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School Effectiveness Model For Washington Elementary School, Clara Coleman Rouse
School Effectiveness Model For Washington Elementary School, Clara Coleman Rouse
Masters Theses
Statement of Purpose
The purpose of this field study was to develop a school effectiveness model which may be implemented at Washington Elementary School in Centralia, Illinois. In 1980 this researcher was named principal at Washington Elementary School. At the same time Centralia City Schools were entering a desegregation program which included bussing. For the first time there were more than three minority students at Washington Elementary School. More than half the students at the school are from economically disadvantaged families and achievement had been low for many years. Thus, this study was deemed timely and relevant.
Procedure
Although this …