Unintended Consequences: The Impact of the CVRA Upon Superintendent Turnover

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Abstract: Since 2001, in its efforts to increase minority representation in elected bodies and boards, the California Voting Rights Act has largely catalyzed the switch from at-large to by-trustee area elections across the state. Up to this point, myriad studies have focused on determining the efficacy of the CVRA in achieving its more explicit endeavors. However, less attention has been paid to potential peripheral impacts of the policy. My analysis thus focuses not on whether the CVRA has accomplished its intended purpose; rather, my research endeavors to understand if, and to what extent, the CVRA’s change in election methodology from at-large to by-trustee area elections has affected superintendent turnover. While it’s clear that turnover is higher in the CVRA treated group as compared to the comparison group, the CVRA also seems to be slowing down this trend with statistical significance in terms of retention by about .11, to .13, and finally, to .25 superintendents – after 3, 4, and 5 years, respectively. If this is the case, then the CVRA might be smothering the flames of superintendent turnover, as opposed to fanning these flames – as it appears to do at first glance.

Type of resource	text
Date created	May 15, 2020

Author	Robinette Sargeant, Chloe
Primary advisor	Kirst, Michael
Advisor	Cox, Geoffrey
Degree granting institution	Stanford University, Public Policy Program

Subject	Stanford University
Subject	Humanities and Sciences
Subject	Public Policy Program
Subject	superintendent
Subject	district governance
Subject	CVRA
Subject	superintendent turnover
Subject	at-large elections
Subject	by-trustee area elections
Subject	school boards
Subject	California Voting Rights Act
Genre	Thesis

Location	https://purl.stanford.edu/nw995nx4539

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Preferred Citation: Robinette Sargeant, Chloe (2020). Unintended Consequences: The Impact of the CVRA Upon Superintendent Turnover. Stanford Digital Repository. Available at: https://purl.stanford.edu/nw995nx4539

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