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Schools planning for CSR programs must identify financial and other
resources from various support structures--federal, state, local,
and private--in a coordinated effort to support their CSR effort.
CSR grantees receive a minimum of $50,000 a year for three years
of federal funding. Effective programs weave this funding into a
broader plan involving other school resources, often including Title
I, as well as state, local, and private resources. Schools will
also want to consider the "hidden" costs of CSR, such as staffing
or schedule changes that may not be listed in model developers'
contracts, or second- and third-year costs which may vary dramatically
from first year projections. The following research reports may
guide schools as they plan for effective reallocation of funds and
other resources for CSR.
Resources on the Coordination of School
Resources:
A Case Study of Resource Allocation to Implement a Whole School
Reform Model and Boost Student Achievement: Parnell Elementary School
(2000) - Consortium for Policy Research in Education
This report outlines the changes that were made through the district
redesign of an urban, Midwestern elementary school, including decisions
made in the resource reallocation process.
http://www.wcer.wisc.edu/cpre/papers/pdf/Parnell%20SF%203-00.pdf
Issue Paper: Funding Comprehensive School Reform (1998) - RAND
This paper helps educators and policymakers evaluate the resource
impacts of CSR. Topics addressed include resource requirements for
schools' CSR programs, various federal funding sources, and the
district role in resource allocation.
http://www.rand.org/pubs/issue_papers/IP175/index.html
Rethinking the Allocation of Teaching Resources: Some Lessons
from High Performing Schools (1997) - Consortium for Policy Research
in Education
This report addresses strategies schools can use to organize teaching
resources effectively at the school level. Five high-performing
public schools that have organized these resources in creative ways
are highlighted.
http://www.cpre.org/Publications/rr38.pdf
When Money Matters: How Educational Expenditures Improve Student
Performance and How They Don't (1997) - Education Testing Service
This report looked at various indicators to investigate how money
and resources influenced student achievement for fourth and eighth
graders in mathematics. The study found that certain spending in
certain areas, such as increased teacher-student ratios, led to
increased achievement, while targeting areas such as maintenance
and school-level administration did not.
http://www.eric.ed.gov/sitemap/html_0900000b80123d7a.html
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