A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n
School Reform and Student Diversity
Volume 1
Findings and Conclusions
Table of Contents
Title page
Preface
Acknowledgments
Executive Summary
Summary Review of Literature
Study Aims and Study Questions
Case Study Summaries
Del Norte Heights Elementary School
Hollibrook Elementary School
Linda Vista Elementary School
Inter-American School
The Graham and Parks Alternative Public School
Hanshaw Middle School
Horace Mann Academic Middle School
Harold Wiggs Middle School
Cross Site Analysis
Lessons Learned from Site Selection
Overall Lessons from the Exemplary Sites
Approaches to Language Development
High Quality Learning Environments
School Culture and Structure that Support High Quality Learning Environments for LEP Students
The Role of External Partners
The District Role in Support of Reform
State Support for the Exemplary Schools
Federal Influences
Assessment of the Outcomes of the Reform
Resources Needed for Reform
Implications for Policy and Practice
Implications for Needed Research
Appendix: Cross-Site Analysis Tables
Table 1 Case Study Research Area #1A: The Context for Reform Demographic Conditions at the Elementary Grades, 1993-94
Table 2 Case Study Research Area #1B: The Context for Reform Factors Affecting Implementation at the Elementary Grades
Table 3 Case Study Research Area #2A: Design and Implementation of the Reform at the Elementary Grades
Table 4 Case Study Research Area #2B: Design and Implementation of the Reform at the Elementary Grades Curriculum and Instruction
Table 5 Case Study Research Area #2C: Design and Implementation of the Reform at the Elementary Grades LEP Student Program
Table 6 Case Study Research Area #3: Role of Research-based Information at the Elementary Grades
Table 7 Case Study Research Question #4: Sources of Financial Support for the Reform at the Elementary Grades
Table 8 Case Study Research Area #5: Impact of the Reform at the Elementary Grades
Table 9 Case Study Research Area #1A: The Context for Reform Demographic Conditions at the Middle Grades
Table 10 Case Study Research Area #1B: The Context for Reform Factors Affecting Implementation at the Middle Grades
Table 11 Case Study Research Area #2A: Design and Implementation of the Reform at the Middle Grades School Restructuring
Table 12 Case Study Research Area #2B: Design and Implementation of the Reform at the Middle Grades Curriculum and Instruction
Table 13 Case Study Research Area #2C: Design and Implementation of the Reform at the Middle Grades LEP Student Program
Table 14 Case Study Research Area #3: Role of Research-Based Information at the Middle Grades
Table 15 Case Study Research Question #4: Sources of Financial Support for the Reform at the Middle Grades
Table 16 Case Study Research Area #5: Impact of the Reform at the Middle Grades
Glossary
Selected References
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