Time constraints, student attendance, and slow central-office approval of Statements of Work were the major implementation barriers reported by coordinators, principals, and vendors¶
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q2 i? Coordinators most often reported time (21 schools) and student attendance (20 schools) as barriers, and vendors reported slow Statements of Work approval that cut program implementation time. → Rachel Levenstein 2011
Evidence¶
Rachel Levenstein 2011¶
Rachel Levenstein, Sue Sporte, Elaine Allensworth. (2011). Findings from an Investigation into the Culture of Calm Initiative. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/findings-investigation-culture-calm-initiative
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Web survey of 30 principals and 31 coordinators plus two vendor focus groups (14 representatives of 12 vendors) identified barriers; Table 3 shows Time reported by 21 schools and Student attendance by 20. One vendor's 15-week program was cut to 9 weeks by slow approval.
"A consistent barrier to implementation across vendors was gaining approval and funding from CPS central office. Statements of Work (SOW) were generally seen as onerous, stressful to complete, and difficult to submit."
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Time constraints, student attendance, and slow central-office approval of Statements of Work were the major implementation barriers reported by coordinators, principals, and vendors |
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Time constraints, student attendance, and slow central-office approval of Statements of Work were the major implementation barriers reported by coordinators, principals, and vendors |
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