—Patricia Hamamoto, Principal, Saint Louis School, Hawaii “Principals and superintendents who are instructional leaders will immediately recognize Dunsworth and Billings as practitioners who know their craft in this concise, evaluative blueprint. . . . The authors articulate an efficient process that is well laid out and easy to follow, describing how to collect and use objective data to assess the viability of a program. They intuitively anticipate questions and provide examples throughout each step in the process. This is an invaluable and credible guide that leaders will use with confidence to determine what is and is not working in their schools.”
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“Effective Program Evaluation is a userfriendly, comprehensive, coherent, and nonthreatening guide to program review. The sequence of subject matter is easy to follow, and because it is organized logically, understanding the content comes easily. This book supports schools’ efforts and goals with a clear focus on school improvement. I wish I had this twenty years ago!”
—Sally J. Storm, Superintendent, McKenzie School District, Oregon “This excellent step-by-step guide with its easy-to-follow process is a must-have for building principals. It provides a basic outline and examples of an effective program evaluation process that produces powerful results and offers the opportunity for all stakeholders to be involved in research-based decision making. The authors . . . bring both experience and expertise to . . . this how-to book.” —Sue Molver, Retired Central Office Administrator, Clover Park School District, Washington
Authors Mardale Dunsworth and Dawn Billings provide detailed, straightforward strategies for:
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Educators and administrators are increasingly realizing the importance of making decisions based on reliable, accurate data. It is not always clear how to gather such data, however, or what to do with the data once they have been collected. Effective Program Evaluation provides a clear and easily implemented blueprint for transparent, accurate data collection and evaluation of academic programs, practices, and strategies. This Essentials for Principals guide includes a step-bystep walkthrough of the program evaluation cycle and an appendix that explains vital concepts and vocabulary in accessible language.
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• Selecting data collection methods that will yield the most useful information • Determining how well a program is aligned with standards and meeting learning goals • Understanding a program or instructional strategy’s strengths and identifying ways to address its weaknesses Visit go.solution-tree.com/schoolimprovement to download the reproducibles in this book. solution-tree.com
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