Systemic Transformation for College and Career Readiness And Enhanced Social Return on Investment

<p>The transition in motion in the nation and in Florida has the potential to have a short-term adverse impact on high school graduation rates. The transition to more rigorous Florida Standards and their accompanying assessments are expected to promote improved college and career readiness and graduation rates for students in the long term. The disruptive consequences of the transition presents a scenario of short term losses sparking a sense of urgency among educators, parents, students, and the community at-large. This sense of urgency serves as the catalyst for the transformational change initiatives outlined in this document. This Change Leadership Project builds upon the statistically reliable baseline Social Return on Investment (SROI) ratio derived from my previous work, “Applying Social Return on Investment to a Large Central Florida County Public School District” (Lewis, 2014). This establishes a foundation for the methodology incorporated into this inquiry into the application of the theory of change.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D. Doctor of Education

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation - Public Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership

Year dc:date.available

2014

Author dc:creator

• Lewis, David F.

Contributors dc:contributor

• James L. Schott
• Norman Weston
• Daniel C. Sloyan

• Social Return on Investment
• Public Schools
• Educational Finance
• State of Florida
• Education
• Educational Administration and Supervision
• Educational Leadership
• Education Economics

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/diss/107

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.nl.edu:diss-1111