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¶
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Currency · newest study 1995 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person · overdue for a recheck since 1998: local conditions change quickly
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q2 i? About 60 percent of teachers agree the LSC is helping make the school better, with strongest contributions to parent involvement (58 percent) and community relations (58 percent), but almost 60 percent say the LSC made no contribution to student behavior. → Sebring 1995
Evidence¶
Sebring 1995¶
Sebring, P. B., Bryk, A. S., Easton, J. Q., Luppescu, S., Thum, Y. M., Lopez, W. A., & Smith, B. (1995). Charting Reform: Chicago Teachers Take Stock. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/charting-reform-chicago-teachers-take-stock
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Teachers rated whether the LSC helped, hindered, or made no contribution in eight areas; a summary scale found 8 percent extensive, 46 percent significant, 23 percent limited, and about a quarter no contribution. The authors note direct impact on instruction and classroom behavior is less common.
"Approximately half report that the LSC has helped curriculum and instruction, but only about one-third see the LSC as a positive influence on student behavior. Almost 60 percent of the teachers say that the LSC has made no contribution in this last area."
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Related Claims¶
- Chicago elementary teachers are moderately positive about school reform, with about 60 percent agreeing their school is getting better since reform began — related
- Principals credit LSCs with helping initiate new school-community partnerships, supporting the claim that LSCs build social capital in urban neighborhoods — related
- Teacher views of Local School Council contribution differ sharply between top and bottom quartile schools — related
- LSC members' self-assessments show little variation among principals, teachers, parents, and community representatives, and fewer than 10 percent view their councils negatively — related
- An estimated 19 percent of Local School Councils are nonfunctional — related
- Stakeholders reported parents became less involved in schools after the 1988 reform act, despite the act's involvement goal — related
- Teachers' most negative reports concern student behavior, which more teachers say has gotten worse than better — related
- While most parents agree they can influence school decisions, fewer than one-fifth report their school offers opportunities to provide input on classroom or schoolwide decisions — related
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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 |
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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 |
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moderate |
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1995 |
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1998 |
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