Teacher views of Local School Council contribution differ sharply between top and bottom quartile schools¶
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Evidence · 1 study · associationalr1·q2
Currency · newest study 1995 · checked against its sources 2026-10-20 (automated, 1 of 1 entry) · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 1998: local conditions change quickly
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q2 i? In bottom quartile schools about 40 percent of teachers indicate the LSC made no contribution and 35 percent a limited contribution, while in top quartile schools three quarters judge the LSC has made significant contributions. → Sebring 1995
Evidence¶
Sebring 1995¶
Sebring, P. A., Bryk, A. S., Luppescu, S., & Thum, Y. M. (1995). Charting Reform in Prairie School: Results of Student and Teacher Surveys. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/charting-reform-prairie-school-results-student-and-teacher-surveys
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Descriptive survey results for the eight-item LSC Contribution scale, comparing bottom and top quartile schools. In top quartile schools "Three quarters judge the LSC has made significant contributions (scores of 6-10)" and less than 5 percent claim no contribution.
"Thirty-five percent believe the LSC has made a limited contribution (scores of 3-5), and 40 percent indicate no contribution (scores of 1-2) to the improvement of the school. About a quarter of the teachers claim the LSC has made a significant contribution (scores of 6-10)"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- In bottom-quartile schools the School Improvement Plan is largely not implemented, with most teachers negative or mixed — related
- Principals credit LSCs with helping initiate new school-community partnerships, supporting the claim that LSCs build social capital in urban neighborhoods — related
- Teachers rate Local School Councils most helpful for school operations such as parent involvement, community relations, facilities, and safety, and least helpful for student behavior — related
- An estimated 19 percent of Local School Councils are nonfunctional — related
- More than half of LSCs conduct a comprehensive principal evaluation with explicit criteria, but 12 percent did no evaluation and principals offer more guarded views than other members — related
- Teacher-reported trust and influence vary sharply between top- and bottom-quartile schools on leadership measures — related
- Teacher influence over school decisions is minimal or limited for most teachers in bottom quartile schools but extensive or moderate for most in top quartile schools — related
- Principal leadership regard is nearly unanimous in top quartile schools but low for about 40 percent of teachers in bottom quartile schools — related
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lsc-contribution-views-differ-top-bottom-quartile-schools |
title |
Teacher views of Local School Council contribution differ sharply between top and bottom quartile schools |
description |
Teacher views of Local School Council contribution differ sharply between top and bottom quartile schools |
status |
review |
evidence_strength |
moderate |
newest_evidence |
1995 |
source_checked |
2026-10-20 |
recheck_by |
1998 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-08 |
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unverified — no one has confirmed this page's content |
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1 — sebring-1995 |
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