Capacity Building of Educational Administration Staff in Los Angeles County， California, USA - Focusing on Training Program by the Los Angeles County Office of Education

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to clarify the role and characteristics of school support by local educational agencies through analysis of organization and practice of school support in the Los Angeles County Office of Education. Los Angeles County Office of Education established “Center for District Capacity Building”. This center provides training and capacity building for educational administration staff in each school district. In this paper, I analyze the structure of school support and the cases of professional development for educational administration staff in Los Angeles County based on the materials and interviews obtained in the survey of the Los Angeles County Office of Education.