Business Action Item |
DATE: Tuesday, January 12, 2010
TO: School Board Members
FROM: MaryEllen Elia, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Dr. Mariann Schmudde has been asked to evaluate the success of Year 1 of the SMART project. Dr. Schmudde has a Ph.D. and Masters in Curriculum and Instruction and a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education and Psychology. Since 2002, she has been an instructor at Stetson University in the Educational Leadership Program and has experience as an evaluator for public school districts in Florida and Texas. She has worked on other program evaluations for the Hillsborough County Public Schools.
Dr. Schmudde's duties as an evaluator will include, but not be limited to the following: 1) refining and confirming the evaluation plan; 2) drafting and piloting the survey instruments and interview protocols; 3) reviewing and revising the course evaluation instrument; 4) collecting data on project benchmarks; 5) reviewing data and providing a report on early indicators of project progress. Results of the Year 1 evaluation will be disseminated in a comprehensive report due by a designated date provided by the grantor and distributed to the Project Manager, the Department of Assessment and Accountability, and District personnel.
ANNUAL DISTRICT GOAL(S) AND CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTOR(S)
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: Yes)
EVALUATION
SUBMITTED BY: Samuel R. Whitten, Assistant Director, Assessment and Accountability
David J. Steele, Ph.D.
Chief Information and Technology Officer (813) 272-4600 |
Gretchen Saunders
Chief Business Officer (813) 272-4270 |
A 5.03 | |
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20100112_390 * Section A Item# 5.03 |