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The Atlanta Public School System
The thought of putting together a project for a major corporation, seems a bit daunting at first glance. Perhaps this is because we tend to naturally overwhelm ourselves if a task is larger than anything we have accomplished in the past. After considering all the areas of the project at hand; I decided to use as a project the Atlanta Public School system.
The Atlanta Public School system is similar to those found in any large corporation. There is an organizational structure in place, a huge budget, vast resources, literally dozens of ongoing projects, and of course office politics. The one distinguishing different between APS and a publicly trade corporation is the fact that it is a local government regulated and controlled system.
The APS system consist of approximately one hundred and twenty six schools covering elementary, middle school and high school grade levels. These schools are treated as independent branch offices since each school operates with its own staff and budget. The schools are grouped into five different zones, which are viewed as regions (north, south, east and west). Each region is managed by a zone manager who reports to a department head or director. The directors in term report directly to the superintendent of APS school systems. The duties of the superintendent are the same as those of the CEO of any large corporation. However, profit and organizational success are measured in terms of student success.
It is the purpose of this paper to illustrate how improper resource management and poor organization has indirectly impacted the success of students in the APS system. This goal will be accomplished by examining the APS decision making process over the past two years and pointing out how possibly better decisions could have been made had proper attention been given to a few major economic indicators.
Economic indicators are specific...
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