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Callender, Betty Darlene Miles, The Relationship Among Effective School Correlates,
School and District Practices, and Exemplary Student Performance in Texas. Doctor of
Education (Educational Administration), December 2007, 238 pages, 11 tables, references, 106
titles.
The Texas Education Agency (TEA) annually rates campuses and districts on how well
they meet standards of student performance. Since the high standard is so difficult for campuses
and districts to reach, educators continually seek ways to improve student performance. The
effective schools process is research-based and has stood the test of time. Descriptive statistics
were used in this study to identify practices within the effective schools correlates that exemplary
campuses implement. Campuses with long-term exemplary ratings were identified using the
TEA data base. Campus site-based teams were surveyed using the More Effective Schools Staff
Survey. Data was collected on elementary and secondary campuses with homogenous, diverse,
economically advantaged, and economically disadvantaged student populations. District
instructional leaders for those campuses completed a District Instructional Leader Survey to
determine what practices districts implement to support their exemplary campuses.
Findings from this quantitative study revealed what effective schools practices were
highly evident on these exemplary campuses, regardless of diversity, economic status, district
size, community type, property wealth, or location within the state. Findings also revealed that
district leaders provide direction and support in the areas of (a) professional development; (b)
beliefs, mission, and goals; (c) curriculum; (d) instruction; (e) assessment; and (f) site-based
decision making. The research data imply that campus or district administrators can improve the
performance of their students if the identified practices are implemented.
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Callender, Betty Darlene Miles. The Relationship Among Effective School Correlates, School and District Practices, and Exemplary Student Performance in Texas, dissertation, December 2007; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc5195/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .