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| Evaluation Assistance
from the FPG Smart Start Evaluation Team |
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Evaluation Assistance || Smart Start Evaluation Notebook || Handouts and Presentation Overheads
The Frank Porter Graham UNC-CH Smart Start Statewide Evaluation staff is available to provide evaluation technical assistance to North Carolina Smart Start partnerships. The following topics are areas in which the FPG Evaluation Assistance staff is prepared to help:
Providing an overview of basic evaluation principles, definitions and steps
The FPG Evaluation Assistance
Team will respond to requests in the most efficient and user-friendly
way possible, but these are some of the ways in which the team will operate:
One-on-one consultation
To request evaluation technical assistance, please email us at smartstart@unc.edu.
What is the Smart Start Evaluation Notebook?
A core group of Smart Start Evaluators and members of the Frank Porter Graham Smart Start Team worked together to build a collection of ideas and materials that have been developed about Smart Start Evaluation. The Notebook is designed to orient new staff, serve as a resource for all staff, and serve as a central collection point for Smart Start evaluation.
How do I get a Smart Start Evaluation Notebook?
The Smart Start Evaluation Notebook is now available for download from this web site! Go to the Evaluation Notebook Download Request Form.
You may also order a printed copy of the Smart Start Evaluation Notebook. There is a $25 service charge for each printed copy. View and print an order form using the link below. Complete the order form and send it to us with payment.
Handouts and Presentation Overheads
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Overview of Smart Start Evaluation Framework Donna Bryant, Kelly Maxwell, Karen Taylor, and Joy Sotolongo, |
January, 2003 at the Smart Start Conference - Greensboro, NC |
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Recent Studies from the Smart Start Evaluation Team Donna Bryant and Karen Taylor |
January 2003 at the Smart Start Conference - Greensboro, NC |
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Evaluation Tools and Techniques Joy Sotolongo, Karen Taylor, Kathleen Bernier, Satsuki Scoville |
Wednesday, January 30th, 2002 at the Smart Start Conference 2002, Greensboro, NC |
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Linking Smart Start Evaluation Results to the "Big Picture" Donna Bryant |
Tuesday, January 29th, 2002 at the Smart Start Conference - Greensboro NC |
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Using Technology to Evaluate Smart Start, North Carolina's Early Childhood Initiative Joy Sotolongo, Satsuki Scoville, Kathleen Bernier |
Thursday, November 8th, 2001 at the annual meeting of the American Evaluation Association - Millenium Hotel, St. Louis, Missouri |
click picture to view presentation on-line |
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Conducting a Needs Assessment for Spanish-speaking Communities Note: This survey and the accompanying handouts are an example of one approach a partnership might take in assessing needs. |
Tuesday, September 25th, 2001 (at the Sheryl-Mar Building Conference Room, FPG Center in Chapel Hill) |
Phase 1: survey files, including instructions The
handouts from the 9/25/01 meeting are listed below. Download either
the PDF format or Word format of each one by clicking on your choice.
If you'd like a copy of all the handouts, you may want to
download the "Spanish
Packet" zip file. Family Needs
Survey: Pilot Results:
Spanish Family
Needs Survey, original version -- use with the assistance
of a Spanish speaker: Spanish Family
Needs Survey, revised version -- use with the assistance
of a Spanish speaker: Spanish Sample
Results "Feliz Condado": Spanish Survey
Instructions: Spanish Worksheet:
Survey Notes:
Telephone and
In-person Logs: Telephone Script:
Click here to download a zip file of all handouts listed above, all files in MS Word format (101 KB). Phase 2: data collection and summary report files, including instructions Here are special files to enter, summarize, and produce a report of the data that you gather using this survey. We recommend that you print out the "Directions.pdf" file to look at while you work on the other files. You'll need to download the three other files to enter the data and create the summary report.
Directions.pdf
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| Kindergarten readiness assessment |
Monday, September 24th, 2001 Evaluator's Meeting (at the Olin T. Binkley Church, Chapel Hill) |
Kelly Maxwell presented information on kindergarten readiness assessment. The material from her presentation--and more--can be found in the latest edition of Early Developments magazine from the FPG National Center for Early Development and Learning (NCEDL). |
| You've Developed Good Outcomes -- Now What? | Several local evaluators presented material and ideas from their local partnership. Check back here later to learn about getting a copy of the material. | |
| Short report on Smart Start Collaboration | Click here for the report Collaboration:a Smart Start Success | |
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North Carolina
School Readiness Assessment |
Thursday May 3rd, 2001 Evaluation Meeting (at the Olin T. Binkley Church, Chapel Hill) |
Go to this web site, then click on "Reports". |
| Survey on Future Evaluation Meeting Topics | Get the survey here, complete it and send it to us by Friday, May 18th 2001 | |
| Regional Evaluator Collaboration Contacts |
Click here for the NCPC Region Map (on Smart.Net, requires login) Click here for the list of people who offered to be contacts for their region (MS Word file, 20 KB) |
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| Partnership Annual Reports |
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View a few sample pages from these partnership's annual reports:
Thank you to those partnerships who shared their reports! |
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George Cole |
Monday February 12th, 2001 Evaluation Meeting (at the William and Ida T. Friday Center, Chapel Hill) |
 click picture to view presentation on-line |
Frank
Porter Graham
Child Development Institute
105
Smith Level Rd.
UNC-CH CB# 8180
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-8180
Phone:
919.966.4295
Fax: 919.966.7532
Email: smartstart@unc.edu