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EDAD 5346 Page 1 The University of Texas at El Paso Educational Leadership and Foundations EDAD 5346 - Educational Program Planning and Evaluation Summer II 2005

Instructors: Dr. Teresa Cortez, Director 256-9521 (cell) Office of Assessment, [email protected] Accountability, and Research Tuesday & Thursday 5:00 – 10:00 p.m. Ysleta ISD Liberal Arts – Computer Lab

Catalog Course Description: Opportunity to develop the knowledge, skills, and competencies required to plan and manage regular and special school programs; includes policy formulation, goal setting, and evaluation emphasizing data-based management systems.

Purpose of the Course:  To review fundamental aspects of educational planning  To review the nature of evaluation and its application in education  To review approaches to program evaluation and guidelines for planning, conducting, and using evaluations

In order to achieve the purposes of the course, you will be required to do the following activities: 1. Review a campus educational plan within the educational context 2. Write formal presentation of an evaluation plan 3. Deliver a formal presentation of an evaluation plan

Professional Standards: This course is also designed to assist students in developing skills and competencies consistent with the expectations for performance as effective educational leaders in the state of Texas. To that end, course content and learning activities are meant to address the standards established by the Texas Education Agency and the State Board for Educator Certification to govern the licensure of Texas school principals. The Learner Centered Principal Standards can be found at: http://www.sbec.state.tx.us/stand_framewrk/stand_framewrk.htm.

Course Objectives: The learning activities of EDAD 5346 will touch on most of the standards. However, this course will devote specific attention to the following standards and skills.

Learner-Centered Leadership and Campus Culture  Create a campus culture that sets high expectations, promotes learning, and provides intellectual stimulation for self, students, and staff  Utilize emerging issues, trends, demographic data, knowledge of systems, campus climate inventories, student learning data, and other information to develop a campus vision and plan to implement the vision EDAD 5346 Page 2

 Facilitate the collaborative development of a shared campus vision that focuses on teaching and learning  Facilitate the collaborative development of a plan in which objectives and strategies to implement the campus vision are clearly articulated  Align financial, human, and material resources to support the implementation of the campus vision  Establish processes to assess and modify the plan of implementation to ensure achievement of the campus vision

Learner-Centered Human Resources Leadership and Management  Collaboratively develop, implement, and revise a comprehensive and on-going plan for professional development of campus staff which addresses staff needs and aligns professional development with identified goals  Utilize formative and summative evaluation processes to further develop the knowledge and skills of campus staff  Diagnose and improve campus organizational health and morale through the implementation of strategies designed to provide on-going support to campus staff members

Learner-Centered Organizational Leadership and Management  Implement appropriate management techniques and group processes to define roles, assign functions, delegate authority, and determine accountability for campus goal attainment  Gather and organize information from a variety of sources for use in creative and effective campus decision making  Frame, analyze, and creatively resolve campus problems using effective problem solving techniques to make timely, high quality decisions  Develop, implement, and evaluate change processes for organizational effectiveness  Implement strategies that enable the physical plant, equipment, and support systems to operate safely, efficiently, and effectively to maintain a conducive learning environment  Apply local, state, and federal laws and policies to support sound decisions while considering implications related to all school operations and programs  Acquire, allocate, and manage human, material, and financial resources according to district policies and campus priorities  Utilize effective planning, time management, and organization of work to maximize attainment of district and campus goals EDAD 5346 Page 3 Learner-Centered Curriculum Planning and Development  Use emerging issues, occupational and economic trends, demographic data, student learning data, motivation theory, learning theory, legal requirements, and other information as a basis for campus curriculum planning  Facilitate the use of sound research-based practice in the development and implementation of campus curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular programs  Facilitate campus participation in collaborative district planning, implementation, monitoring, and revision of curriculum to ensure appropriate scope, sequence, content, and alignment Learner-Centered Instructional Leadership and Management  Facilitate the development of a campus learning organization that supports instructional improvement and change through an on-going study of relevant research and best practice  Facilitate the implementation of sound, research-based instructional strategies, decisions, and programs in which multiple opportunities to learn and be successful are available to all students  Utilize interpretation of formative and summative data from a comprehensive student assessment program to develop, support, and improve campus instructional strategies and goals  Facilitate the development, implementation, evaluation, and refinement of student activity programs to fulfill academic, developmental, social, and cultural needs  Acquire and allocate sufficient instructional resources on the campus in the most equitable manner to support and enhance student learning

Required Reading: W.K. Kellog Foundation. (January 2004). Using Logic Models to Bring Together Planning Evaluation and Action. Logic Model Development Guide. W. K. Kellog Foundation. Battle Creek, Michigan. www.wkkf.org.

Texas Education Agency – District and Campus Planning Guide: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/accountabilty/dev_sup/index.html

Texas Education Agency – AEIS: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/aeis/

Other Readings: Stevens, F., Lawrenz, F., and Sharp, L. (1998). User-friendly handbook for project evaluation: Science, mathematics, engineering, and technology education. National Science Foundation: Arlington, VA. http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub?nsf93152

Frechtling, J., and Sharp, J. (Eds.)1997. User-friendly handbook for mixed methods evaluations. National Science Foundation: Arlington, VA. http://www.nsf.gov/cgi-bin/getpub? nsf97153

National Science Foundation: A Guide for Proposal Writing http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2004/nsf04016/start.htm EDAD 5346 Page 4

The Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation. (1994). The program evaluation standards (2nd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications. http://www.wmich.edu/evalctr/jc/

Web Resources: American Psychological Association (APA). (5th ed.). www.wooster.edu/psychology/apa-crib.html www.psywww.com/resource/apacrib.htm www.apastyle.org/elecref.html Texas Education Agency: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/ National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES) http://www.nces.ed.gov/ DOE: Education Program Evaluation http://www.ed.gov/offices/OUS/eval UNESCO Bureau of Programming and Evaluation http://www.mirror-us.unesco.org/bpe/bpe_en/index.htm ERIC Clearinghouse on Assessment and Evaluation: http://www.ericae.net/ Evaluation Tools: http://mime1.marc.gatech.edu/MM_Tools/evaluation.html Evaluation Resources http://www.sedl.org/csrd/eval.html Research-based strategies (Wested) http://www.wested.org/csrd/guidebook/toc.htm What Works Clearinghouse http://www.whatworks.ed.gov/

Journals and On-line Publications Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis http://www.area.net/pubs/eepa/ Education Policy Analysis Archives http://epaa.asu.edu/ Evaluation and Program Planning http://www.elsevier.com:80/inca/publications/store/5/9/3/ Evaluation Exchange: http://gseweb.harvard.edu/~hfrp/index.html M and E (Monitoring and Evaluation) NEWS http://www.mande.co.uk/news.htm

Course Activities:  Students are to attend and participate in all classes. Two absences will result in a lower grade for the semester.  Read and be accountable for all class assignments. You are responsible for assigned readings, whether covered in class or not.  In a group of (3-4), develop a program evaluation proposal. In this activity, you will develop a program, plan, and evaluation around the proposed program.  In the group formed, conduct an integrated literature review, a description of the planned program, evaluation methods, and proposed statistical analysis on the proposal presented in class.  Present a classroom presentation of proposed program, plan, and evaluation.  Prepare a written review of a prepared educational plan. EDAD 5346 Page 5 Course Assignments/Requirements:

Review Plan (20) (Individual Assignment): Each person will review a plan and prepare a report following the guidelines provided in class. The report should be brief and typed in no more than two pages using APA guidelines.

Draft Presentation of Proposal (15) (Group Assignment): Students will present a 10 minute draft presentation of program proposal.

Written Draft of Proposal (20) (Group Assignment): Students will provide a written draft of proposal.

Final Project –Formal Presentation (15) (Group Assignment): Each student or team will present a 30 minute formal presentation of proposed program, plan and evaluation. Students will provide handouts and present using a Power Point presentation.

Final Project – Written Evaluation Plan (30) (Group Assignment): Students will prepare a written proposal for a program to include the plan and evaluation with supporting documentation.

EDAD 5346 Page 6 Course Schedule:

Week Seminar Assignment Due June 28, Introductions Begin thinking of a possible program for final project 2005 Overview of Syllabus Why study program, planning, and evaluation?

June 30, Scientific Research in Education Read: 2005 Accountability – State and Federal Texas Education Agency – District and Campus Planning No Child Left Behind Guide: http://www.tea.state.tx.us/accountabilty/dev_sup/index.html Diagnosing Educational Needs Site-Based Data Driven Decision-Making Assignment Due: Campus Planning Evaluation Bring to class copy of AEIS report and Campus Action Plan Assessing campus data and Campus Action http://www.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/aeis/ Plans Review of APA Guidelines

July 5, Components of a Proposal Read: 2005 Needs Assessment Using Logic Models to Bring Together Planning Evaluation Literature Review and Action – Logic Model Development Guide – Chapter 1- 2 Review Evaluation Criteria for Presentations Assignment Due: Review of Educational Plan

July 7, Draft Presentations Assignment Due: 2005 Draft Presentation of Evaluation Proposals Written draft of evaluation proposals

July 8, Course Drop Deadline 2005 July12, Evaluation Design: Methods for collecting 2005 information Read: Approaches to Evaluation Using Logic Models to Bring Together Planning Evaluation Quantitative methods in program evaluation and Action – Logic Model Development Guide – Chapter 3- Mixed Methods in program evaluation 4 & Appendix

July 14, Reporting Results: Data Analysis, 2005 Judgments, and Recommendations Power, Politics, and Ethics in Program Evaluation Communicating findings to different audiences Putting it all together – Program/Plan/Evaluation

July 19, Formal presentation of Evaluation Plan 2005 July 21, Formal presentations of Evaluation Plan 2005