Week_7_Activities

=**Required Readings**=

Read the following chapters and related cases to prepare for this week's whole group activity.

Eliminating Racial Segregation in Public Schools BROWN v. BOARD OF EDUCATION OF TOPEKA (I) || pp. 1059-1063 || pp. 1164-1167 || Desegregation Orders Not Meant to Operate in Perpetuity BOARD OF EDUCATION OF OKLAHOMA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS, INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 89, OKLAHOMA COUNTY, OKLAHOMA v. DOWELL || pp. 1087-1092 || pp. 1192-1197 || Incremental Termination of Judicial Oversight of Desegregation Plans FREEMAN V. PITTS || pp. 1093-1100 || pp. 1198-1205 || Limits on Judicial Authority in School Desegregation Litigation MISSOURI V. JENKINS (III) || pp. 1100-1109 || pp. 1205-1214 || Be sure to also review all chapters as needed in preparation for the final exam.
 * **Reutter's Law of Public Education** || **6th Edition** || **7th Edition** ||
 * **Chapter 15**: School Desegregation || pp. 1039-1059 || pp. 1125-1164 ||
 * **Case No. 123** (6th edition) **Case No. 125** (7th edition)
 * **Case No. 129** (6th edition) **Case No. 131** (7th edition)
 * **Case No. 130** (6th edition) **Case No. 132** (7th edition)
 * **Case No. 131** (6th edition) **Case No. 133** (7th edition)

Additional Readings
@http://www.orcapta.org/am2/uploads/1/supremecourtdecision.pdf Review the various opinions on No Child Left Behind @http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2010/01/12/afts-weingarten-no-child-left-behind-was-doomed-by-its-flaws.html @http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2010/01/12/making-no-child-left-behind-work.html @http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2010/01/12/states-must-take-lead-on-improving-no-child-left-behind.html @http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2010/01/12/ex-ed-secretary-spellings-5-lessons-from-no-child-left-behind.html

=Whole Group Discussion= Your instructor will determine discussion topics and post in the Week 7 discussion forum.

Final Exam (Individual)
The final assignment in this course is a 2-part final exam. The exam should be completed independently, however you may use any materials or content discussed during the course. Follow the directions below to complete the exam.


 * 1) Review the **Final Exam Directions and Scoring** resource on the right.
 * 2) At the beginning of the week, both parts of the exam will be available in the Gradebook for you to view and complete.

Important notes:
 * You must complete this independently. You may not discuss any portion of this exam with a classmate.
 * This is an open-book, online exam, so you may refer to any readings, discussions, or additional materials presented in the course.
 * Multiple Choice and True / False questions will be completed online via the Gradebook. You do not have the ability to begin the exam, and then stop to "save for later." You can, however, print the exam at the beginning of the week to review. After the last day of Week 7, Part I of the exam will not be available, so please be sure to complete and submit your exam before then.
 * Short Answer and Essay questions (Part II) will be submitted via a Word document, also in the Gradebook. It will be up to your instructor whether or not they will accept late responses to Part II of the exam.

Superintendent’s Memorandum (Individual)
This week, you will complete and submit your final draft of the Superintendent’s Memorandum to share with your instructor and your classmates.
 * Final Version of the Memorandum Due**

1. Make revisions to your draft memorandum after considering the feedback you received from your teammates. 2. By Friday, post your completed Superintendent’s Memorandum in two places: 3. What have you learned from reading your peers’ memoranda? 4. Please feel free to add comments 4. and questions to your classmates’ postings.
 * The Final Superintendents Memorandum section of the Gradebook.
 * The Week 7: Memorandum Presentations whole group discussion to share with your classmates (post as a new thread)
 * As a school administrator, how might this information be useful to you?
 * What commonalities do you see in approaches to the legal issues, format, and tone of the memoranda?
 * Do you think these approaches address the issues adequately?

Team Evaluation (Individual)
You have worked closely with team members to complete course activities. Please take a few minutes to evaluate your team members’ contributions. The instructor has been tracking everyone’s team contributions, however s/he will consider the information you provide before determining each participant’s final Contribution to Team Activities grade. Your feedback will remain confidential, so please rate your teammates honestly.

Team Evaluation 1. Access the relevant Individual Contributions form for your cohort. 2. Complete the form by: 3. Click on the submit button when you are finished.
 * Providing the names of all team members including yourself.
 * Assigning the average percentage of contribution you believe each team member made to team activities during the course. The sum of each member’s contribution should equal 100%, including your contribution.
 * Writing one or two statements to justify each team member’s rating.

This is a required activity, so please complete this by the end of the course.

Congratulations on completing the final week of School Law! This course is adjourned!