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Evaluation of Determining Instructional Purposes

Submitted to Far West Laboratories Educational Research and Development

Educational Evaluation Specialist

Evaluation of Determining Instructional Purposes A Proposal Submitted to Far West Laboratories Educational Research and Development by Educational Evaluation Specialists

Introduction In February 2012 Far West Laboratory (FWL) for Educational Research and Development issued a request for proposal (RFP) for an evaluation of Determining Instructional Purposes (DIP) training program. This document is a proposal from Educational Evaluation Specialist (EES) of Tyler, Texas submitted in response to the Far West Laboratories RFP. Determining Instructional Purposes Training Program The Determining Instructional Purposes training program was developed by FWL. The training programs target audience is school administrators and educational administration graduate students, to attain skills necessary for planning effective school programs. The DIP training package consists of one Coordinator Handbook and three training units (Setting Goals, Analyzing Problems, and Deriving Objectives), each unit covers four to six modules focused on specific instructional objectives. The units can be stand-alone training units as well as a combination; this will allow the administration the flexibility of focusing on all three or just one specific training unit. FWL is interested in mass producing of the DIP program for school administrators. The initial goal of the survey is to receive information that will allow FWL to make the decision regarding the potential, if any, of mass production. They also anticipate the possibility of using the evaluation as a tool in encouraging school administrators to purchase of the training unit package(s). Evaluation Method The following two data sources have been chosen to evaluate the Determining Instructional Purposes program for Far West Laboratories. Through the chosen data sources the *program coordinator and the **training group will be the main focus in determining the success of the program.

Observation- The program coordinator will be observed as he/she monitors, organizes and guides the participants through the DIP training units. The purpose of the observation is to determine whether or not the previous coordinators participation with the training units and the coordinator handbook is sufficient enough expose to the program in order to effectively coordinate the participants, making the outcome and understanding of the training units successful. Interview- Both the coordinator and the participants will be interviewed following the completion of the training units. The coordinator will be asked questions regarding overall feelings of the program as well as their readiness to coordinate the units with the provided experience and handbook. The participants will be interviewed regarding the units ease of use and understanding. The participants will also be asked specific questions regarding each unit individually and their impression of lesson learned through the training units. *The program coordinator is an individual who has had no previous training. He/she has previously completed the units as part of a training group. Along with previous knowledge of the units, the coordinator will have the coordinator handbook as reference **The training group is the participants of the training units Task Schedule The Task schedule for the evaluation can be found on page 5. The evaluation is intended to begin March 13, 2011 and conclude no later than August 15, 2011. Project Personnel Leslie Haskell the senior evaluation specialist with EES, will lead the evaluation of the Determining Instructional Purposes program for Far West Laboratories. Ms. Haskells primary responsibilities will be planning, executing and overseeing the inclusive evaluation. Ms. Haskell has been with EES for 20 years, serving as senior evaluation specialist for 15 years. She has a B.A. degree in Elementary Education from Stephen F. Austin University and a Masters degree in Educational Technology from Boise State University. Jenson Strong- will be over the design of observation checklist/goals and interview questions. Mr. Strong will carry out the observations and interviews as well as summarize and interpret the data. Mr. Strong has been with EES for 2 years, he recently transferred to the East Texas area from Washington state where he worked for West Coast Evaluations for 5 years. Mr. Strong graduated from Idaho State University with a B.A. in Business.

Budget Personnel Professional salaries: Leslie Haskell: 35 days at $425.00/day Jenson Strong: 50 days at $250.00/day Secretary: 30 days at $100.00/day Total Personnel Operations Estimated miscellaneous mileage: 575 miles at $.45/mile Phone expense Printing and copies Total Operations Supplies Coordinators Handbook Training Units: 5 @ $24.95 Total Supplies Total Budget $ 4.50 $ 258.75 $ 200.00 $ 400.00 $ 858.75 $14,875.00 $12,500.00 $ 3,000.00 $30,375.00

$ 124.75 $ 129.25 $32,351.00

Task Schedule TASK

Agency Responsible 1. Meet with FWL staff in order to discuss EES evaluation proposal EES and any possible revisions. 2. Submit observation checklist/goals and interview questions to EES FWL for review. 3. Meet with FWL for feedback and possible revisions regarding FWL data-sources. 4. Submit revisions regarding data-sources to FWL. 5. Conclude obtrusive observations. 6. Conclude coordinator and individual participant interviews. 7. Summarize observational findings and interview conclusions. 8. Meet with FWL to review data-source summary. 9. Submit final evaluation report to FWL. EES EES EES EES EES EES

Deadline Date March 13, 2011 April. 3

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