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Between February 16-27, 2004, CAPSO conducted an online suvey to gauge collaboration between private schools and local school districts in implementing programs authorized by the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
Download the complete report in PDF format.
Survey Highlights
- The survey received 180 usable responses from schools located in 118 school districts throughout California. One respondent, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, acts as the administrative agent for 131 schools situated within the boundaries of the Los Angeles Unified School District.
- 146 of the 180 respondents (81%) reported that their schools currently participate in one or more NCLB program. In last year's survey, 54% of respondents indicated participation.
- Incidence of participation is highest in the following NCLB programs:
- Title II, Part A (Teacher and Principal Training)
- Title V, Part A (Safe & Drug-Free Schools & Communities)
- Title IV, Part A (Innovative Programs)
- Respondent schools that participate in any NCLB program are likely to participate in more than one. The modal number of programs in which respondent schools participate is 4; the median is 3; the mean is 3.4 with a standard deviation of 1.8.
- 98% of respondents whose schools reported participation in NCLB programs received some form of consultation from their local public school district during the preceding twelve months. Among those respondents receiving consultation, 91.1% opted to participate in one or more NCLB programs.
- Of the 146 respondents whose schools participate in NCLB programs, 14 reported that consultation was offered in the form of written correspondence only.
- When consultation was provided, it was generally offered on more than one occasion. Of all respondents reporting offers of consultation, 32% received consultation once; 21.5% received consultation twice; 56.3% received consultation more than twice.
- "Timeliness" and "meaningfulness" of consultation were found to be strongly associated. Of the 180 respondents, only three declined to participate in NCLB programs when consultation was reported to have occurred in both a timely and meaningful manner.
- The survey contained two open-ended questions asking respondents to explain in what ways consultation was, or was not timely and meaningful. A content analysis of this material is being conducted and will be shared with the California Department of Education. Certain school districts will be commended for the facilitative role they are playing in implementing NCLB; others will be identified for receipt of additional guidance or intervention.
CAPSO extends its thanks to all survey respondents!
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