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Welcome!!!!. GEAR UP Continuous Improvement Evaluation Planning Awards. Provided by the U.S. Department of Education Maggie Cahalan James Maxwell Sandra Furey Administered by RTI International Beth Glennie Karen Charles. Agenda. Overview/Background/History Priorities Phases

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  1. Welcome!!!!

  2. GEAR UP Continuous Improvement Evaluation Planning Awards Provided by the U.S. Department of Education Maggie Cahalan James Maxwell Sandra Furey Administered by RTI International Beth Glennie Karen Charles

  3. Agenda • Overview/Background/History • Priorities • Phases • Statement of Interest • Intervention • Evaluation Requirements • Management/Anticipated Costs

  4. Purpose of Planning Awards • Promote rigorous studies of promising interventions • Foster program innovation and improvement • Support continuous program improvement

  5. Priority Areas: Services to support… • …transition of 8th grade GEAR UP cohort members into high school and support for achieving 9th grade success. • …the achievement of successful completion of grade appropriate math or other services to promote math mastery. • …GEAR UP cohorts in high school in their readiness to enter college without the need for remedial coursework.

  6. Eligibility Questions • Who is eligible? • Current grantees received announcement • Those grantees for whom implementation of the evaluation and/or intervention is feasible for cohort

  7. Pause… • Am I eligible? • Do I understand the priorities? • Does my current program fit the requirements? ……continued

  8. Three Phases: Phase 1 • SOIs for planning awards • Must describe implementation plan • Time to complete ~ 1 month • Due August 21, 2009 • Awarded October 2009 • Award of $25,000 • Used to develop full proposal FOCUS: Getting a planning award

  9. Three Phases: Phase 2 • Proposal development period • Use of $25,000 planning award • Due March 15, 2010 • Focus is rigorous evaluation • 5 month duration • Writing to win an implementation award of approximately $100,000 FOCUS: Writing a promising plan Engaging the players

  10. Three Phases: Phase 3 • Duration of intervention and evaluation • Leverage award w/other funding • Awards announced June 15, 2010 • Intervention must begin no later than Summer 2011 • To include 1 or 2 years of student data FOCUS: Implementing a promising plan Delivering services Gathering evaluation data

  11. SOI Narrative • The Intervention • The Evaluation • The Management • The Anticipated Costs To be awarded the planning funds, you will submit a brief narrative of your proposed plan.

  12. The Intervention • Project Objectives – what do you hope to accomplish; which priority • Methods • What - new, modified, current • Who – target and comparison groups • How – delivery method(s) • When - timeline • Why – how does intervention address objectives

  13. The Intervention: Algebra Bridge Project Project Objectives -70% of students participating in both the Saturday Academies and Summer Bridge Program will pass the End of Grade/End of Course algebra test administered by the district/state Priority – provide services to support the transition of 8th grade GEAR UP cohort members into high school and support for achieving 9th grade success

  14. The Intervention: Algebra Bridge Project • Methods • What – we will modify & expand our current summer bridge program to focus on understanding algebraic concepts • Who – we will recruit the 8th grade students of 2010/11 who are enrolled in a pre-algebra/general math class and who will enroll in Algebra I as 9th graders. • How • – we will offer Saturday academies monthly throughout the 2010/11 school year to interested students to support their understanding of algebraic concepts • - we will offer a Summer Bridge program for 6 wks in 2011 to continue the work of the Saturday academies • - we will gather mid-term and final algebra grades at the end of the 9th grade (June 2012) and analyze results • When – June 2010 – June 2012 • Why – by supporting the students while they are in 8th grade, we feel we will give them greater capacity to build a solid foundation for algebra before they enter high school

  15. Examples of Measurable Objectives Algebra Bridge Project • Behavioral - A human action is anticipated. • Example: 75% of participating students will learn basic algebraic concepts. • Performance - A specific time frame within which a behavior will occur, at an expected proficiency level, is expected. • Example: 75% of participating students will learn basic algebraic concepts during the Saturday Academies and the six weeks summer bridge program and will pass the 9th grade EOC algebra test. • Process - The manner in which something occurs is an end in itself. • Example: Project staff will document the teaching methods and activities utilized, and will identify those with the greatest success. • Product - A tangible item results. • Example: An evaluation report will be submitted to document outcomes of the program and proficiency of the cohort.

  16. Evaluation Requirements • conduct NEW evaluations of current services • modify current services and evaluate outcomes • implement new intervention and evaluate EVALUATION OPTIONS EVALUATION OUTCOMES • rely on short-term outcomes from 1 or 2 academic years • use readily available, objective indicators/scores • relate measureable outcomes to objectives EVALUATION SUBJECTS • target group receiving intervention • comparison group with no intervention

  17. The Evaluation • The Cohorts – must have a target and a control group for full proposal • The Measures – must identify the student data to be used to measure success; must define ‘success’ • Data Collection – must describe how, when the student data will be collected • The Method – must describe why the data collected is evidence of success, how the data was analyzed • The Report – must indicate how and with whom the program data will be shared

  18. Comparison Group Examples • Cohort A gets 2 program components while cohort B gets only 1 component (A gets Saturday Academies & Summer Bridge; B gets only Summer Bridge) • Cohorts A and B get 2 different types of services (A gets Saturday Academies and B gets Summer Bridge) • Cohorts A and B get 2 different deliveries (A studies Algebra w/interactive activities with others; B studies algebra on the computer • Cohort A gets the entire program while cohort B is a former cohort who received limited math services but for whom you have EOC scores from a previous year

  19. The Management: Phase 2/Specific • Preparation of full proposal – do you have staff to prepare a full proposal in 5 months? Who? • Teaming – will you be teaming with other GEAR UP grantees? Encouraged!! • Roles/Responsibilities – who will be doing what during Phase 2

  20. The Management: Phase 3/General • Key Personnel – Project contact, fiscal agent, GEAR UP coordinator, school liaisons, evaluator, other partners, possible teams • Staff – technical assistance providers, teachers, volunteers • Roles/Responsibilities – who will be doing what • Project Schedule – narrative description of tasks and table of task implementation

  21. Schedule Example by Month: Algebra Bridge Project July Aug June Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May June July Aug

  22. The Anticipated Costs Personnel – Refers to salaries and wages, as well as to fringe benefits and health insurance. Evaluation – Refers to services of evaluator, data collection costs, analysis, reporting, etc. Equipment/Materials – Refers to equipment needs, supplies, manipulatives, software, student incentives

  23. Estimating Costs Any supplemental funding can be mentioned here.

  24. Estimating Costs: Algebra Bridge Project $25,000 in kind software available.

  25. Cost Justification: Algebra Bridge Project Staff: we will hire 2 district middle school math teachers to help design and deliver the content of the Saturday Academies and Summer Bridge Project; they will work full-time for 4 weeks summer 2010, 2 days/mo Sept-May 2010/11, and 8 weeks summer 2011. Project managers will be paid from other funds. Evaluation: we expect the project evaluator to need 12 weeks across the life of the project to design/complete the evaluation and prepare the final report. Equipment/Materials: we will purchase manipulatives and provide snacks for students; we will purchase materials for the evaluation

  26. Writing Your SOI FOLLOW the RULES • submit as a single PDF, Adobe or Post Script • page limit – 10 pages including budget • single spaced, Times New Roman, 12 pt font • four sections in the statement narrative

  27. Winning Tips • Capacity of the Applicant to Implement • Can you deliver, evidence of success? • Description of Need • who, why, what • Soundness of Intervention & Delivery Approach • provide rationale for program and delivery strategies • exude quality, appropriateness, alignment w/needs • Leveraging of Resources • available resources • possible partnerships, collaborations • Achieving Results & Program Evaluation • list available outcome measures • describe data collection, variables, groups

  28. SOIs: What Makes Them Convincing • is capable of developing strong, feasible, useful, replicable full proposal • understands the purpose of awards • has described a promising intervention • presents a rigorous evaluation plan • intends to share results Reviewer must believe that the grantee:

  29. Contact Information GEARUPtechsupport@rti.org https://edsurveys.rti.org/GEARUP

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