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Two Years of California's Local Control Funding Formula: Time to Reaffirm the Grand Vision
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Koppich, Julia E.; Humphrey, Daniel C.; Marsh, Julie A. – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2015
California ended 40 years of reliance on categorical funding for schools when Governor Jerry Brown signed the Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) into law on July 1, 2013. LCFF intends to enhance services for high-needs students through new flexibility, targeted student funding, and local accountability. Two years into LCFF implementation,…
Descriptors: Funding Formulas, State Policy, Finance Reform, Educational Change
Implementing Common Core State Standards in California: A Report from the Field
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McLaughlin, Milbrey; Glaab, Laura; Carrasco, Isabel Hilliger – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2014
In this report, the authors present some initial findings on the early implementation of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in California. They report on their interviews with educators in all regions of the state, and on their views of how implementation is proceeding in their schools and districts. The authors then review some of the key…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, Program Implementation, Interviews, Performance Factors
Healthy Schools Initiative: Implementation Study in Four San Mateo County School Districts
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Westrich, Lisa; Sanchez, Monika; Strobel, Karen; Duong, Nina – John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, 2012
The Sequoia Healthcare District (SHD), in collaboration with four local school districts--Belmont-Redwood Shores School District (BRSSD), Redwood City School District (RCSD), San Carlos School District (SCSD), and Sequoia Union High School District (SUHSD)--launched the Healthy Schools Initiative (HSI) in August 2010. This three-year initiative is…
Descriptors: Health Programs, School Districts, Wellness, Program Implementation
Challenges in the Implementation of Outcomes-Based Assessment Program Review in a California Community College District
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Bresciani, Marilee J. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2011
The purpose of this study was to explore the manner in which a community college district planned to implement a systematic outcomes-based assessment program review process in order to have results inform institutional, district, and state policy discussions. Data derived from this grounded theory study indicated that there was not a shared…
Descriptors: Grounded Theory, Community Colleges, Program Effectiveness, Outcome Based Education
Perspectives of Central Office Staff, Principals, Teachers, and School Site Councils on Resource Allocation and SSFR Implementation in 2010-11. A Report Prepared for the Twin Rivers Unified School District
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Haxton, Clarisse L.; Chambers, Jay G.; Manship, Karen; Cruz, Lisa; O'Neil, Caitlin – Strategic School Funding for Results, 2012
As part of the evaluation of the Strategic School Funding for Results (SSFR) project, American Institutes for Research (AIR) conducted surveys of principals, teachers, and members of School Site Councils (SSCs) to gather information on the attitudes and perspectives regarding the implementation of key components of the SSFR model in Twin Rivers…
Descriptors: Teacher Surveys, School Districts, School Councils, Educational Change
Bay Area Fatherhood Initiatives: Policymaker and Practitioner Perspectives on Intergrating Fathering Efforts. A Report from the Bay Area Fathering Integrated Data System (BAyFIDS) II Project.
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Gadsden, Vivian L.; Rethemeyer, R. Karl – 2003
The past 10 years have been a period of enormous growth in efforts around father involvement, with local government systems attempting to meet the needs of the diverse father population. The Bay Area Fathering Indicators Data System (BAYFIDS) Project is designed to track and analyze the operation and impact of fathering programs and describe the…
Descriptors: Children, Community Programs, Counties, Fathers
Bay Area Fatherhood Initiatives: Portraits and Possibilities.
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Gadsden, Vivian L.; Rethemeyer, R. Karl – 2001
In the past decade, the nature of fathers' involvement with their children and families has become an important topic, with government agencies and nonprofit groups developing programs to help men manage the challenges of fatherhood. This report presents the first set of findings from the Bay Area Fathering Indicators Data System (BAyFIDS)…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Administrators, Community Programs, Cooperative Programs