SCEE Monthly WebinarJuly 10, 2012

Implementing Evaluation Pilots

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Poll

Where are you in the process of designing an evaluation system pilot?

a) Just getting started – working on design

b) Design in place – ready to launch pilot

c) Piloting started — no data gathered yet

d) Piloting well underway — data being gathered

e) At least one pilot done – data has been gathered and analyzed

f) Not involved in piloting at this time

g) Other

North Carolina Department of Public Instruction Participants

Rebecca Garland

Jennifer Preston

Jean Williams

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Considerations When Designing and Implementing Pilots

See document in the webinar module for today on the SCEE site (also in the “Pilot” subfolder in the file cabinet)

Define what you actually are doing (Clarity on terminology)

Carefully craft the purpose of pilots—and align research questions should align with the purposes and processes

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Considerations When Designing and Implementing Pilots

Design Variables

Leadership and Support

How will findings from the pilots (formative and summative) be used and communicated?

Post-pilot debrief and evaluation

Tips on working with external subcontractors

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Specific Considerations for Evaluation System Pilots

Context matters

Diverse purposes, research questions, and processes

Pay attention to the experiences of districts

How can states share information about their pilot processes and findings from their pilots?

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Lessons Learned by the North Carolina DPI

Rebecca Garland

Jennifer Preston

Jean Williams

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Poll

Would you like to share info on pilots with/get info from SCEE members?

a) Yes, information about the different purposes of pilots

b) Yes, information about the different processes for piloting

c) Yes, information about results from pilots

d) Yes, some other aspect of piloting

e) No, not a focus at this time

Food for Thought

How can states use resources like CCSSO’s State Consortium on Educator Effectiveness (SCEE) to share lessons learned and findings from pilots of your evaluation systems?

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Questions and Answers

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Thank you

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