As is the case with many Centres for Teaching and Learning, prior to the global health crisis in 2020 our Centre primarily obtained feedback to inform its programming based on participation and satisfaction. As a result of the crisis, we could not rely on previous sources of information and needed to implement new strategies for evidencing the…

The Palomar Community College District has proposed to establish a new educational center in the northern region of the District. The California Postsecondary Education Commission recommends approval of the proposed center. The information in the Palomar Community College District Needs Study satisfies all Commission criteria for establishing a…

The Educational Services Office (ESO) of the Appalachia Educational Laboratory (AEL) sought an organizational strategy that would improve its ability to meet client demand without sacrificing the integrity of its programs or the fulfillment of its institutional responsibilities. Three alternative organizational strategies were identified:…

The Appalachia Educational Laboratory's Educational Services Office has sponsored an ongoing external evaluation of its regional exchange program since fiscal year 1979. Findings from this evaluation helped support the decision to adopt a state consultant model strategy for all four of the office's educational programs. The model involves…

Texas' 20 regional education service centers provide a number of programs and services supported by designated state funds, and offer other services needed by the local districts when funds and staffing are available. This report on the status of the service center program for the 1984-85 school year describes the specific services offered, the…

An education service center providing inservice programs to constituent school districts acted upon a recommendation that an independent evaluation component be added to their center for the purpose of improving their programs. This report of the first-year experience with the evaluation component is divided into four sections. The first section…

This document summarizes, analyzes, and reflects upon the activities of the Southeastern Regional Center for the Improvement of Elementary School Social Studies established at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. There are five major parts to the report. Part I contains a narrative summary of regional center activity from 1969 to…

The practical side of a program evaluation as performed at a Texas Education Service Center supporting and serving 50 school districts of 14 counties in South Texas is described. The role of the evaluators as perceived by the users of the evaluation and the procedures for evaluating programs several levels away from students who are to feel the…

Describes a three-year project (1985-88) which established a training center for peer counseling that serves three school districts. An evaluation of the citywide project is reported, and the limitations of centralized training are discussed, along with speculations about expanding services and populations. (TE)

An alternative model, the Program of Research and Evaluation for Public Schools (PREPS), provides specialized educational services to local public schools. PREPS is funded directly by member school districts with additional funds from Mississippi State University. This sponsorship allows each member school to select, design, and conduct research…

This 1965 Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I Evaluation Report illustrates a small part of the continued effort of the Omaha Public Schools to meet the needs of educationally disadvantaged children. The multiple activities outlined in the 1973-74 Title I Proposal were designed for two purposes. First, they were to supplement the…

The regional seminar on the evaluation of the Teacher Education Program (TEP) tryout was held at the Regional English Language Center (RELC) in 1968. The seminar's purpose was to determine the usefulness of TEP in preparing teachers of English as a second language in the RELC member countries in Southeast Asia. This document is the seminar report.…

This publication reports on progress made regarding seven tasks of the Chapter 1 Technical Assistance Center (TAC) for Region A (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, and Vermont). Chapter 1 is a federal program sponsoring remedial education projects nationwide. The TAC offers services…

This State of Wyoming evaluation report on programs, projects, services, and activities funded in whole or in part under Elementary Secondary Education Act Title III, is divided into two parts. Part 1 includes summaries of the implications and recommendations drawn from on-site visits to each of the projects, including such projects as…

During fiscal year 1971, the Oregon State Migrant Education Program, funded by the Title I Migrant Amendment, enrolled 6,099 students in grades K-12. Of these, 4,092 were enrolled in the regular school term and 2,007 were enrolled in summer programs. The Migrant Education Service Center expanded on its provision of diagnostic and prescriptive…