The third of five items from the folks at IES – this webinar may be of interest to readers as a model for program evaluation in their own school improvement work.

REL Webinar: Integrating Program Evaluation into School Improvement Work You’re invited to take part in a webinar exploring how to use REL Central’s Program Evaluation Toolkit to integrate program evaluation into your school improvement work. The complete Program Evaluation Toolkit will be released by December 2021. Program evaluation is important for assessing the implementation and outcomes of state and federally funded programs. However, state and local education agency personnel may not have the resources and tools to conduct effective program evaluations. The Program Evaluation Toolkit includes a series of eight modules that begin at the planning stages of an evaluation and progress to the presentation of findings to stakeholders. During this webinar, REL Central will— Provide an overview of best practices in program evaluation Provide examples of how the Toolkit has been used Share the resources available in the Toolkit Apply the Toolkit modules to a concrete example of evaluating a tutoring program to address unfinished learning Integrating Program Evaluation into Your School Improvement Work: Exploring the Program Evaluation Toolkit October 15, 2021 12:00–12:45 p.m. Mountain Time Register here ***** The Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs) build the capacity of educators to use data and research to improve student outcomes. Each REL responds to needs identified in its region and makes learning opportunities and other resources available to educators throughout the United States. The REL program is a part of the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) in the U.S. Department of Education. To receive regular updates on REL work, including events and reports, follow IES on Facebook and Twitter. To provide feedback on this or other REL work, email Contact.IES@ed.gov. The Institute of Education Sciences, a part of the U.S. Department of Education, is the nation’s leading source for rigorous, independent education research, evaluation and statistics.

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