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Effective Evaluation of Local EETT Initiatives |
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Arroyo Research Services Director Kirk Vandersall presented at the June 2005 National Education Computing Conference in Philadelphia about effective evaluation of local grant projects. Aimed specifically at local grantees in the Enhancing Education Through Technology portion of the No Child Left Behind Act Title IID, the presentation reviewed research and evaluation design strategies for assuring that outcomes measured by local evaluations can be attributed to the interventions being evaluated.
Session Description
Most states require some form of local evaluation for their NCLB Title II Part D EETT grant recipients, but most offer little direction about how best to conduct these evaluations on the limited resources allocated to them. Participants in this session learned about evaluation strategies used across numerous districts in based on the presenters experience as a state and local evaluator of NCLB Title II Part D EETT programs. Special attention was paid to evaluation strategies that
require minimal resources, build cross-building partnerships, and gather meaningful data on conditions necessary for success, changes in classroom practice, and relevant student achievement.
Topics covered include:
EETT Evaluation Requirements. This introduction addressed the variety of EETT reporting requirements, and how to select an evaluation strategy that meets both local and state needs. Finding resources for local evaluation. This section addressed how effective project directors find resources and forge partnerships to get more done with less. Five approaches to local project evaluation. Looking across the local evaluation strategies in the states and local districts with which the presenter has worked, the presenter discussed the four or five most prevalent local evaluation strategies and their strengths and weaknesses for specific project types. Working with state evaluators. This section addressed how to meet state level evaluation requirements without driving you and your teachers crazy, and how to leverage resources available through the state level evaluation. Reporting results. Finally, this section addressed effective, low-cost strategies for reporting local evaluation results.
To view the presentation slides, click here.
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