The problem for this study was the need to increase and maintain in student achievement in charter schools. The purpose of this single-case study was to discover how an inner city charter school with a high percentage of at-risk students increased overall student achievement and attained acceptable performance status when faced simultaneously with administrative challenges and increases in state and federal standards. The participants for the single-case study included the school district’s superintendent, the high school principal, the dean of students, four faculty of the district, and one outside consultant appointed to work with the district by the state of Texas. The sampling for this study allowed for the opportunity to study in greater depth the choice of reform strategies and organizational structure designed to result in increased student achievement and student success over the course of two years. Since this was a single-case study of one charter school district, participants were referenced by the role in which they served. All district, campus, and participant names remained anonymous. The results showed the increased student achievement was made possible by several reform strategies and best practices. The primary reform strategies and best practices that had the greatest impact were consistent campus leadership and parent and community involvement with the campus. Mission and focus were secondary strategies that contributed to increasing teacher effectiveness and student achievement. All of the interviewees stated their work was “all about the kids” to support the theme of the common mission and focus the campus and district.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc801878 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Subjinski, Amanda |
| Contributors | Huffman, Jane Bumpers, 1950-, Stromberg, Linda, Boyd-Lillie, Nancy, Wimberley, Alan, 1959- |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | vi, 85 pages : color illustrations, Text |
| Coverage | United States - Texas |
| Rights | Public, Subjinski, Amanda, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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