Regional Seminar 2005 EVALUATING POLICY Are your policies working? How do you know? School Development Planning Initiative.

Slides:



Advertisements
Similar presentations
Scottish Learning and Teaching Strategies Support Group Academy Scotland - Enhancement and Engagement 24 May 2007.
Advertisements

Educational Specialists Performance Evaluation System
Building capacity for assessment leadership via professional development and mentoring of course coordinators Merrilyn Goos.
M & E for K to 12 BEP in Schools
Head teacher Performance Management
PROGRAM EVALUATION Carol Davis. Purpose of Evaluation The purpose of evaluation is to understand whether or not the program is achieving the intended.
Project Monitoring Evaluation and Assessment
School Development Planning Initiative
Empowering Staff Through Institute Planning (ESTIP) Executive Workshop Institute Name: XXXXXX Presenter: XXXXXX Date: XXXXXX.
Comparing Assessment to Educational Research. In this session, we will… Construct and discuss the (related but different) goals and attributes of assessment.
SMART Goals and Educator Plan Development
Building Strong Library Associations | Regional Convenings DAY 2 Session 7 How will I get support for my proposal?
Learning and Development Developing leaders and managers
School Development Planning Initiative “An initiative for schools by schools” Self-Evaluation of Learning and Teaching Self-Evaluation of Learning and.
Teachers have a significant role in developing and implementing the most effective teaching and learning strategies in their classroom and striving for.
Evaluation of Math-Science Partnership Projects (or how to find out if you’re really getting your money’s worth)
1 National Training Programme for New Governors 2005 Module 3 Ensuring accountability.
Monitoring & Evaluation in World Bank Agriculture and Rural Development Operations SASAR Monitoring & Evaluation Workshop New Delhi; June 20, 2006.
Unit 2: Managing the development of self and others Life Science and Chemical Science Professionals Higher Apprenticeships Unit 2 Managing the development.
Creating a service Idea. Creating a service Networking / consultation Identify the need Find funding Create a project plan Business Plan.
Ms. Geraldine Condron, County Co- ordinator, Co. Dublin VEC Self Evaluation of Programmes Experience of the Internal Evaluator County Dublin VEC.
APPRAISAL OF THE HEADTEACHER GOVERNORS’ BRIEFING
Performance Review and Staff Development (PRSD) The Role of Governors Governor Reviewer Training.
Implementation & Evaluation Regional Seminar ‘04 School Development Planning Initiative “An initiative for schools by schools”
LEARNING WALKS How we can share good practice and learn from one another.
Performance and Development Culture Preparing for P&D Culture accreditation April 2008.
Slide 1 D2.TCS.CL5.04. Subject Elements This unit comprises five Elements: 1.Define the need for tourism product research 2.Develop the research to be.
EQARF Applying EQARF Framework and Guidelines to the Development and Testing of Eduplan.
Monitoring and Evaluation in MCH Programs and Projects MCH in Developing Countries Feb 10, 2011.
Fundamentals of Evaluation for Public Health Programs ROBERT FOLEY, M.ED. NIHB TRIBAL PUBLIC HEALTH SUMMIT MARCH 31,
Planning for Continuing Professional Development – A Whole School Approach A step by step guide to planning CPD including a framework for Teacher Induction.
Unit 1 – Preparation for Assessment LO 1.1&1.2&1.3.
Implementation & Evaluation Regional Seminar ‘04 School Development Planning Initiative “An initiative for schools by schools”
Tracking of GEF Portfolio: Monitoring and Evaluation of Results Sub-regional Workshop for GEF Focal Points Aaron Zazueta March 2010 Hanoi, Vietnam.
Sub-Regional Workshop for GEF Focal Points in West and Central Africa Accra, Ghana, 9-11 July 2009 Tracking National Portfolios and Assessing Results.
Tracking national portfolios and assessing results Sub-regional Workshop for GEF Focal Points Western and Central Africa Dakar, May 2007.
W HAT IS M&E  Day-to-day follow up of activities during implementation to measure progress and identify deviations  Monitoring is the routine and systematic.
School Self – Evaluation
Term Creating and Supporting a Performance and Development Culture.
Middle Leadership Programme Day 1: The Effective Middle Leader.
Looking at our School—LAOS School Development Planning Initiative.
Training Resource Manual on Integrated Assessment Session UNEP-UNCTAD CBTF Process of an Integrated Assessment Session 2.
Copyright  2005 McGraw-Hill Australia Pty Ltd PPTs t/a Australian Human Resources Management by Jeremy Seward and Tim Dein Slides prepared by Michelle.
Professional Certificate in Electoral Processes Understanding and Demonstrating Assessment Criteria Facilitator: Tony Cash.
APPRAISAL OF THE HEADTEACHER GOVERNORS’ BRIEFING.
Implementation and follow up Critically important but relatively neglected stages of EIA process Surveillance, monitoring, auditing, evaluation and other.
Policies and Procedures for Civil Society Participation in GEF Programme and Projects presented by GEF NGO Network ECW.
Tracking national portfolios and assessing results Sub-regional Workshop for GEF Focal Points in West and Central Africa June 2008, Douala, Cameroon.
Fundamentals of Governance: Parliament and Government Understanding and Demonstrating Assessment Criteria Facilitator: Tony Cash.
EVALUATION OF THE SEE SARMa Project. Content Project management structure Internal evaluation External evaluation Evaluation report.
1 Performance Auditing ICAS & IRAS Officers NAAA 21 Jan 2016.
Development Team Day 5a October Aim To explore approaches to evaluating the impact of the curriculum on pupil learning.
Middle Managers Workshop 2: Measuring Progress. An opportunity for middle managers… Two linked workshops exploring what it means to implement the Act.
Multi-grade Workshop Improving teaching and learning IPPN Conference 2008.
Presenter:- Mrs. Josette Maxwell-Dalsou Chief Economist Economic Planning Ministry of Finance, Economic Affairs and National Development.
Clerks’ Annual Conference 2010 Clerking towards an “Outstanding” Governing Body Steve Telfer Leadership & Governance.
Monitoring and Evaluation Systems for NARS organizations in Papua New Guinea Day 4. Session 10. Evaluation.
APPRAISAL OF THE HEADTEACHER GOVERNORS’ BRIEFING.
Making Programs Make more Systematic use of Evaluations and
School – Based Assessment – Framework
Learning and Development Developing leaders and managers
PowerPoint to accompany:
Proposed Organisation of Evaluation of the Romanian NSRF and Operational Programmes, Niall McCann, Technical Assistance Project for Programming,
School Self-Evaluation 
Looking at your program data
Learning and Development Developing leaders and managers
Introduction to CPD Quality Assurance
Evaluation in the GEF and Training Module on Terminal Evaluations
ETBI Annual Conference for Principals and Deputy Principals
Chapter 10 Problem-Solving in Groups
Presentation transcript:

Regional Seminar 2005 EVALUATING POLICY Are your policies working? How do you know? School Development Planning Initiative

2 Policy as Action What is policy for? What is the role of self- evaluation in keeping policy on track?

3 What is a Policy? A written guide to desirable and consistent practice in a given area of school life

4 What is a Policy for? Regulate practice Achieve an improvement Solve a problem Comply with external requirements Assign responsibility Promote equality of access/participation (as required by ‘Education Act 1998’)

5 Why Evaluate our Policies? Select an important policy that has been in operation in your school for some time List the reasons why an evaluation of that policy might be worthwhile (Short discussion in groups and brief general feedback 5 mins.)

6 Self-evaluation can… Determine the impact of a policy in relation to its aims Draw on teachers’ knowledge of their own schools Challenge complacency Revive dormant or neglected policy Identify hidden problems Sustain ownership of a policy Restate core values in a practical way

7 What Is Self-evaluation of a Policy? Systematic evaluation of a policy, conducted within a school, to see if it is achieving its aims and how it might be improved

8 Towards a culture of school self-evaluation Self- Evaluation Process Consultation Review Decisions Document Aims Content Roles Implementation Monitor Manage Adapt Impact Outcomes Improvements Next steps..

9 Impact What happens in the targeted area of school life as a result of the policy? Intended outcomes Unintended outcomes Significance

10 ‘Looking at our School’ ‘Towards school improvement through internal review and self-evaluation’ ‘…internal school review and self-evaluation with the support of external evaluation carried out by inspectorate’

11 Evaluating Implementation To find out about the implementation of the policy’s proposed actions… What questions would you ask? Who would you ask? How would you gather the responses? (e.g. questionnaire, staff meeting discussion, school records, other data……..?) When?

12 Evaluating Impact To find out if the policy had the intended effect…. What would you look for? What questions would you ask? Who would you ask? How would you gather the responses? (e.g.questionnaire, staff meeting discussion, school records, other data……..? When?

13 Workshop: What Would You Look at? You have been asked to be part of a group that will conduct a formal evaluation of a particular policy in your school What questions would you ask in order to evaluate: 1. Implementation of the policy? 2. Impact of the policy? Where would you find the relevant information that would assist the evaluation? Homework – anti-bullying – attendance & participation (choose one) Homework – anti-bullying – attendance & participation (choose one) 20 minutes group exercise: feedback

14 Step by Step Guide to Policy Evaluation Prepare and inform stake-holders Decide which policy and the scope of the evaluation Establish success criteria Agree survey methods Collect information Analyse findings and prepare report Present findings to stake-holders Follow through on findings Each of these steps is considered in more detail in Unit 5 of the Draft Guidelines (Yellow Folder)

15 Resources for Evaluation 1.Policy guidelines 2.Pro forma template 3.Evaluation pre-questionnaire 4.Sample evaluation template

16 Next Steps for Your School What policy will you evaluate? What are the first steps for your school?