Which of the following is the best example of school change using an empirical-rational strategy for change?
A) The State Department of Education identifies new programs that it requires all schools to adopt.
B) A superintendent attends a conference and brings back a new science program that he installs in schools.
C) Teachers at an elementary school work together to determine the best strategies to use with low achieving students.
D) After a reading strategy that was developed at a university was shown to be successful in other states, a school district decides to adopt it.
E) A principal develops a staff development plan to meet teacher needs.

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The empirical-rational strategy for change is based on the assumption that people are rational and will follow their rational self-interest once they have been provided with the relevant information. Choice D, where a school district adopts a reading strategy proven to be successful in other states, best exemplifies this approach, as the decision is based on empirical evidence of success.

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