write a letter to the Spector of Columbia about the issue.

Students examine the Supreme Court. In this US Government lesson plan, students explore a wide variety of sources to learn about the evolution of the Supreme Court and its cases.