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for evaluating resource allocation. Finally, it allows the researcher to examine school-site
allocation of resources.
Statement of Problem
The impact of California’s fiscal crisis on educational funding has been
significant. K-12 funding in California represents the largest portion of the state budget
and has been severely impacted by the budget crisis. According to the California
Department of Education, over 18 billion dollars will need to be cut from educational
budgets from 2010-2012. The 2009-2010 education budget has compelled many local
educational agencies to reduce expenditures by reducing staff and eliminating student
services. The 2010-2011 education budget will require further reductions in spending.
While the legislature has increased the flexibility in use of categorical funding, traditional
local educational agencies are still constrained in comparison to the autonomy that many
charter schools have.
This study looked out how successful charter schools (defined by API greater than
800 or other standardized test indicating meeting grade level standards) are absorbing the
reduction in funding and what decisions they are making in the usage of their fiscal
resources.
Research Questions
What are the current instructional vision and improvement strategies at the charter
schools studied?
How are resources at the schools used to implement their instructional
improvement plan?
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 |
Description
| Title | Page 14 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 6 for evaluating resource allocation. Finally, it allows the researcher to examine school-site allocation of resources. Statement of Problem The impact of California’s fiscal crisis on educational funding has been significant. K-12 funding in California represents the largest portion of the state budget and has been severely impacted by the budget crisis. According to the California Department of Education, over 18 billion dollars will need to be cut from educational budgets from 2010-2012. The 2009-2010 education budget has compelled many local educational agencies to reduce expenditures by reducing staff and eliminating student services. The 2010-2011 education budget will require further reductions in spending. While the legislature has increased the flexibility in use of categorical funding, traditional local educational agencies are still constrained in comparison to the autonomy that many charter schools have. This study looked out how successful charter schools (defined by API greater than 800 or other standardized test indicating meeting grade level standards) are absorbing the reduction in funding and what decisions they are making in the usage of their fiscal resources. Research Questions What are the current instructional vision and improvement strategies at the charter schools studied? How are resources at the schools used to implement their instructional improvement plan? |
