Only 4 percent of LSCs show three or more signs of inactivity, and the most common problem is having fewer than two active committees¶

Claim · All claims
Evidence · 1 study (2 entries) · associational r2 · q2
Currency · newest study 1997 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Of seven inactivity criteria, only one occurs in more than 20 percent of schools: having fewer than two active committees. → Susan Ryan 1997 q2 i? A small group of 4 percent of councils report three or more signs of inactivity, raising questions about their viability. → Susan Ryan 1997 (2)

Evidence¶

Susan Ryan 1997¶

Susan Ryan, Anthony S. Bryk, Gudelia Lopez, Kimberley P. Williams, Kathleen Hall, Stuart Luppescu. (1997). Charting Reform: LSCs - Local Leadership at Work. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/charting-reform-lscs%E2%80%94local-leadership-work

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Chairperson and principal reports on seven indicators of inactive LSCs (Table 26), including meeting frequency, quorum failures, vacancies, attendance, meeting length, and voting. Most individual problems are reported in only 10 percent or fewer of schools.

"Of the seven cri- teria considered, only one occurs in more than 20 percent of the schools-LSC has fewer than two active committees (see Table 26)."

Susan Ryan 1997 (2)¶

Susan Ryan, Anthony S. Bryk, Gudelia Lopez, Kimberley P. Williams, Kathleen Hall, Stuart Luppescu. (1997). Charting Reform: LSCs - Local Leadership at Work. Consortium on Chicago School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/charting-reform-lscs%E2%80%94local-leadership-work

q2 · i? · associational · r2

Analysis of the count of inactivity signs per council: about 13 percent report difficulties on two items, and "A small group, 4 percent of the councils, report three or more signs of inactivity."

"A small group, 4 percent of the councils, report three or more signs of inactivity. Although these LSCs exist on paper, they probably have no active role in governance."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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