Document Type
Dissertation
First Faculty Advisor
Holtzman, Richard
Keywords
Leadership; Education; Charter Schools; Case Study
Publisher
Bryant University
Rights Management
All rights retained by Sarah DeFeo and Bryant University
Abstract
This case study seeks to identify the leadership practices in a high performing charter school in order to determine specific practices that are effective, especially when educating minority and underprivileged students. This study is partnered with Blackstone Valley Prep Mayoral Academy (BVP), a mayoral charter school system consisting of six schools grades k-12. BVP is performing significantly statistically better than neighboring districts as well as Rhode Island schools as a whole. This research explores the leadership approaches and practices used to drive the success achieved by BVP. The data collected for this study derives from interviews with school administrators, faculty, and staff, observations of Board and Cabinet meetings, as well as various scholarly sources. The results include a strong focus on Autonomy and Best Practices, a People oriented approach, Learning by doing and seeing, and Managing change and controversy.
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Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education Commons, Educational Leadership Commons, Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration Commons
