An Examination of Autonomy and Leadership in Los Angeles Unified School District Pilot Schools

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Autor/in	Taranto, Anthony
Titel	An Examination of Autonomy and Leadership in Los Angeles Unified School District Pilot Schools
Quelle	(2015), (117 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit Ed.D. Dissertation, University of Southern California
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Hochschulschrift; Dissertation; Public Schools; School Choice; Urban Schools; School Districts; Small Schools; Institutional Autonomy; Accountability; Cooperation; Equal Education; Program Effectiveness; Leadership Styles; Educational Administration; State Regulation; Federal Regulation; Local Government; Participative Decision Making; Power Structure; Teaching Conditions; Teacher Responsibility; California (Los Angeles) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Thesis; Dissertations; Academic thesis; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Choice of school; Schulwahl; Urban area; Urban areas; School; Schools; Stadtregion; Stadt; Schule; School district; Schulbezirk; Institutionelle Autonomie; Verantwortung; Co-operation; Kooperation; Führungsstil; Bildungsverwaltung; Schuladministration; Schulverwaltung; Staatliche Lenkung; Bundeskompetenz; Gemeindeverwaltung; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen; Lehrverpflichtung
Abstract	In 2009 the Los Angeles Unified School District passed the Public School Choice Initiative, which aimed to give students in the lowest performing schools educational options. LA Pilot Schools are one option students and their families have when choosing a school in LAUSD. These schools boast small size, autonomy, greater accountability, collaboration and equity as they look to fulfill the mission of the large urban district: to support the students in becoming college and career ready. The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of the autonomies granted to LA Pilot Schools and the leadership strategies used by school leaders. Specifically, the study aimed to determine: (a) the nature of the autonomies at LA Pilot Schools; (b) the leadership strategies employed by pilot school leaders to assist in the implementation of the autonomies; and (c) the key factors contributing to successful pilot school administration. The researchers used a qualitative approach utilizing semi-structured interviews with 16 pilot school leaders across six pilot high school campuses. By and large the results indicated that the autonomies are bounded by district, state and federal mandates, thus creating what the researchers coined "pseudo-autonomies." An investigation of leadership from the lens of Leader-Member Exchange Theory (LMX) found that decision making is collaborative and distributive, which gave a sense of ownership to those certificated employees working at the school sites. The research also suggests that a small school setting, with approximately 400-600 students, provides an important tool to promote effective teaching and learning. Lastly, the Elect to Work Agreement (EWA) provides a platform for pilot schools to deviate from the UTLA Collective Bargaining Agreement in terms of duties and hours. The EWA, which is designed by a team of teachers and signed by all certificated staff members at each site, delineates the extra duty assignments and hours required by teachers working at each pilot school site. Overall, the pilot school model is still in its infancy and little research has been done thus far. Perhaps, the newness of the model in part contributes to the "boundedness" of the autonomies and further development will take place. In addition, the research suggests that productive leadership strategies and effective use of available tools might help promote success in teaching and learning for LA Pilot High Schools. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.] (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01