Primary School, School-Based Decision Making, Family Resource/Youth Services Centers. Second Year Reports to the Prichard Committee.

Autor/inn/en	Raths, James; und weitere
Institution	Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence, Lexington, KY.
Titel	Primary School, School-Based Decision Making, Family Resource/Youth Services Centers. Second Year Reports to the Prichard Committee.
Quelle	(1993), (59 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Decentralization; Family School Relationship; Governing Boards; Primary Education; School Based Management; School Restructuring; Social Services; State Action; State Legislation; Kentucky + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Decentralisation; Dezentralisierung; Governing body; Governing bodies; Leitungsgremium; Primarbereich; Schulreformplan; Schulumwandlung; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste; Staatliche Intervention; Landesrecht
Abstract	This document is the second in a 5-year series of reports presented to the Prichard Committee, which monitors the progress of school reform in Kentucky. Three sections examine different aspects of the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA)--primary school programs, school-based decision making (SBDM), and family-resource and youth-services centers. The report on primary education examined nine schools that implemented KERA mandates for primary programs. Findings indicate a need for teacher guidance in authentic assessment, development of a statewide curriculum, and funding for instructional supplies and materials. Other concerns involved problematic student grouping patterns, confusion about the law, and a low level of parent involvement. The section on SBDM notes that the KERA requires most Kentucky schools to form SBDM councils by 1996. Data derived from interviews with various stakeholders showed that participants in SBDM councils are concerned with the short (1-year) term length, the low level of parent participation, inadequate training of council members in group-process skills, and new faculty and district roles. The third section substantiates findings of a 1992 report, which found that the Family Resource Centers program within the KERA was well designed and effectively implemented. However, issues in evaluation and implementation are raised. (LMI)
Anmerkungen	Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence, P.O. Box 1658, Lexington, KY 40952-1658.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC