Read Books Online and Download eBooks, EPub, PDF, Mobi, Kindle, Text Full Free.
Download School District Consolidation At A Glance full books in PDF, epub, and Kindle. Read online School District Consolidation At A Glance ebook anywhere anytime directly on your device. Fast Download speed and no annoying ads. We cannot guarantee that every ebooks is available!
Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 8 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (614 download)
Download or read book School District Consolidation at a Glance written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ulrich Boser
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (16 download)
Download or read book Size Matters written by Ulrich Boser and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it comes to education, not all spending is equal. Some education dollars are spent more productively than others. In a time of lagging revenues and flat achievement in many districts, policymakers have increasingly started to pay greater attention to the question of whether education systems are getting the most out of every education dollar. Policymakers have begun to rethink the fundamental design of the education system. Two strains of work--productivity and governance--have led policymakers to ask: Could the structure of the education system be reformed in ways that might increase student achievement? With this question in mind, this report looks at the widespread existence of small school districts--defined here as districts with fewer than 1,000 students, that are not classified by the U.S. Census Bureau as "rural remote" or "town remote"--and specifically at the extra education costs associated with these districts. Over the years many have argued that small school districts have unnecessary costs because they lack economies of scale.
Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book How Small is Too Small? written by and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jennifer Erica Botzojorns
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 466 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (946 download)
Download or read book School District Consolidation written by Jennifer Erica Botzojorns and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the late 19th century, school district consolidation has occurred in every state. Viewed as a solution to pressures of increasing costs, declining populations, and educational inequity, small communities resist consolidation and cite a potential loss of both local control and identity. Citizen volunteers deliberate about consolidation measures in public meetings. Deliberative processes involve both emotional and rational arguments and often result in consensus. Very little research has examined the intersection of school district consolidation and deliberative decision-making processes. This study considers six municipalities in a Northeastern U.S. rural community as they engage in a yearlong process to consolidate school districts. The study examines the deliberations of a committee of 15 representative volunteer citizens engaged in creating a legal document. Observations, audio and video analysis, transcript and document review, journaling, and committee member interviews form the data. The discussions in the meetings are analyzed for the topics of educational cost, quality, and local control, and the intersection with rational discourse and emotional rhetoric. The study was designed to understand the impact of specific school district consolidation topics and emotional and rational deliberations on the meeting processes and outcomes. Findings show a disproportional amount of time spent in meetings addressing a specific town. Data concerning the town contained more emotional discourse than rational argument. The results of this study illustrate argument patterns, a heightened presence of emotional rhetoric, and disproportionate attention to one municipality. Within the meeting deliberations, members from the one municipality dissented. Additionally, on election day, the same municipality dissented while all other towns supported consolidation. The specific topics people argue about and the manner in which they do so are shown to influence a school district consolidation process. This study provides a deep look into the deliberations of a consolidation committee, and offers insight into how dissenting opinions splinter from a majority voice. It sheds light on the work of deliberative theorists and the role of rational and emotional arguments in the process. It can inform theoretical models of deliberative decision-making and the practical structures of school governance.
Author : Texas. State Department of Education
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)
Download or read book Independent and Common School District Consolidation Election Forms written by Texas. State Department of Education and published by . This book was released on 1923 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Timon Covert
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)
Download or read book Rural School Consolidation written by Timon Covert and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Nebraska. Department of Public Instruction
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (556 download)
Download or read book The Consolidation of School Districts written by Nebraska. Department of Public Instruction and published by . This book was released on 1903 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Andrew J. Coulson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781890624620
Total Pages : 43 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (246 download)
Download or read book School District Consolidation, Size and Spending written by Andrew J. Coulson and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study empirically tests the notion that consolidating smaller public school districts will save taxpayers money. Multiple regression analyses are employed to analyze the relationship between district size and per-pupil expenditures in the state of Michigan, focusing on the five most recent school years for which data are available. The study's results suggest that costs will continue to rise over time unless market incentives are introduced into the system. Arguably the study's most significant finding is that public school officials appear to maximize school operating spending regardless of the public demand for educational services. The introduction of market incentives could counteract this tendency by providing inducements for policymakers and school officials to reduce operating costs while maintaining or improving quality. Appendices include: (1) Detailed Regression Results; (2) Postestimation Diagnostics; and (3) Michigan School District Head Counts. (Contains 18 footnotes.).
Author : Jonathan P. Sher
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Economy, Efficiency, and Equality written by Jonathan P. Sher and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 8 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (458 download)
Download or read book School District Reorganization at a Glance written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Charles Ocelus Fitzwater
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)
Download or read book School District Reorganization written by Charles Ocelus Fitzwater and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Daniel Van Brigman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (476 download)
Download or read book Effectively Leading a School District Toward School Consolidation written by Daniel Van Brigman and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : George Allen Chambers
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 28 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Types of School Districts and Provisions for Reorganization written by George Allen Chambers and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Larry Paul Nybladh
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 646 pages
Book Rating : 4.E/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Role of Information and Data in Citizen Voters' Decision Making about School District Consolidation written by Larry Paul Nybladh and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Kansas. Dept. of Public Instruction
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Bulletin of Information Regarding Consolidation of Rural Schools written by Kansas. Dept. of Public Instruction and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gregory J. Collins
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (112 download)
Download or read book School District Consolidation and Its Academic and Financial Effects written by Gregory J. Collins and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School district consolidation is a contentious policy debated and implemented in states across the nation. Though consolidation occurred rapidly throughout the 20th century, with the number of districts falling from over 120,000 to approximately 13,000, and several states and communities continue to mandate or incentivize it, little is known about the effects of the policy on student learning or the efficient use of the public's resources. The purpose of this dissertation is to describe recent school district consolidation in the United States and estimate the effects of one mandatory consolidation policy on student and financial outcomes. Using national and state administrative records and media reports of mergers, I counted the number of consolidations between 2000 and 2015 and examined the characteristics of affected districts. I found that one of every nine districts was part of a consolidation during this period. Most of the mergers melded a very low-enrollment rural district into a much larger neighbor, but some consolidations paired multiple high-enrollment urban districts. Consolidating districts were above-average spenders but generally carried little debt. To examine the efficiency effects of consolidation, I studied student and spending outcomes of a 2004 Arkansas law that established minimum district enrollments. From a differences-in-differences analysis, I found that graduation rates were negatively affected by consolidation while the effect on spending was negligible. Some administrative expense savings, specifically targeted by the legislation, were realized through a reduction in the number of central office personnel, but increases in transportation spending offset half of the small savings. These findings suggest that efficiency improvements should not be expected to automatically follow from school district consolidation. The results of the descriptive analysis, in conjunction with the many mandatory consolidation proposals under consideration in states across the nation, highlight the need for an acceleration of research into the effects of school district consolidation on community resources and student learning and life outcomes.
Author : Odessa Y Mann
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (125 download)
Download or read book HOW WE DID IT: ACADEMIC, FINANCIAL, AND COMMUNITY ASPECTS OF RURAL SCHOOL DISTRICT CONSOLIDATION. written by Odessa Y Mann and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study explored the impact of rural school district consolidation in eastern NorthCarolina. Wilkins County is a low-income, low-performing county with an average dailymembership (ADM) of 1,501 students. This county suffers from rural population decline,decreasing ADM, and is categorized as low performing, with only two of the six schools meetingan annual growth requirement in North Carolina for the 2016-2017 school year. In 2017-2018,the six schools in this system went through planning and input sessions to implement schoolconsolidation. This case study reviews the process of consolidation one year after 2017-2018consolidation in terms of academic, financial, and community. It was determined that academicsincreased, the need for financial support increased, and the community perceived the event aspositive overall. It was also concluded that additional years of data would be needed to determinethe long-term effects. This information is valuable for other school districts that are seeking toconsolidate multiple campuses while maintaining community support.
