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According to the case study, there does not seem to be a human resource manager involved at any point. The superintendent could potentially be acting as this person; however, the case study mentioned it was a large suburban district. There were no procedures in place for the building administrator to follow when an employment concern arose. The district needed to have a clear outline on the procedures and policies in place before a crisis took place. This would have eased the conscious of the building administrator and would have helped streamline the entire process. Instead of guessing throughout the process, the entire investigation, media release, and dismissal procedures could have been nearly surgical in nature.
Potential Ways to Address the Issue*
• Develop several strands of procedures for employment issues (incompetence vs. insubordination vs. immoral conduct vs. negligence, gross misconduct, etc.) that include both investigation protocols and disciplinary v. dismissal procedures.
• Align procedures to state and federal standards and laws, as well as district