Independent Third Party Evaluation of the Renaissance Partnership Project

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Independent Third Party Evaluation of the
Renaissance Partnership Project

• Conducted by
• AEL of Charleston, WV
• August 2002 through August 2003

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AEL Third Party Evaluation 2003

• Five Research Questions
• To what extent were Partnership Project
  objectives achieved?
• To what extent were Title II objectives achieved?
• What factors contributed most to progress?

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AEL Third Party Evaluation 2003

• Five Research Questions (continued)
• What factors have been barriers to progress?
• What actions would likely improve efficiency and
  productivity?

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AEL Third Party Evaluation 2003

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AEL Third Party Evaluation October 2003

• Evaluation Question
• To what extent have project activities achieved
  project goals?
• AELs Response
• The teacher work sample objective is clearly the
  most advanced. All of the work sample and
  institutional coordinators report using the
  Performance Prompt, Teaching Process Standards,
  and Scoring Rubrics for the Teacher Work Sample
  product. Further, nearly all of these
  coordinators believe the work sample methodology
  is more effective when compared to prior
  preparation methods for student teachers. This
  component of the project seems to have tremendous
  faculty support across institutions.

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AEL Third Party Evaluation October 2003

• Evaluation Question
• What factors, activities and processes have
  contributed most to progress toward the changes
  desired to improve teacher quality?
• AELs Response
• For teacher work samples, respondents note that
  it is of professional interest, it is not too
  expensive to implement and it improves service
  delivery. As a result, faculty members are most
  interested and willing to complete activities
  pertaining to this objective.

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AEL Third Party Evaluation October 2003

• Evaluation Question
• What can be learned from this project that will
  add to the knowledge base on improving teacher
  quality?
• AELs Response
• Survey respondents view the teacher work sample
  methodology as a total package for instruction.
  They see it as a comprehensive model for
  effective teaching. This is a very important
  learning from this evaluation of the Renaissance
  Teacher Quality Project.

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AEL Third Party EvaluationOctober 2003Rating of
the Performance Level of Most Student Teachers
(80 or more) Who Completed Work Samples on
Eleven Skill Areas
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AEL Third Party Evaluation October 2003
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AEL Third Party Evaluation October 2003

• Recommendations
• Bring teacher work sample process to full
  implementation
• Continue mentoring for all students across all
  institutions

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AEL Third Party Evaluation October 2003

• Recommendations (continued)
• Encourage more research studies that show impact
  on P-12 achievement
• Reconsider business partnership objectives
• Accelerate progress on data management systems