Cream Skimming in an Early College High School: A First-Year Principal’s Dilemma in a High-Performing Campus

Schools of choice need to provide equitable access and opportunities to all students, including students with disabilities and emergent bilinguals. In the context of Early College High Schools, principals and school districts should be partners in ensuring admissions processes are non-discriminatory...

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Published inThe Journal of cases in educational leadership Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 3 - 18
Main Authors Duncheon, Julia, DeMatthews, David E., Smith, Taylor
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.06.2024
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Early College High School
school choice
educational leadership
ethics
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Summary:Schools of choice need to provide equitable access and opportunities to all students, including students with disabilities and emergent bilinguals. In the context of Early College High Schools, principals and school districts should be partners in ensuring admissions processes are non-discriminatory. In this fictional case, a new principal in a high-performing early college high school becomes concerned that the school has been denying or not actively recruiting students with disabilities and emergent bilingual students. However, when she raises her concern with her supervisors and predecessor, she gets no support. The teaching notes of this case review the literature on ethical leadership, school administration dilemmas, and bounded ethicality.
ISSN:1555-4589
1555-4589
DOI:10.1177/15554589231196780