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(2009) strategies, and a comparison of actual resource use to the Evidenced-Based
Model (Odden & Picus, 2008). Furthermore, the researcher included a synopsis of the
school in the form of lessons learned and future considerations. Finally, data from all
schools were aggregated to identify potential themes in school resource usage,
differences in decision-making, and what, if any, impact the budget reductions have had.
This cross site analysis allowed the researcher to identify themes such as what strategies
and decisions are allowing schools to make continual progress and improvement in their
API scores.
Summary
This chapter described the methodology that was utilized in order to answer the
four research questions. Specifically, this chapter described the population and sample of
charter schools, instrumentation and data collection tool utilized during the research, and
a data analysis protocol. The following chapter will address the findings from the site
visits and data collections of the four schools studied to determine how their resources are
being allocated to improve student achievement using Odden & Archibald’s (2009) Ten
Strategies for Doubling Student Performance, and if resource alignment is in line with
research based practices using the Evidenced Based Model (Odden & Picus, 2008).
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 67 |
| Contributing entity | University of Southern California |
| Repository email | cisadmin@lib.usc.edu |
| Full text | 59 (2009) strategies, and a comparison of actual resource use to the Evidenced-Based Model (Odden & Picus, 2008). Furthermore, the researcher included a synopsis of the school in the form of lessons learned and future considerations. Finally, data from all schools were aggregated to identify potential themes in school resource usage, differences in decision-making, and what, if any, impact the budget reductions have had. This cross site analysis allowed the researcher to identify themes such as what strategies and decisions are allowing schools to make continual progress and improvement in their API scores. Summary This chapter described the methodology that was utilized in order to answer the four research questions. Specifically, this chapter described the population and sample of charter schools, instrumentation and data collection tool utilized during the research, and a data analysis protocol. The following chapter will address the findings from the site visits and data collections of the four schools studied to determine how their resources are being allocated to improve student achievement using Odden & Archibald’s (2009) Ten Strategies for Doubling Student Performance, and if resource alignment is in line with research based practices using the Evidenced Based Model (Odden & Picus, 2008). |
