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SCHOOL LEVEL RESOURCE ALLOCATION
TO IMPROVE STUDENT PERFORMANCE:
A CASE STUDY OF ORANGE COUNTY AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY
TITLE I ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
by
Hiacynth Dewilla Martinez
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
(EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP)
May 2011
Copyright 2011 Hiacynth Dewilla Martinez
Object Description
| Title | School level resource allocation to improve student performance: A case study of Orange County and Los Angeles County Title I elementary schools |
| Author | Martínez, Hiacynth Dewilla |
| Author email | hic296@hotmail.com; hdmartin@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2011-03-28 |
| Date submitted | 2011 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2011-05-04 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Picus, Lawrence O. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Nelson, John Hentschke, Guilbert |
| Abstract | This study selected a purposeful sample of five Title I elementary schools in Orange County and Los Angeles County in Southern California with similar demographics, yet varying levels of academic growth as determined by the California Department of Education. Using a case study approach, principal interviews, student performance data, site-level data and documentation were used to evaluate leadership decisions regarding hiring and firing practices, programmatic implementation and intervention services as a means to closing the achievement gap for minority students, English learners and socioeconomically disadvantaged students. The Evidence-Based Model (EBM) (Odden & Picus, 2008) was the framework used for improving student performance in English Language Arts and Mathematics. In conjunction with the EBM recommendations, this study also examined evidence of the Ten Strategies to Doubling Student Performance (Odden, 2009; Odden & Archibald, 2009).; The findings from this study show a significant connection between the degree of implementation of the ten strategies and the increase in student achievement at each school. The most strongly implemented evidence-based strategies at all five schools were set ambitious goals, use of formative assessments/data-based decision-making, using time efficiently and effectively, and professional best practices. The findings also suggest that ongoing, systematic professional development is critical to the improvement process. None of the schools in this study were able to provide resources at the levels recommended by the EBM and California’s economic downturn has magnified the challenges schools are facing to provide services for struggling students. Implications for future research and decisions are discussed. |
| Keyword | resource allocation; student achievement; Title I; Evidence-Based Model; doubling student performance; educational leadership; school leadership; achievement gap |
| Geographic subject (county) | Orange; Los Angeles |
| Geographic subject (state) | California |
| Geographic subject (country) | USA |
| Coverage date | 2000/2010 |
| 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-m3903 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Martínez, Hiacynth Dewilla |
| 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-Martinez-4410 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume32/etd-Martinez-4410.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Full text | SCHOOL LEVEL RESOURCE ALLOCATION TO IMPROVE STUDENT PERFORMANCE: A CASE STUDY OF ORANGE COUNTY AND LOS ANGELES COUNTY TITLE I ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS by Hiacynth Dewilla Martinez 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 (EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP) May 2011 Copyright 2011 Hiacynth Dewilla Martinez |
