An examination of literacy writing leadership in an all charter district: The impact of privileged reading instruction, mandated prescriptive curriculum, and legislative mandates
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-11-2023
Abstract
After the take-over of the Orleans parish-wide school system following the devastation created by Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the re-creation of the Orleans Parish Schools created the first all-charter, decentralized school system in the United States. Currently, the Orleans Parish Schools are settled and posed to face the challenges of any other urban emergent school district. Authors employed a single case study approach and activity theory as a framework to investigate three research questions: (1) What are the perceptions of principals and individuals that lead charter management organizations (CMOs) in an all charter district regarding writing pedagogy? (2) How do principals/chiefs support instructional coaches regarding writing pedagogy? (3) How do principals/chiefs support classroom teachers regarding writing pedagogy? Results revealed that principals and school chiefs relied on commercial curriculum as sufficient in terms of increasing capacity to teach writing and for PK-12 students to experience authentic writing pedagogy.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Instructional Leadership Efforts and Evidence-Based Practices to Improve Writing Instruction
First Page
188
Last Page
212
Recommended Citation
Lewis, H., Lee, C., & Dowell, M. (2023). An examination of literacy writing leadership in an all charter district: The impact of privileged reading instruction, mandated prescriptive curriculum, and legislative mandates. Instructional Leadership Efforts and Evidence-Based Practices to Improve Writing Instruction, 188-212. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-6684-8661-0.ch008