This mixed methods study was designed for two purposes: (1) to provide district and campus leaders data about the effectiveness of how the studied district's READ 180 and System 44 literacy intervention programs were implemented, and (2) to assess the programs' impact on student outcomes to determine whether the district was meeting literacy goals and if recommendations identified in the previous program evaluation report were addressed. Archival de-identified student achievement data and focus group interviews comprised gathered data. Although quantitative data show some growth from both programs since the prior program evaluation, the programs failed to meet the 2018-2019 intended outcome of at least 70% of participating students meeting expected Lexile growth except for READ 180 participants at four elementary and six secondary campuses. System 44 participants failed to meet the district's intended outcome at any campus level. Data showed that placement of elementary English learner (EL) students in both literacy programs was disproportionate to the district's EL population. System 44 students with an EL indicator had a negative correlation with growth in Lexile score, indicating that ELs are not being served well by this program. Qualitative data presented little evidence that the 2017-2018 program evaluation recommendations were effectively implemented. Emerged themes related to monitoring and controlling program processes by district and campus leaders were perceived fidelity, data alignment, and immutable factors. Both quantitative and qualitative data highlighted areas in which program fidelity was lower than expected; therefore, district administrators were not able to achieve the intended purpose of the programs.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1944335 |
| Date | 05 1900 |
| Creators | Reynolds, Danielle Foss |
| Contributors | Voelkel, Jr., Robert, van Tassell, Frances, Mathis, Janelle, Herron, Angela |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | Text |
| Rights | Public, Reynolds, Danielle Foss, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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