Group 7 Evaluation Plan

LaKwanza Colbert, Chiquisha Tomlin and Akousa WilliamsJoiner

Evaluation Information Design Information Method
Questions Required Source for
Collecting
Informati
on
How do Student Time- Kindergarten Gathering
students’ Benchmark Series Students and existing
scores compare scores from teachers data
to benchmark the
scores at the
beginning,
beginning,
middle, and end
middle, and
of the year ending
when students benchmark.
are monitored
using DIBELS?

Does student DIBELS score Case Kindergarten Gathering

performance on reports Study Students and existing
classroom GKIDS scores Teachers data
assessments
mirror the
results of
DIBELS
indicators?

Is DIBELS Whether they Descripti Parents and Surveys,

progress are a teacher ve Teachers of Interviews,
monitoring or parent, type these progress
beneficial to of support kindergarten monitoring
parents and provided t o
students results
teachers when the students
identifying
from
students who teachers.
are reading
below adequate
Kindergarten
levels
(Intensive)?
Based on Lesson Plans Descripti Kindergarten Existing
information ve Teachers data
gathered from
DIBELS testing,
how do teachers
adjust their
instruction?
Group 7 Evaluation Plan
LaKwanza Colbert, Chiquisha Tomlin and Akousa WilliamsJoiner

Evaluatio Sampling Information Schedu Analysis

n Collection le Procedures
Question Procedures
s
How do -Observation of DIBELS, Beginni Graph student
students’ various academic Benchmark, ng of DIBELS scores
scores data from and scoring year and
compare Kindergarten data will be (August) Benchmark
to class collected from , Mid- scores at each
benchma -DIBELS testing Kindergarten Year evaluation
rk scores data from teachers by (January point
at the Kindergarten evaluator, and ), End
beginnin students analyzed of Year Identify key
g, (Beginning, among the (April) relationships
middle, Middle, End of team. between
and end Year) DIBELS score
of the Evaluation and
year -Benchmark scores team will be Benchmark
when from Kindergarten trained on how score
students students to interpret
DIBELS, and Highlight
are (Beginning, Middle, End
Benchmark, differences
monitore of Year) data and trends
d using
DIBELS? Use software
Data will be
kept package to
confidential, as analyze
student quantitative
information is data
protected by
FERPA laws

Kindergarten
teacher will
submit data at
a prior
approved date
to evaluation
team
Group 7 Evaluation Plan
LaKwanza Colbert, Chiquisha Tomlin and Akousa WilliamsJoiner
Does -DIBELS testing DIBELS, Beginni Graph student
student data from Benchmark, ng of DIBELS scores
performa Kindergarten GKIDS and year and GKIDS
nce on students scoring data (August) scores at each
classroo (Beginning, will be collected , Mid- evaluation
m Middle, End of from Year point
assessme Year) Kindergarten (January
nts teachers by ), End Identify key
mirror -Benchmark evaluator, and of Year relationships
the scores from analyzed (April) between
results of Kindergarten among the DIBELS score
DIBELS students team. and GKIDS
indicator (Beginning, score
s? Middle, End of Evaluation
Year) team will be Highlight
trained on how differences
-GKIDS scores from to interpret and trends
Kindergarten students
DIBELS, GKIDS, Use software
and package to
Benchmark, analyze
data quantitative
Data will be data
kept
confidential, as
student
information is
protected by
FERPA laws

Kindergarten
teacher will
submit data at
a prior
approved date
to evaluation
team
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LaKwanza Colbert, Chiquisha Tomlin and Akousa WilliamsJoiner
Is DIBELS -Parent/Teacher Evaluation Intervie Use results
progress interviews of team will be w from
monitorin Kindergarten students
trained on how survey interviews
g to interpret sent
beneficial -DIBELS testing DIBELS, home: Summarize
to data from Benchmark, Beginni major findings
parents Kindergarten and GKIDS data ng of from
and students year interviews
teachers (Beginning, Data will be (August)
Middle, End of kept Look for
when , Mid-
Year) confidential, as trends in
identifyin Year
student participant
g (January
information is responses
students ), End
who are protected by of Year
reading FERPA laws (April)
below Parent/Teacher
adequate interviews will
Kinderga be given at
rten each DIBELS
levels data evaluation
(Intensiv date
e)?
Kindergarten
teacher will
submit data at
a prior
approved date
to evaluation
team

Based on -DIBELS testing Evaluation Beginni Use results

informati data from team will be ng of from
on _____Kindergart trained on how year interviews
gathered en students to interpret (August)
from (Beginning, DIBELS, , Mid- Summarize
DIBELS Middle, End of Benchmark, Year major findings
testing, Year) and GKIDS data (January from
how do ), End interviews
teachers -Classroom Data will be of Year
Observations kept Look for
adjust (April)
confidential, as trends in
their (Beginning, Middle, End
student participant
instructio of Year) information is responses
n? Intervie
protected by w
-Teacher interviews of Identify
Kindergarten students survey common
Group 7 Evaluation Plan
LaKwanza Colbert, Chiquisha Tomlin and Akousa WilliamsJoiner
FERPA laws sent themes
home: among
Parent/Teacher Beginni teacher
interviews will ng of practices after
be given at year looking at
each DIBELS (August) results
data evaluation , Mid-
date Year
(January
Kindergarten
), End
teacher will
of Year
submit data at
(April)
a prior
approved date
to evaluation
team
Group 7 Evaluation Plan
LaKwanza Colbert, Chiquisha Tomlin and Akousa WilliamsJoiner

Evaluatio Interpre Audience Content Format Schedul

n tation (s) e
Questions Procedu
res
How do What teachers What Week 1:
students’ type of concepts is Meeting
scores progress the
compare with each
(if any) program
to departme
has been teaching
benchmar nt about
k scores at
made the kids
since the well? DIBELS
the
beginning, beginnin (pros and
middle, g of the cons)
and end of school
the year year up
when to the
students end?
are
monitored
using
DIBELS?

Does Are at Teachers Does the Meetings

student least fifty program with
performan percent
ce on support the teachers
of the
classroom Georgia who use
kids
assessmen Performanc DIEBELS
ts mirror
using
DIEBELS e regularly
the results
of DIBELS meeting Standards?
indicators or
? exceedin
g Georgia
Performa
nce
Standard
s?
Group 7 Evaluation Plan
LaKwanza Colbert, Chiquisha Tomlin and Akousa WilliamsJoiner
Is DIBELS Is the Teachers Is this Meetings Week 2:
progress learning Parents program with Meeting
monitorin communi Administrat progress
g parents with
ty ors monitoring
beneficial to get parents &
benefitin benefiting
to parents opinion administr
and
g from parents
this and their about ation
teachers
when program? kids when program
identifying it comes to
students reading on Meetings
who are grade with
reading level? administr
below
ation to
adequate
Kindergart see their
en levels point of
(Intensive) view
?
about
program

Based on Are Teachers What Week 3:

informatio teachers changes Write up
n gathered able to
from are report
adjust
DIBELS needed, if based off
their
testing, any? of
how do
instructio
n to meet interview
teachers
adjust the s and
their needs of surveys
instruction learners
? using Week 4:
DIBELS? Submit
report to
administr
ation for
review

Week 5-6:
Release
report
Group 7 Evaluation Plan
LaKwanza Colbert, Chiquisha Tomlin and Akousa WilliamsJoiner