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SUPERINTENDENT’S LEVERAGE:
A CASE STUDY OF STRATEGIES UTILIZED BY AN URBAN SCHOOL
DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT TO IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT
by
Roberto Salazar, Jr.
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
May 2009
Copyright 2009 Roberto Salazar, Jr.
Object Description
| Title | Superintendent's leverage: a case study of strategies utilized by an urban school district superintendent to improve student achievement |
| Author | Salazar, Roberto, Jr. |
| Author email | robertos@usc.edu; rsalaz1@lausd.net |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2009-03-04 |
| Date submitted | 2009 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2009-04-09 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Castruita, Rudy |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Marsh, David Robles, Darline |
| Abstract | The purpose of this study was to understand how a superintendent utilized reform strategies to create systemic change throughout the district to positively affect student achievement. Overall, this qualitative case study focused on the quality and level of implementation of ten specific reform strategies by the superintendent in order to create improvement in the district.; Change and improvement is multi-faceted in an organization, especially in a large urban school district, due to the numerous dynamic forces and stakeholders involved in the process. Leading systematic change and creating an organization in which all stakeholders are accountable for both their individual and collective work can be key to real improvement for teaching and learning. Strategic and purposeful leadership utilizing calculated strategies can have promising impacts on student achievement.; Analysis and results from the study indicated that the system leader (i.e., superintendent) utilized deliberate reform strategies which formulated a clear and compelling vision and mission for the district’s work of educating students. This led to a prevalent strategic plan which aligned the vision, goals, and resources of the district to influence student achievement. The major strategies employed by the superintendent were: 1) establishing open, trusting, and ongoing communication, through various means, with all stakeholders to develop capital and allegiances; 2) building leadership capacity, accountability, and professional development for district staff; 3) aligning and centralizing all resources towards teaching and learning and implementing a managed instructional program; and 4) reorganizing the district administrative staff, including central district administrators and school-site principals, to effectively having the "right" people in the "right" place doing the "right" work.; The findings and conclusions from this study can provide useful information, on a systems level, to both educators and non-educators aiming to create change and improvement to positively affect students’ educational process. |
| Keyword | superintendent; leadership; school/district improvement; reform strategies; change levers; district systemic change; student achievement |
| Geographic subject (state) | California |
| Language | English |
| Part of collection | University of Southern California dissertations and theses |
| Publisher (of the original version) | University of Southern California |
| Place of publication (of the original version) | Los Angeles, California |
| Publisher (of the digital version) | University of Southern California. Libraries |
| Provenance | Electronically uploaded by the author |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m2072 |
| Rights | Salazar, Roberto, Jr. |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | http://www.usc.edu/isd/libraries/services/ask_a_librarian/email/ |
| Filename | etd-Salazar-2713 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume44/etd-Salazar-2713.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Full text | SUPERINTENDENT’S LEVERAGE: A CASE STUDY OF STRATEGIES UTILIZED BY AN URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT TO IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT by Roberto Salazar, Jr. A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION May 2009 Copyright 2009 Roberto Salazar, Jr. |
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