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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Dedication ii
Acknowledgements iii
List of Tables vi
List of Figures vii
Abstract viii
Chapter 1 – Introduction 1
Statement of Problem 6
Research Questions 6
Purpose of the Study 7
Summary of Methodology 8
Limitations 8
Delimitations 9
Assumptions 9
Definitions 9
Chapter 2 – Literature Review 13
California School Resource Allocation 13
Charter School Overview and Funding 21
Adequacy and the Evidenced-Based Approach 29
Effective-Practices for Improving Student Achievement 40
Summary 49
Chapter 3 – Methods 50
Population & Sample 52
Limitations of Sample 55
Instrumentation and Data Collection 55
Analyzing Data 57
Summary 59
Chapter 4 – Findings 60
Summary of Sample Schools’ Characteristics and Performance 60
Achievement Data 64
Key Elements and Themes of the Improvement Strategies 71
Resource Allocation 96
Impact of Current Funding Crisis 101
Conclusion 101
Object Description
| Title | Allocation of educational resources to improve student achievement: Case studies of four California charter schools |
| Author | Patrick, Ramona Kay |
| Author email | rpatrick@usc.edu; ramonakaypatrick@gmail.com |
| 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) |
Hentschke, Guilbert C. Nelson, John L. |
| Abstract | Charter schools are growing at a rapid pace have significantly more flexibility in their allocation of resources in comparison to their traditional public school counterparts in California. Because of this, it is important to study how successful charter schools, with this increased flexibility, are utilizing their resources to achieve high results with their students in a time of fiscal constraint. There is a plethora of data and research on effective school practices to improve student achievement, but a dearth of research on the effective allocation of resources at charter schools. The purpose of this study is to analyze how four high performing charter schools, with high percentages of socioeconomically disadvantaged students in Los Angeles, California, are implementing school improvement strategies and utilizing resources at their school site to impact student achievement. The Evidenced-Based Model, (Odden & Picus, 2008) along with Odden and Archibald’s (2009) Ten Strategies for Doubling Student Performance were used as a lens in this study to compare resource allocation as well as school improvement strategies to best support student achievement at the schools. This study will describe each schools’ instructional vision and improvement strategy, how resources are utilized to implement their instructional improvement plan, how the current fiscal crisis is affecting their allocation of resources, and how actual resource patterns are aligned with the Evidence Based Model (Odden & Picus, 2008). |
| Keyword | charter schools; resource allocation; evidenced-based model |
| 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-m3815 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Rights | Patrick, Ramona Kay |
| Repository name | Libraries, University of Southern California |
| Repository address | Los Angeles, California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Filename | etd-Patrick-4438 |
| Archival file | uscthesesreloadpub_Volume51/etd-Patrick-4438.pdf |
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| Title | Page 4 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | iv TABLE OF CONTENTS Dedication ii Acknowledgements iii List of Tables vi List of Figures vii Abstract viii Chapter 1 – Introduction 1 Statement of Problem 6 Research Questions 6 Purpose of the Study 7 Summary of Methodology 8 Limitations 8 Delimitations 9 Assumptions 9 Definitions 9 Chapter 2 – Literature Review 13 California School Resource Allocation 13 Charter School Overview and Funding 21 Adequacy and the Evidenced-Based Approach 29 Effective-Practices for Improving Student Achievement 40 Summary 49 Chapter 3 – Methods 50 Population & Sample 52 Limitations of Sample 55 Instrumentation and Data Collection 55 Analyzing Data 57 Summary 59 Chapter 4 – Findings 60 Summary of Sample Schools’ Characteristics and Performance 60 Achievement Data 64 Key Elements and Themes of the Improvement Strategies 71 Resource Allocation 96 Impact of Current Funding Crisis 101 Conclusion 101 |
