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Session Title: Successfully Managing Evaluation Management: Approaches to Common Challenges From Three Different Evaluation Perspectives
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Panel Session 919 to be held in Centennial Section C on Saturday, Nov 8, 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM
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Sponsored by the Presidential Strand
and the Evaluation Managers and Supervisors TIG
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| Laura Feldman,
University of Wyoming,
lfeldman@uwyo.edu
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| Abstract:
This three-person panel focuses on four common challenges to successful evaluation management and supervision: 1) how to determine which evaluation projects to pursue and balancing the factors (e.g., staff, interest, organizational development) that influence these decisions; 2) how to maintain internal and external evaluation quality; 3) how to manage one's time; and 4) when and where to allocate money. The panelists offer insights based on their personal management styles and type of organization (i.e., a state agency, a University-based evaluation group, and an urban school district). Collectively, the panelists have more than 30 years of evaluation experience. Regardless of their roles or organization, they are constrained by the same resources: money, staff, and time. Presenters discuss how these constraints guide their decision making and activities. Their responses emphasize their desire to make decisions that will maintain the highest standards of evaluation practice and management.
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Looking at Evaluation Management and Supervision from the Perspective of a Large Urban School District
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| Bret Feranchak,
Chicago Public Schools,
bferanchak@cps.k12.il.us
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Bret Feranchak, is the Director of Program Evaluation for the Chicago Public Schools (CPS). He directs the district's internal evaluation efforts and coordinates the work of external evaluators and researchers. This work includes all aspects of program evaluation including fiscal oversight of a multimillion dollar program evaluation portfolio. His evaluation work spans numerous program areas, including the evaluation of district math, science, literacy, bilingual, early childhood, high school, and after school programs. His research has focused on quantitatively measuring the effects of educational reform initiatives, particularly those that involve professional development initiatives for teachers. He also works on issues of educational program improvement through evaluation utilization. Previously, as senior research analyst for the CPS Office of Mathematics and Science, he was a member of the senior leadership team responsible for planning and leading the Chicago Mathematics and Science Initiative and evaluating the NSF-supported Chicago Urban Systemic Program.
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Looking at Evaluation Management and Supervision from the Perspective of a University-based Evaluation Group
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| Cindy Shuman,
Kansas State University,
cshuman@ksu.edu
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Cindy Shuman, Ph. D., is the Lead Evaluator for the Office of Educational Innovation and Evaluation (OEIE) at Kansas State University. She is responsible for developing and implementing program evaluations for both university and statewide programs. These activities include evaluation design, development of data collection instruments and protocols, survey development and administration, field data collection, analysis of quantitative and qualitative data, and the preparation of written reports and summaries of evaluation findings. She works collaboratively with the OEIE administrative team to establish office guidelines; contributes to proposal development and client outreach, and she serves as a resource in evaluation design and methodology for other staff members. She supervises graduate assistants and assists in the training and support of project staff. Her primary interests are in program evaluation and faculty development in higher education.
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Looking at Evaluation Management and Supervision from the Perspective of a Large State Agency
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| Carsten Baumann,
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment,
cbaumann@smtpgate.dphe.state.co.us
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Carsten Baumann, M. A., is the Evaluation Director for the State Tobacco Education and Prevention Partnership at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. He is primarily responsible for the design and implementation of an overall plan for measuring the effectiveness of the statewide tobacco program. Baumann also consults on evaluation with other programs, overseeing many of the Department's external evaluation efforts. He has served as the Acting Director of the Prevention Services Division's PEERS (Planning, Epidemiology, Evaluation, Research, and Surveillance) Unit. Before joining the State, Baumann spent five years as a senior researcher and partner at an applied social science research company in Denver, CO. There he was responsible for managing evaluation teams and projects from youth development to substance abuse prevention. Clients included community-based organizations, foundations and Federal and State agencies.
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