Schools

Regan Grandy on Newly Amended FERPA Regulation Helps Educational Evaluation

I’m Regan Grandy, and I’ve worked as an evaluator for Spectrum Research Evaluation and Development for six years. My work is primarily evaluating U.S. Department of Education-funded grant projects with school districts across the nation. Lessons Learned – Like some of you, I’ve found it difficult, at times, gaining access to extant data from school …

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Lisa Chauveron on the Roadmap to Effectiveness

My name is Lisa Chauveron. I am the Director of Research & Evaluation at The Leadership Program, an urban organization that serves 18,000 youth, 500 teachers, and 6,000 parents annually in 250 underserved New York City schools. I oversee all internal program evaluations, coordinate with outside consultants, and lead external evaluations for other organizations. We …

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Leslie K. Grier on Evaluation Practices in Out-of-School Programs

My name is Leslie K. Grier and I am an Associate Professor of Child and Adolescent Studies at California State University, Fullerton.  I am interested in quality programming and evaluation practices in out-of-school time programs.  My interests also include moral and character development and their relationship to academic achievement. Although the terms moral and character …

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LGBT Week: Joseph Kosciw on Making Schools Safe and Affirming Places to Learn for LGBT Students

I am Joseph Kosciw, Senior Director of Research & Strategic Initiatives, at the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN). GLSEN has worked for over 20 years to ensure safe schools for all students, regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. For 10 of those years, GLSEN has been documenting the school experiences …

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Melissa Maras on Maximizing Existing Data in Schools

Hello, my name is Melissa Maras, and I am an assistant professor at the University of Missouri. Schools are complex, interdisciplinary contexts always in flux with new and evolving policies, programs, and practices, all resulting in a rich mess of data that should be used in school-based evaluation, but is often difficult to navigate. Below …

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Ted Dwyer on Responding to FERPA for Evaluators

My name is Ted Dwyer and I’m the Manager of Evaluations in Hillsborough County Public Schools. I have worked in multiple school districts and have served as the reviewer of external research projects in several districts. Today, I would like to share some of what I have learned and observed about FERPA and some thoughts …

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