ERIC Number: ED638602
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023
Pages: 110
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ISBN: 979-8-3801-7572-2
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The Effect of COVID-19 on the Decision-Making Processes of Local School Governing Boards with Regard to Considering and Enacting State and Federal Policies
J. Jesus Contreras
ProQuest LLC, Ed.D. Dissertation, San Jose State University
The purpose of this study was to examine and analyze the decision-making and policy development of local governing boards acting in response to the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Quantitative and qualitative data was gathered through open-ended items in a mixed-methods survey and through a focus group interview. This research sought to gather governing board members' perceptions about the effects that the COVID-19 crisis had on their decision-making processes with regard to enacting state, federal, and COVID-19 Relief Funds policies. The findings in the study indicate that governing board members' understandings of state and federal policy were not nuanced enough to effectively inform their decision-making processes. The impacts of COVID-19 greatly impacted the governing boards' decision-making processes, and COVID-19 relief funding policy presented challenges to governing boards' abilities to address equity issues. The researcher concludes that (1) ongoing professional development for board members could benefit their decision-making and policy enactment, (2) governing boards could thus be helped to understand and implement a systems thinking approach that could aid their efficacy, and (3) governing boards must keep a focus on equity not only to address needs of all students but also to adhere to existing state and federal policy mandates that should guide their actions. [The dissertation citations contained here are published with the permission of ProQuest LLC. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. Copies of dissertations may be obtained by Telephone (800) 1-800-521-0600. Web page: http://bibliotheek.ehb.be:2222/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]
Descriptors: COVID-19, Pandemics, Governing Boards, State Policy, Public Policy, Educational Policy, Decision Making, Boards of Education, Policy Formation, Educational Finance, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Educational Equity (Finance), Funding Formulas
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Publication Type: Dissertations/Theses - Doctoral Dissertations
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security Act 2020
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