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CATCH It Now: The Busy School Leader's Best guide to Instructional Program Evaluation & Reporting

J. Craig Coleman, Stephen F. Austin University
Theodore Creighton, Sam Houston University

A needed guide for currently required program evaluations
Fast methods for finding out what’s working (or not) in the classroom
How busy administrators can support—and present— their judgments with numerical and other data
Fulfill state and NCLB reporting accurately and in less time

CATCH It Now is designed to help school administrators decide which programs in a school are effective—and which are not. Written to be read in a short time, the book offers five simple steps to evaluate instructional (and other) programs. The volume introduces key statistical ideas in a non-technical way. Using the CATCH method, which draws from the sport of fly fishing, the book enables administrators to assess programs and collect the right quantitative and qualitative information. Here you will learn how to back up evaluations with evidence founded on numbers and reasons. At the same time, this valuable volume provides methods for reporting evaluations to meet state and Federal requirements, and community expectations.
Written by an expert on data-based administration and a former school principal, CATCH It Now is your first step to gaining control over what’s working in your school. Based on the facts, which programs are leading to learning and which should be changed? This book gives you and your staff the plan, ideas, and techniques to know and choose.

Table of contents

Preface

Chapter 1: How Catch Was Caught
Why Do We Need Program Evaluation?
Development of the CATCH Method

Chapter 2: C—Choose the Information You Want
I Need a Fly Rod
What Do Educational Leaders Want to Find?
How to Create an Evaluation Plan
Identifying the Purpose of the Program
Identifying the Evidence Needed
Identifying the Audience
The Persons Responsible for Conducting the Evaluation
Identifying the Timeline
Don’t Try It Alone

Chapter 3: A—Acquire the Necessary Evidence
Evidence for Successful Fly Fishing
The Need for Acquiring Evidence
Formative vs. Summative
Quantitative Data
Qualitative Data
Mixed Methods Evaluation

Chapter 4: T—Test the Evidence
Two Useful Tools
Be Careful With Causes
Data-Driven vs. Evidence-Based Decision
Data As Evidence for Narrowing the Achievement Gap
How to Really Evaluate Success
4 Steps for Successful Evaluation

Chapter 5—C—Communicate the Findings
It’s All in the Presentation
Presentation for Educational Leaders
What Must Be Considered in the
Communication of Findings?
What to Include

Chapter 6—-H—Have a Plan of Action
Plan of Action for School Improvement
Favorable Conditions for Success

Chapter 7—On the Stream: A Leadership Practice Field
Relationship Between Math and Language
Multi-Age Classrooms vs. Traditional Classrooms
Language Arts Programs

References, Index

ISBN: 1-885432-34-8
84 pages, 6 x 9, soft cover,
Index, references

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