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SUSTAINING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT: SIX SIGMA STRATEGIES AND
SUCCESSFUL URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS
by
Alejandro J. Rojas
______________________________________________________________
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 2008
Copyright 2008 Alejandro J. Rojas
Object Description
| Title | Sustaining student achievement: Six Sigma strategies and successful urban school district superintendents |
| Author | Rojas, Alejandro J. |
| Author email | alejanjr@usc.edu |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2008-03-12 |
| Date submitted | 2008 |
| Restricted until | Unrestricted |
| Date published | 2008-04-15 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Castruita, Rudy |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Brewer, Dominic Vargas, Edward Lee |
| Abstract | Increased accountability from state and federal governments as well as increased quality demands of the public has forced many urban school district superintendents to re-think what it means to be successful and how it is they measure academic success. Increased pressure from the corporate sector has lead many superintendents to borrow practices from high performing corporations and successful business leaders in an effort to raise the effectiveness of their school districts in raising student achievement. Many school district administrators are reading books like The World is Flat, Good to Great and the work of Peter Senge on creating learning organizations. We also see the influence of quality improvement strategies like TQM and the Malcolm Baldridge Award for Quality in school districts as they use data to drive decision making and monitor the effectiveness of their instructional programs.; More specifically this study will identify opportunities for urban school district superintendents to implement Six Sigma in their districts as a means to improve and sustain student achievement. Six Sigma is a comprehensive and flexible system for achieving, sustaining and maximizing success. Six Sigma is driven by a close understanding of customer (student) needs, disciplined use of facts, data and statistical analysis, and diligent attention to managing, improving and reinventing processes.; The study participants are successful school district superintendents from various regions throughout the United States. They all serve or served large urban school districts and were able to increase student achievement in English and mathematics for all students. By using a survey and follow up interviews the study found there is significant similarities between the strategies of successful superintendents and Six Sigma; furthermore, that potential exists for Six Sigma (if fully implemented) to assist superintendents in raising and sustaining improved student achievement. |
| Keyword | superintendent; Six Sigma; student achievement; educational leadership; leadership strategies; urban school district |
| 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 |
| Type | texts |
| Legacy record ID | usctheses-m1120 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Rojas, Alejandro J. |
| 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-Rojas-20080415 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume40/etd-Rojas-20080415.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Full text | SUSTAINING STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT: SIX SIGMA STRATEGIES AND SUCCESSFUL URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENTS by Alejandro J. Rojas ______________________________________________________________ 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 2008 Copyright 2008 Alejandro J. Rojas |
