DESE Program Evaluation Pilot Application

DESE is seeking ten districts or schools interested in evaluating a program using a new program evaluation toolkit resource. This Pilot Evaluation Program is part of the department’s How Do We Know? Initiative, and aims to build school and district capacity to answer the question: How do we know whether a program we’ve implemented is actually working?

Schools and districts interested in participating in the Pilot Evaluation Program should complete this application by one of the two dates listed below:

Round 1 Deadline: August 15, 2019

Round 2 Deadline: August 30, 2019

Please reach out to Brianne Rok at brok@dmgroupk12.com or Kendra Winner at kwinner@doe.mass.edu with any questions or requests for information.

This application is designed to take 1 hour or less to complete.

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* 1. School or District Name

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* 2. School or District Address

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* 3. Point of Contact: Name, Role, Email

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* 4. What are the primary reasons you are interested in participating in this pilot?

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* 5. What is your school or district's current knowledge of and experience with program evaluation, including using data to make programming decisions and tracking the impact of initiatives using evidence?

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* 6. Complete the table below with two programs or initiatives you would consider evaluating using the program evaluation toolkit.
(These programs could include district or school-based initiatives. Programs should target no less than 30-35 students. You will not be required to evaluate the programs listed here.)

Program 1: Name

Program 1: Start Date

Program 1: Student Group Targeted

Program 1: # Students Impacted

Program 2: Name

Program 2: Start Date

Program 2: Student Group Targeted

Program 2: # Students Impacted

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* 7. What staff and stakeholders might be involved in this pilot program and initial use of the evaluation toolkit?
(This group could include principals, teaching and learning staff, or staff involved in program implementation. For school-based teams, this group should include at least one district level staff member.)