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Portland Early Reading
First Project
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CEED
Conducting External Evaluation of the
Early Reading First program in
Portland, OR Public Schools
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Project Description
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Portland Public Schools (PPS) received
funding from the U.S. Department of Education to create an Early
Reading First (ERF) program. This grant supports the creation of
preschool classrooms that serve children age 3 continuing to
kindergarten enrollment in a full-day early childhood early
intervention program, designed specifically to promote improved
language and literacy outcomes. Portland Public Schools has
contracted CEED to conduct an external evaluation of the ERF
Program.
Evaluation Services:
- Assist Portland Public Schools
personnel and partners in assessing and planning revisions in
assessment practices.
- Review and if necessary revise a
final external evaluation plan.
- Coordinate receipt of evaluation
data from Portland Public Schools and develop data analysis and
reporting protocol.
- Coordinate with ongoing professional
development and continuous progress monitoring elements of overall
project.
- Prepare interim report of child and
program performance measures for Continuation Grant to U.S.
Department of Education.
- Consult with Early Reading First
staff in Portland Public Schools and partner organizations
regarding data collection, data utilization, and related topics
for the overall project.
- On-site visits, as needed, for
training, consultation, and planning.
Scott McConnell, Ph.D., is serving as
the external evaluator who assists Portand Public Schools personnel
and partners in assessing and planning revisions in assessment
practices, as well as review, and if needed revise, a final external
evaluation plan. CEED also coordinates receipt of evaluation data
and develops data analysis and reporting protocol, as well as
consults with Early Reading First staff in Portland and partner
organizations regarding data collection, data utilization, and
related topics. Jackie Roverud is the graduate research assistant on
this project.
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Project Staff
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Scott
McConnell, Ph.D., External Evaluator,
612-624-6365,
smcconne@umn.edu.
Jackie
Roverud, M.A., Graduate Research
Assistant, 612-626-9579,
rove0009@umn.edu.
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