Abstract
September 2010 witnessed the opening of the first complete dual campus high school in Alberta. Catholic Central High School, which had been in existence since 1967 in one building, now offered courses to students on two campuses. The “dual campus” philosophy was adopted so as to ensure maximum program flexibility for students. The philosophy, however, was destined to affect student engagement and staff efficacy as the change in organizational structure, campus locations, and course availability was dramatic. Changing school organizational structure also had the potential of affecting student achievement. A mixed-methods study utilizing engagement surveys, efficacy scales, and interviews with students and teachers was used to ascertain the degree of impact. The results of the study showed that minimal impact occurred to levels of student engagement, minor negative impact to staff efficacy, and a slight increase to student achievement results.
Highlights
In September of 2010, the first truly “dual campus” high school was opened in Alberta
When Holy Spirit School Division officials and Catholic Central High School personnel began to explore what structure they wanted to see in the design of a new Catholic high school, they came to the realization that to maximize student programming, the idea of a “dual campus” high school should be investigated
It came from two new surveys that were administered in 2011—the Ohio State Teacher Efficacy Scale (OSTES) to determine the level of teacher efficacy and the Tell Them From Me Survey as a measure of student engagement
Summary
In September of 2010, the first truly “dual campus” high school was opened in Alberta. When Holy Spirit School Division officials and Catholic Central High School personnel began to explore what structure they wanted to see in the design of a new Catholic high school, they came to the realization that to maximize student programming, the idea of a “dual campus” high school should be investigated. They realized that the existing high school, even though it had run out of the space required to increase program options for its students, still offered program specialties that could not be duplicated in a new facility at the same time as introducing new areas of interest for students. The original school was to become Campus East and, the new structure, Campus West
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