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Seven Step Decision-Making Process would have been the best strategy: It appears that the principal -- John Short -- did not follow the seven step decision-making process, and he should have. Short should have stopped to think about what he was doing before insisting the bulletin board should be changed. He then should have "clarified goals" and thought about why the teachers (Frank and Smart) made their decisions to bring attention to gay history month (step 2). After gathering information (step 3) and "determining facts" by interviewing the teachers involved and other faculty on campus that might be pro-or con; indeed, he could have brought several faculty members into a meeting and brainstormed possible responses (step 4) in order to develop options, so the school would be on solid footing in terms of consensus.
Alternatives could have been presented (step 5) that included the consideration of the consequences. For example, the school could have allowed the bulletin board materials to remain and could have defended the decision based on the recent Supreme...
And the best alternative choice (step 6) could have been arrived at after calm, responsible discussion. Step 7 involves the need to modify and monitor the responses following the execution of that decision.
The heuristic decision-making process is not likely to have been the proper one in this scenario. There is not likely to have been a precedent at this school for recognition of gay history or gay rights. No random process fits well in this context.
As to the rational decision making process, it is quite similar to the seven-step process, because everything must be put on the table when decisions are being made that impact students, faculty, parents and the community. Logic is a big part of the rational decision-making process, and it is apparent that the principal did not follow a logical series of steps. He seemed to have a knee-jerk reaction as soon as he was told "…some of the parents had complained" to more than one teacher. Had he been more rational, he might have realized that only a minority…
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