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TOWARD SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND FISCAL EQUITY: EXAMINING
EDUCATIONAL ADEQUACY IN A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT
by
Erin L. Lahr
_______________________________________________________________
A Dissertation Presented to the
FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
In Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree
DOCTOR OF EDUCATION
August 2010
Copyright 2010 Erin L. Lahr
Object Description
| Title | Toward school improvement and fiscal equity: examining educational adequacy in a Southern California school district |
| Author | Lahr, Erin Lynn |
| Author email | ellahr@aol.com; elahr@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2010-05-04 |
| Date submitted | 2010 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2010-07-01 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Picus, Lawrence O. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Brewer, Dominic Nelson, John |
| Abstract | A purposeful sample of four schools within one Southern California district with approximately 80% poverty and 60% English learners documented the practices of successful schools in allocating resources toward student achievement. These schools, all of which had poverty rates above 50% demonstrated growth of around 20% in their AYP scores over the past five years. Data collection protocols were adapted from previous resource allocation studies in Wyoming, Washington and Arkansas (Picus, et al., 2008). Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected utilizing the Evidence-based Model and open-ended interview protocols as a basis for documenting resource allocation practices and instructional strategies of successful schools.; Current funding levels and allocations demonstrate that resources for GEUSD schools are inadequate or not at levels recommended by the Evidence-based Model complicating efforts to achieve an adequate education for all students. Primary elements of resource use at level less than the model suggests include: (1) class size; (2) instructional and administrative staffing; and (3) professional development. Despite these fiscal challenges, GEUSD has implemented a school improvement process employing many action steps found in the literature, which have lead to substantially improved student achievement. All four schools have implemented to some degree all of the 10 steps that Odden and Archibald (2009) assert are necessary for improving student performance.; A comparison of school and district practices to the Evidence-based Model and best practices identified in the literature revealed implications for educational leaders. The findings are paraphrased into six key areas that school leaders should allocate resources toward for improved student success: (1) assessment of the performance problems and setting goals; (2) changing the curriculum and setting a new instructional vision; (3) measuring and monitoring progress; (4) collaborative culture and professional development based on research and promising practices; (5) core and supplemental intervention instructional time and programs; and (6) widespread and distributed leadership. |
| Keyword | education; school improvement; educational adequacy |
| Geographic subject (state) | California |
| Coverage date | 2003/2009 |
| 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-m3170 |
| Rights | Lahr, Erin Lynn |
| 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-Lahr-3772 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume29/etd-Lahr-3772.pdf |
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| Full text | TOWARD SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT AND FISCAL EQUITY: EXAMINING EDUCATIONAL ADEQUACY IN A SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DISTRICT by Erin L. Lahr _______________________________________________________________ A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC ROSSIER SCHOOL OF EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF EDUCATION August 2010 Copyright 2010 Erin L. Lahr |
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