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This is a PELP case study. The case services as a follow-up to Meeting New Challenges at the Aldine Independent School District (A) case. Superintendent Nadine Kujawa retired in May 2007 and Wanda Bamberg, the assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction, was chosen by the school board to succeed Kujawa. In the midst of the economic crisis, Bamberg retained Aldine's vision and basic strategy. The system remained organized in five vertical feeder systems and continued to promote district veterans principal and area superintendent positions. Students performed well on the state assessment, but new challenges emerged. A more rigorous state test, the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR), was about to be implemented and the district grappled with flat-lining college readiness scores. Bamberg had a decision to make; she could keep the district doing what had worked so well in the past or strike out in an entirely new direction.

Set in 2007, examines the role of the Area Instruction Officer (AIO) in Chicago Public Schools (CPS). Focuses on the leadership skills and behavior needed to successfully manage a portfolio of schools with varying capacities, needs, and challenges. Also describes the role of the district and what its current development and support systems include for AIOs. Several schools and principals are profiled in order to delve deeply into "a day in the life" of an AIO.

Provides insights and observations into the process of analyzing and choosing a job offer. Teaching Purpose: To assist in career planning.

Discusses the process of generating implications from life themes, a necessary step for completing the Self-Assessment and Career Development final paper.

Discusses issues involved in the job interview process. Teaching Purpose: To assist in career planning.

Explores the experience of work-related stress and examines various coping tactics. Pays particular attention to stress related to the job-search process. Teaching Purpose: To help students recognize sources of stress and develop more effective coping skills.

Provides an orientation and background information for viewing the HBS Kim Malone video.

Presents data on Harvard Business School MBA job searches from 1997 to 2002. Includes color exhibits.

An overview of issues relating to and factors affecting the concept of balance between work and personal life including the history of work-life balance and employer/employee perspectives.

The Developmental Network Questionnaire is an instrument designed to reveal information about the sources of developmental assistance in an individual's career. Teaching Purpose: To facilitate a session on developmental relationships. Includes color exhibits.

Presents former Self-Assessment and Career Development student Amy Kelly's response to the "Written Interview" assignment.

The response of former Self-Assessment and Career Development student Amy Kelly to the "48-Hour Diary" assignment.

Sets the stage for self-assessment as an integral component in the process of career development.

Supplements the (A) case.

Provides a follow-up to the video case. Updates happenings in Williams' career from 1996 through 1999.

Addresses the career decision-making process of Humphrey Chen as he graduates from HBS with an MBA. In choosing between an offer from a top-tier consulting firm and launching a start-up entrepreneurial venture, Chen must weigh the expectations of many people--family, fiancee, friends--as well as his own desires.

Provides the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) test results and the Personal Values Profile (PVP) for the protagonist of the video case.

Covers approximately six months in the life of a recent second-year Harvard Business School student. The focus is on the career decision-making process. The protagonist is considering three choices.