MDE Program (initiative or strategy) Evaluation Report
The State has published the following timeline to prepare schools and districts for this new requirement:
March - August, 2014
Spring 2016 District/School Improvement Planning (for 2016-2017)
2015-16 School Year
June 30, 2016 Program Evaluation submitted in ASSIST
March - August, 2014
- ISD/MDE trainers team to deliver regional workshops for LEAs.
- Here is the training Powerpoint as provided from MDE.
Spring 2016 District/School Improvement Planning (for 2016-2017)
- Schools include monitoring and evaluation activities to support Program Evaluation in School Improvement Plans for 2015-16 .
- Federal law still requires all Title programs to be evaluated though a specific tool is not required. Consider using this "Compact Program Eval" PDF or Word Doc to prepare for the full evaluation document required by MDE next year.
- MDE has provided an FAQ supporting document.
- MDE has provided two exemplars: Writing and Math.
2015-16 School Year
- Schools and districts implement monitoring and evaluation activities throughout the year
- ISD/MDE trainers continue training and support to districts and schools
June 30, 2016 Program Evaluation submitted in ASSIST
- A completed program evaluation using the MDE Program Evaluation Tool (PDF) or Word Doc will be required for submission of the SIP and Consolidate Application for 2015-16.
- This evaluation report is currently available in the ASSIST platform (Diagnostics section). The ASSIST version - the Program/Strategy/Initiative Evaluation (PDF) or Word Doc Tool - has the same questions but is formatted somewhat differently.