Analysis of National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools Operational Vitality Standard 10: A Mixed Methods Case Study

The group project team conducted this mixed methods case study to report findings from data collected from a Non-public School Accrediting Association in the midwestern United States and how small Catholic schools use the NSBECS to monitor the school's operational vitality. The group project team identified Standard 10 of the four Standards within operational vitality as the focus. The group project team found that the Catholic schools identified had a higher self-reported school score than the site visit team gave during a Catholic school's accreditation year. The group project team recommends surveying small Catholic schools to investigate the resources used to obtain documentation/evidence for NSBECS benchmarks and having the Diocesan Office of Catholic Schools provide ongoing financial training workshops to assist in school operational vitality and accreditation. [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://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml.]