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RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND EDUCATIONAL ADEQUACY:
CASE STUDIES OF SCHOOL-LEVEL RESOURCE USE IN SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA WITH BUDGET REDUCTIONS
by
Alysia Jocelyn Hobbs
________________________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirement for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
May 2010
Copyright 2010 Alysia Jocelyn Hobbs
Object Description
| Title | Resource allocation and educational adequacy: case studies of school-level resource use in southern California with budget reductions |
| Author | Hobbs, Alysia Jocelyn |
| Author email | alysiaj@verizon.net; ahobbs@walnutvalley.k12.ca.us |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2010-03-04 |
| Date submitted | 2010 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2010-03-26 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Picus, Lawrence |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Nelson, John Hentschke, Guilbert |
| Abstract | This study selected a purposeful sample of eight high performing southern California elementary schools which achieved API scores above 900 over a three year period. A review of instructional strategies for each study school during the improvement process and resource allocation patterns was determined. Case studies of each school include interviews and analysis of student performance data and resource allocations choices. The findings were compared with the Evidence Based Model of school finance adequacy. The findings suggest that although the resources available to the study schools were significantly fewer than what the Evidence Based Model recommends, the schools implemented many of the strategies as suggested in the body of literature on school improvement. Effective strategies for implementing and sustaining school success included setting the urgency for learning, goal setting, use of assessments, designing multiple strategies to close the achievement gap (including use of Response to Intervention and Professional Learning Communities), high quality leadership, professional development, and time reallocation and use of incentives. Despite already limited school resources, the schools faced significant budget reductions for the current year and impending additional cuts due to the bleak economic outlook. Implications for school leaders and policymakers are discussed. |
| Keyword | school finance; budget reduction; high performing elementary school |
| 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-m2881 |
| Rights | Hobbs, Alysia Jocelyn |
| 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-Hobbs-3438 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume44/etd-Hobbs-3438.pdf |
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| Full text | RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND EDUCATIONAL ADEQUACY: CASE STUDIES OF SCHOOL-LEVEL RESOURCE USE IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH BUDGET REDUCTIONS by Alysia Jocelyn Hobbs ________________________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION May 2010 Copyright 2010 Alysia Jocelyn Hobbs |
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