A Case Study of the Humphreys County (Mississippi) School District and Its Role as a Partner in the NSF-Supported Delta Rural Systemic Initiative (RSI).

Autor/in	Horn, Jerry G.
Institution	Western Michigan Univ., Kalamazoo. Evaluation Center.
Titel	A Case Study of the Humphreys County (Mississippi) School District and Its Role as a Partner in the NSF-Supported Delta Rural Systemic Initiative (RSI).
Quelle	(2000), (35 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Academic Achievement; Black Education; Case Studies; Community Characteristics; County School Districts; Educational Assessment; Educational Change; Educational History; Elementary Secondary Education; Local History; Mathematics Education; Professional Development; Racial Segregation; Rural Schools; School Segregation; Science Education + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Schulleistung; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Education; assessment; Bewertungssystem; Bildungsreform; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Ortsgeschichte; Mathematische Bildung; Rassentrennung; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung
Abstract	This case study examines the history and current circumstances of education in Humphreys County (Mississippi) in the context of its participation in the Delta Rural Systemic Initiative (RSI), which aims to improve science and mathematics achievement through systemic reform. This report describes the county's history, demography, and economic condition; the school system and its involvement with the Delta RSI; and progress on the National Science Foundation's "six drivers of educational system reform": implementation of standards-based curriculum, supportive policies, convergence of resources to support math and science programs, broad-based parent and community support, improved student achievement, and improved equity of achievement. The county lies in the rural Mississippi Delta and has high poverty and low educational attainment. De facto segregation permeates the fabric of life. Local employers depend on a pool of unskilled workers and give little support to the school system. The system serves approximately 2,400 students, almost all Black, in a K-3 elementary, a 4-6 elementary, and a 7-12 secondary school. (White students attend a private academy not associated with the RSI.) The RSI attempts to increase local capacity to improve math and science education by providing professional development and technical assistance and fostering resource convergence and community engagement. Evaluators found moderate evidence of developing success on three drivers of reform and weak evidence of progress on the other three. The county's ongoing tradition of segregation and difficult economic realities create an incredible challenge for the schools. Educators welcome the RSI's assistance, but there are too many problems to expect quick success. (SV)
Anmerkungen	For full text: http://www.wmich.edu/evalctr/rsi/humphreys.html.
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC