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Northwest Evaluation Association, 2015
For more than a decade, Pewaukee School District Superintendent JoAnn Sternke has watched her district get better and better at its mission: opening the door to each student's future. The Wisconsin district began using Measures of Academic Progress® (MAP®) computer adaptive interim assessments from Northwest Evaluation Association™ (NWEA™) in 2004…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gains, School Districts
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Johnson, Paul L. – Evaluation Practice, 1992
Interviews with state legislators from Wisconsin (D. Bezruki), Massachusetts (T. P. Kennedy), and Virginia (P. Leone) illustrate the roles that evaluation is playing in the current state budget crisis. The influence of evaluation data appears largely specific to individual programs rather than systematically applied to the budgeting process. (SLD)
Descriptors: Budgeting, Decision Making, Evaluation Utilization, Interviews
Ruhland, Sheila K. – 1991
Implementation of program evaluation recommendations should persuade people that the rewards of an evaluation outweigh the reasons for resistance. A study was undertaken with the following purposes: identify facilitators and barriers to the implementation of program evaluation; determine the proportion of recommendations made in each of the nine…
Descriptors: Associate Degrees, Change Strategies, Evaluation Utilization, Marketing
Wisconsin Univ. - Stout, Menomonie. Center for Vocational, Technical and Adult Education. – 1988
This document provides the procedures and instruments through which vocational education program personnel may evaluate or reevaluate the value and effectiveness of their program. It was prepared to help secondary vocational educators prepare for self-evaluation of their programs and site visits by educational personnel as part of a statewide…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Research, Employer Attitudes, Employment Patterns
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 2000
The Department of Public Instruction is actively involved in efforts to improve the school experience and educational outcomes in Wisconsin. Chapter 1, "What Are the Characteristics of Successful Schools?" examines the seven characteristics of successful schools, which describe the school environment, goals, and management strategies and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Gains, Achievement Rating
Wisconsin State Dept. of Public Instruction, Madison. – 2000
The second edition of this guide, as did the first, describes a set of characteristics that define the Wisconsin framework for a successful school, one in which all students meet high academic and behavioral standards. It is intended to be used by practitioners to assess their own performance, guide improvement plans, and solicit feedback from…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Achievement Gains, Educational Change