3.+Evaluation


 * INSTRUCTIONS**

• The critical questions you want to answer about the impact of your project • Who you will involve or work with (within your organization or outside) in order to complete the evaluation • Who within the state needs to learn about your evaluation findings and what difference the knowledge might make • How you will plan for and collect relevant data. • How you will make sense of your findings and use those finding to make improvements. Evaluation - Describe the process you will follow to determine if the goals described in #1 are achieved. (20 Points) • Are the primary focus areas and specific measurements identified? • Are the participants and their roles identified? • Will the evaluation plan reflect student performance gains? • How will you report your findings to stakeholders in your community?
 * Evaluation (no more than 1 page)** - Describe the process you will follow to evaluate this grant. Include such items as: (20 Points)
 * Criteria**

Poor 0 – 6 Average 7 – 13 Excellent 14 – 20 Evaluation – Total Score (MAX is 20):


 * FOR THE GRANT**

> Following formative assessment strategies, maintain portfolios in the different content areas, that are multi-faceted and multi-dimensional. Within each portfolio, use rubrics to chart the growth of the child. Include self assessments, peer, parent, teacher observations and anectodal comments, and even community member assessments or feedback.
 * Annual student portfolios**
 * Use the portfolios as a formative assessment tool.
 * to be reviewed by trimester and at the end of the year
 * teachers will pick several students' portfolios to evaluate specifically related to the grant goals.


 * Northwest Evaluation Association - Measures of Academic Progress**

Use the Fall 2008 results (testing window planned for September 3 - 24th) as a baseline measurement and compare with Spring testing results. NWEA's MAP tests are done on the computer and detail results are available to the teacher the next day. (http://www.nwea.org)


 * Surveys**

Conduct parent and student surveys at the beginning of the year and at the end of the year to determine how the increased access to technology has impacted student learning and their attitudes towards their own learning.


 * Professional Development**

One of the key outcomes of the consultation time with Jim Moulton would be to learn some additional techniques for evaluating the value of these new approaches.