Statewide Program Evaluation

Purpose/Context

To establish coherence across statewide professional learning program evaluations, the California Collaborative for Educational Excellence, California Department of Education, and State Board of Education is convening designated evaluation teams to provide community and collaboration toward a shared vision of successful evaluations. Evaluation teams will convene at least twice a year to develop a collective approach to data collection, analysis, and reporting processes to measure the impact of state-funded professional learning programs. While the composition of the attendees may vary, the focus of these convenings is to discuss data collection and interim evaluation results, and implications for ongoing development.

Evaluations

The independent evaluation services for the High-Quality Online Instructional Materials initiative will evaluate and make recommendations regarding the effectiveness of the online repository and resources.  Pursuant to Section 41 of Assembly Bill 167 (Chapter 252, Statutes of 2021). The final report is due to the Department of Finance, the Executive Director of the State Board of Education, and the Legislature’s appropriate fiscal and policy committees on or before October 1, 2025.  (See also Section 144 of Assembly Bill 130, Chapter 44, Statutes of 2021, which was subsequently revised by Assembly Bill 167.)

HQOIM EvaluationTeam

Project Lead: Daniel Bugler, Senior Research Associate

Neal Finkelstein, Senior Managing Director

Lisa Le Fevre, Senior Program Associate

The independent evaluation of the Reading Instruction and Intervention Grant will evaluate and make recommendations regarding the effectiveness of the professional learning opportunities for educators in the areas of evidence-based literacy, intensive literacy interventions, and support of pupils’ executive functioning skills.  Pursuant to Section 145 of Assembly Bill 130 (Chapter 44, Statutes of 2021), grantees shall participate in the evaluation coordinated by the CCEE. 

RII Evaluation Team

Project Lead: Raquel Sanchez, American Institutes for Research

Vincent Chan, American Institutes for Research

Lauren Stargel, American Institutes for Research

The independent evaluation services for the Learning Acceleration System Grants will evaluate and make recommendations regarding the effectiveness of the professional learning opportunities in the areas of evidence-based professional education for educators that can support learning acceleration for California’s diverse pupil population, particularly in mathematics, literacy, and language development. Pursuant to Section 43 of Assembly Bill 167 (Chapter 252, Statutes of 2021), grantees shall participate in the evaluation coordinated by the CCEE. (See also Section 152 of Assembly Bill 130, Chapter 44, Statutes of 2021, which was subsequently revised by Assembly Bill 167.) 

LAS Evaluation Team

Project Lead: Elizabeth Gandhi, Education Northwest