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Running Head: ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES 1
A GAP ANALYSIS STUDY OF ONE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT’S ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES IN A TIME OF FISCAL CONSTRAINTS
by
Tamra Dawn Rowcliffe
________________________________________________________________________
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
May 2013
Copyright 2013 Tamra Dawn Rowcliffe
Object Description
| Title | A gap analysis study of one southern California unified school district's allocation of resources in a time of fiscal constraints |
| Author | Rowcliffe, Tamra Dawn |
| Author email | rowcliff@usc.edu;tamrarowcliffe@gmail.com |
| Degree | Doctor of Education |
| Document type | Dissertation |
| Degree program | Education (Leadership) |
| School | Rossier School of Education |
| Date defended/completed | 2013-02-11 |
| Date submitted | 2013-03-29 |
| Date approved | 2013-03-29 |
| Restricted until | 2013-03-29 |
| Date published | 2013-03-29 |
| Advisor (committee chair) | Picus, Lawrence O. |
| Advisor (committee member) |
Escalante, Michael Donavan, Frank |
| Abstract | This study applies the Evidence Based model (EBM) from education adequacy funding literature to understand the resource allocation strategies of one southern California unified school district. The purpose of the study was to use the EBM to examine the current resource allocation patterns of the study district to determine whether district goals were adequately fiscally supported. The study utilized a formative evaluation qualitative research design in the form of document analysis, interviews, observations, and human resource allocations to determine the extent to which the school district allocates resources to maximize student achievement. The study determined the District was working towards improvement strategies supported by the EBM; however, the District was unable to allocate resources at the level the EBM recommends. Resource allocation gaps included personnel, training for new instructional strategies, data decision making, and policy and procedure misalignment. The fiscal situation limited district options for reallocating current resources. Recommendations for reallocation included increasing instructional coaches to support instructional goals, updating human resources policies and procedures while increasing distributed leadership efficacy, and negotiated postponement of automatic step and column increases to supply tutors for "at risk" students. In addition, future recommendations were made to increase professional development days as finances improve, increase instructional coaches until strategies are implemented with full fidelity, and lastly, researching digital technology for instructional materials. This study adds to the knowledge that education finance needs to be student-centered and provides state-policy makers and district personnel with a framework that focuses on adequately funding education. |
| Keyword | education; finance; resources; evidence-based model; reallocation |
| 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-m |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Rowcliffe, Tamra Dawn |
| Access conditions | The author retains rights to his/her dissertation, thesis or other graduate work according to U.S. copyright law. Electronic access is being provided by the USC Libraries in agreement with the author, as the original true and official version of the work, but does not grant the reader permission to use the work if the desired use is covered by copyright. It is the author, as rights holder, who must provide use permission if such use is covered by copyright. The original signature page accompanying the original submission of the work to the USC Libraries is retained by the USC Libraries and a copy of it may be obtained by authorized requesters contacting the repository e-mail address given. |
| Repository name | University of Southern California Digital Library |
| Repository address | USC Digital Library, University of Southern California, University Park Campus MC 7002, 106 University Village, Los Angeles, California 90089-7002, USA |
| Repository email | cisadmin@usc.edu |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume7/etd-RowcliffeT-1495.pdf |
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| Title | Page 1 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Full text | Running Head: ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES 1 A GAP ANALYSIS STUDY OF ONE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT’S ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES IN A TIME OF FISCAL CONSTRAINTS by Tamra Dawn Rowcliffe ________________________________________________________________________ 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 May 2013 Copyright 2013 Tamra Dawn Rowcliffe |
