Abstract
This study applies a simulation to analyze overcrowding (congestion) in a school system. This work aims to analyze the overcrowding and to describe a decision support system that needs to be developed to help in assessing the need for classrooms in different schools and to develop a systematic approach to improve such overcrowding. Education leaders face extraordinary challenges as the nation’s schools struggle to rise to the challenge of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Education leaders are now expected to be instructional leaders, show a strong commitment to closing the achievement gap between majority and minority students, and use data to improve teaching and learning. All of this is in addition to the logistics of running a school system such as making sure that busing and meal services operate smoothly. Some researchers stated that education leadership must do much more than it has in the past (Davis, S.; Darling-Hammond, L.; LaPointe, M.; Meyerson, D. (2005)..
Highlights
Over the last thirty years, growing public support for giving parents increased autonomy in deciding what kinds of schools their children will attend is indicated by the increase in curricular choices in schools
The given data consists of Enrollment of students in Elementary, Middle and High Schools in Volusia County state of Florida US
The simulation model has been constructed using Microsoft Excel and it has been observed that the average number of students entering to and going from the High school is considerably more than that of Middle school which is more than that of Elementary School
Summary
Over the last thirty years, growing public support for giving parents increased autonomy in deciding what kinds of schools their children will attend is indicated by the increase in curricular choices in schools ` By 2015, 75% of all students will be served by neighborhood schools while 25% of them will be attending choice schools. The approach that we are seeking is to assess and identify the percentage of students of the total population at each school that will be turned away because of overcrowding, and estimate the required number of seats at each level. School size and school overcrowding are two different terms. School overcrowding is measured in terms of the number of students enrolled compared to the number of students the facilities were designed to serve. School overcrowding is concerned with justice in that limited educational opportunities are implied by inadequate facilities
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