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Applying Social Return On Investment Analysis To A Large Central Florida County Public School District, David F. Lewis
Applying Social Return On Investment Analysis To A Large Central Florida County Public School District, David F. Lewis
Dissertations
All social organizations are faced with basic questions pertaining to the value they add to their community and how effectively and efficiently they do so. These questions are increasingly being directed to public schools and school districts as well relative to the various programming they offer and the results they achieve. By completing all aspects of a Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis with fidelity, I have established a statistically reliable baseline SROI ratio based on a comparison of inputs (revenues) to outputs (outcomes). This baseline ratio serves as the foundation for subsequent change initiatives that will lead to district-wide …
Systemic Transformation For College And Career Readiness And Enhanced Social Return On Investment, David F. Lewis
Systemic Transformation For College And Career Readiness And Enhanced Social Return On Investment, David F. Lewis
Dissertations
The transition in motion in the nation and in Florida has the potential to have a short-term adverse impact on high school graduation rates. The transition to more rigorous Florida Standards and their accompanying assessments are expected to promote improved college and career readiness and graduation rates for students in the long term. The disruptive consequences of the transition presents a scenario of short term losses sparking a sense of urgency among educators, parents, students, and the community at-large. This sense of urgency serves as the catalyst for the transformational change initiatives outlined in this document. This Change Leadership Project …
Complexity And Complicity: Quality(S) And/Or Effectiveness In Teacher Education, Todd Alan Price
Complexity And Complicity: Quality(S) And/Or Effectiveness In Teacher Education, Todd Alan Price
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The period spanning 2001 to 2015 could best be characterized in the words “shock and awe” in the United States of America. During this tumultuous time, the public good was placed under increasingly austere measures as a direct result of war, widespread financial speculation, and crash of the financial, investment, and real estate market(s). Subsequently, a banking industry bailout of epic proportions - shouldered disproportionately by average American taxpayers - led to political upheavals, and an increasingly divided body politic. Public education was severely impacted. With the No Child Left Behind Act (2002) school districts were placed under audit and …