My Organization: Sylvan Hills Middle School organization comprises grades 6, 7,

My Organization: Sylvan Hills Middle School organization comprises grades 6, 7, and 8, with one principal in charge of the entire school and three assistant principals, one assigned to each grade level.
Lens Two: Reviewing the Systems Theories [ORGANISM VIDEO ATTACHED]
Use the following questions to describe, in a summative-narrative fashion, what the systems of my middle school organization look like. Your summary is to be 3–5 pages, include 3–5 references (this can include your textbook), have a title and reference page, and be formatted according to current APA style (first person should not be used). Headings should be used for each section of the paper.
1. What is the cycle of production for this organization? i.e., what are we about as an organization?
a. What do we bring in (input), and how do we use it and form our product (throughput)?
b. What do we send out into the larger world (output)?
2. Are we open to negative feedback from the sub and super systems?
a. What are we doing to reverse the entropy of the system?
b. Are we exploring other paths to the ends (equifinality)?
3. What is our proper place in the broader society and economy?
Issue: genotypic function. (Productive, Maintenance, Adaptive, Managerial/Political)
4. Are we balancing our need for profit with a long-term view of survival?
The issue is the Maximization Principle.
5. How are we scanning the environment?
What do we know about the environmental sectors (Economic, political, social, etc.)?
VIDEOS:
Understanding Organizations as Organisms
Systems Theory of Organizations
READING:
Understanding the Organization