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Download full textKimkoff, Tamara; Fiore, Tom; Edwards, Jessica – IDEA Data Center, 2020
This guide describes key steps for developing a well-thought-out plan for evaluating a State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP). The guide provides considerations for how to incorporate each step into an evaluation plan, as well as a series of worksheets that correspond to each step and can be used to facilitate the planning process. The guide,…
Descriptors: Program Evaluation, Educational Improvement, State Standards, Educational Legislation
Pennsylvania Department of Education, 2010
This handbook describes the responsibilities of district and school assessment coordinators in the administration of the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA). This updated guidebook contains the following sections: (1) General Assessment Guidelines for All Assessments; (2) Writing Specific Guidelines; (3) Reading and Mathematics…
Descriptors: Guidelines, Guides, Educational Assessment, Writing Tests
Berman, Ilene – NGA Center for Best Practices, 2009
This brief enhances recommendations and policy strategies from the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) publication "Reading to Achieve: A Governor's Guide to Adolescent Literacy". It reflects lessons from recent research and best practices from states selected to receive NGA Center support to develop statewide…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Emergent Literacy, Literacy Education, Adolescents
Maryland State Dept. of Education, Baltimore. – 2003
In years past, Maryland has provided little guidance toward adoption and implementation of Scientifically Based Reading Research (SBRR) programs. Only recently, with the implementation of the Comprehensive School Reform Demonstration program and the Reading Excellence Act (REA) program, have schools or local education agencies been required to…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Financial Support, Primary Education, Reading Improvement
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. State Archives and Records Management. – 1991
This manual, prepared primarily for state government agencies, describes the organization and management of Alaska government records. Information is presented in nine topic areas: (1) Alaska's Archives and Records Management Program, which describes the program, its mission, services available, and employee responsibilities; (2) Records in…
Descriptors: Archives, Evaluation Methods, Information Retrieval, Information Storage
New York State Education Dept., Albany. Office of Federal Demonstration Programs. – 1988
The state validation process in New York identifies promising practices developed through the Elementary Secondary Education Act Title IV-C funding. The new validation procedures included in this handbook are revised to: (1) make the evaluation process easier to apply; (2) provide technical assistance in evaluating the project; (3) extend…
Descriptors: Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Program Effectiveness
Alaska State Dept. of Education, Juneau. – 1982
A rating scale designed by the Alaska Department of Education to be used by administrators, professional staff, and community representatives to assess community education programs is presented. The scale elicits information regarding: (1) philosophy; (2) administration/management; (3) personnel management; (4) fiscal management; (5) planning; (6)…
Descriptors: Community Education, Community Schools, Educational Assessment, Evaluation Criteria
Hawaii State Dept. of Education, Honolulu. Office of Instructional Services. – 1981
The purpose of this handbook is to assist state, district, and school personnel in implementing the Assessment Component of the Foundation Program Assessment and Improvement System (FPAIS). The FPAIS is a comprehensive system for managing curriculum, intended to improve instruction for students. The Assessment Component includes the gathering and…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Guidelines
Peer reviewedGriffing, Barry L. – American Annals of the Deaf, 1982
The author summarized major variables for states to deal with in statewide planning efforts for the education of the hearing impaired. (Author/SW)
Descriptors: Disability Identification, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Hearing Impairments
Texas Education Agency, Austin. – 1986
This teacher orientation manual has been developed as a comprehensive resource for teachers in Texas to facilitate a greater knowledge and understanding of the Texas Teacher Appraisal System (TTAS), designed as a developmental tool for the improvement of instruction, and the encouragement of professional growth. Through this system, teachers…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods, State Programs
Baker, Eva L.; And Others – 1987
Guidelines for evaluating responses to requests for proposals (RFPs) for state-level educational assessment programs are presented. The guidelines articulate key choice points, options, and considerations by state (and district) testing directors as they solicit services for large-scale assessment from commercial testing companies. Focus is on…
Descriptors: Administrative Policy, Contracts, Educational Assessment, Educational Finance
Wright, Calvin E.; Kim, Yungho – 1985
As part of an effort to make the system for the evaluation of California community colleges' occupational education programs more relevant and efficient, a project was undertaken to provide the coordination and support services necessary to accomplish this revision. The primary objective of the project was to involve college practitioners,…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Evaluation Methods, Program Development, Program Evaluation
Missouri State Dept. of Elementary and Secondary Education, Jefferson City. – 1997
School improvement is a continuous, systematic process to enhance student learning, improve educational opportunities, and increase the effectiveness of the educational programs and services provided to students. The Missouri School Improvement Program (MSIP) is an ongoing process that includes assessing the strengths and needed improvements in…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation
Roeber, Edward D. – 1996
This paper is based on guidelines developed in 1989 for training workshops for state and local educators to demonstrate the processes by which performance assessments could be created, validated, and used in statewide assessment programs. These guidelines are based on work with the National Assessment of Educational Progress and several statewide…
Descriptors: Evaluation Methods, Performance Based Assessment, Sampling, Scoring
Michigan State Board of Education, Lansing. – 1980
Designed for use by Michigan community colleges wishing to conduct a self-study of their occupational programs, this manual provides step-by-step instructions and instrumentation for implementing the Program Review in Occupational Education (PROE) model. PROE is a component of the Michigan Community College Occupational Education Evaluation System…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Evaluation Methods
