| 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:
Evaluation as a GPS Navigating the Land of Confusion: Multiple Interventions, Grants, and Evaluators at One School District |
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Roundtable Presentation 245 to be held in Santa Barbara on Thursday, Nov 3, 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
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Sponsored by the Evaluation Use TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Rachael Lawrence, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, rachaellawrence@ymail.com
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| Sharon Rallis, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, sharonrallis@earthlink.net
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| Abstract:
Urban school districts often use grant-writing to support their programs, and heavy reliance on grants encourages these districts to have multiple, simultaneous interventions, with overlapping territories. This multi-grant system causes program drift and almost guarantees that multiple evaluators will be working—surveying and interviewing—among the same participants. We are evaluating a long term, large national grant with an urban school district; one of the intended program outcomes is 'alignment' of the various grants and interventions within the district. While evaluating, we are witness to the confusion that arises when multiple interventions and evaluators are mixed. We ask: How effective is the project in promoting program and systems alignment? How can multiple evaluators work in the same setting without confusing the efforts and still respect participants' time? Additionally, how can evaluation be used as a navigation tool to guide the multiple stakeholders through the confusion of interventions, grantors, and evaluators?
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| Roundtable Rotation II:
Can We Talk?: Strategies for Using Evaluation as a Vehicle for Greater P-20 Partnership Cooperation and Collaboration |
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Roundtable Presentation 245 to be held in Santa Barbara on Thursday, Nov 3, 8:00 AM to 9:30 AM
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Sponsored by the Evaluation Use TIG
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| Presenter(s):
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| Dewayne Morgan, University System of Maryland, dmorgan@usmd.edu
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| Felicia Martin, Prince George's County Public School, felicia.martin@pgcps.org
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| Erin Knepler, University System of Maryland, eknepler@usmd.edu
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| Abstract:
This roundtable presentation will engage participants in a discussion about the opportunities associated with using evaluation as a mode for improving partnership collaboration. Presenters include both the evaluator for the project but also school and higher education managers.Presenters will use their diverse set of experiences and qualifications to offer examples for making evaluation examinations and findings relevant to broader education policy and practice, while attending to the expectations from their constituencies.
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