Providing staff development services in assessment and evaluation

Align, state content standards, the curriculum and program assessment

Planning assessment and evaluation activities

Developing an assessment program

Developing valid and reliable assessment instruments designed to evaluate the impact of the program

Conducting a comprehensive program evaluation *

Developing a customized database and presentation graphics capability for meeting state and local reporting needs

Assisting program staff in utilizing assessment and evaluation data for program improvement applications

Assisting program staff to develop and disseminate results of the program's evaluation

Meeting evaluation reporting requirements

Assisting program staff to acquire additional funding

* To include: a team approach involving project staff and staff from M and E; the use of both process (formative) data for interim program improvement purposes, and performance (summative) data for annual program improvement purposes; the use of valid and reliable multiple measures for each program objective; the use of control or comparison groups to assess the impact of objectives related to student performance; and a longitudinal evaluation process.