| In a 90 minute Roundtable session, the first
rotation uses the first 45 minutes and the second rotation uses the last 45 minutes.
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| Roundtable Rotation I:
Program Evaluation and Public School Districts: Facing the Challenges |
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Roundtable Presentation 601 to be held in the Marble Boardroom on Friday, Nov 7, 1:35 PM to 3:05 PM
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Sponsored by the Pre-K - 12 Educational Evaluation TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Chandra Johnson,
Clayton County Public Schools,
cfjohnson@clayton.k12.ga.us
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| Qiana Cutts,
Clayton County Public Schools,
qmcutts@clayton.k12.ga.us
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| Joe Nail,
Clayton County Public Schools,
jnail@clayton.k12.ga.us
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| Stephanie Beane,
Clayton County Public Schools,
snbeane@clayton.k12.ga.us
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| Abstract:
In the age of accountability supported by No Child Left Behind (2001) mandates, school districts across the United States are relying more and more on the evaluation of teaching and learning, academic programs, best practices and the like. As such, school districts’ research and accountability departments are faced with an urgent need to engage in constant program evaluation. Some school districts’ desire to have microwave program evaluations detracts from research and accountability departments’ opportunities to provide “methodically sound” evaluations that “produce credible, comprehensive, [and] context-sensitive” results. Often times, research and accountability specialists are transformed from evaluators to evaluation teachers while working with district personnel who possess a limited understanding of evaluation standards and procedures. In our system, we have helped to enhance evaluation knowledge among our stakeholders while increasing our own expertise. This presentation will expound on the issues and challenges around conducting evaluation in a large urban school district and outline measures that were taken to build stakeholders’ program evaluation competency.
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| Roundtable Rotation II:
Evaluation of the Planning and Implementation Efforts for Year One Of an Urban High School Reform Project |
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Roundtable Presentation 601 to be held in the Marble Boardroom on Friday, Nov 7, 1:35 PM to 3:05 PM
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Sponsored by the Pre-K - 12 Educational Evaluation TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Sharon Ross,
Founder's Trust,
sross@founderstrust.org
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| Gibbs Kanyongo,
Duquesne University,
kanyongog@duq.edu
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| Rodney Hopson,
Duquesne University,
hopson@duq.edu
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| Jessica Adams,
Duquesne University,
adams385@duq.edu
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| Carol Brooks,
Founder's Trust,
cxbrooks@founderstrust.org
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| Elizabeth Maurhoff,
Founder's Trust,
emaurhoff@founderstrust.org
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| Abstract:
A school district in the northeast United States is in the first year of a multifaceted reform plan for achieving high school excellence. This evaluation focuses on the planning and initial implementation of three of the reform efforts in the district’s high schools, which include a program for students falling behind in their reading level, improved career and technical education programming, and a program to assist students through the critical transition that occurs in the 9th grade. The evaluation is unique in two ways: its use of a culturally responsive approach to ground the project in the context of the city in which the district is located and its use of a more democratic approach as a way to ensure that the voices of those being impacted by reform are heard and incorporated into decisions the district makes as a result of this evaluation.
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