Program Evaluations

Since its inception in 2001, OSPI’s Division of School Improvement has regularly contracted with external research firms to evaluate its programs. The primary purposes for program evaluations include:

1. Inform improvement efforts at the local, regional and state levels.
2. Determine short- and long-term outcomes and overall effectiveness of improvement initiatives.
3. Identify improvement processes, tools, and products that can be scaled district-wide, regionally, and state-wide to improve learning, teaching, and leadership.
4. Continue OSPI School Improvement’s commitment to transparency in reporting the efforts and impacts of state-level improvement initiatives.

Research firms conducting evaluations include Human Resources Research Organization (HumRRO), Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (now Northwest Regional Comprehensive Center) and Baker.Evaluation.Research.Consulting (The BERC Group).

MERIT Network - School Improvement Grantees

• 2010–2011 End-of-Year Evaluation Report: MERIT Initiative: Final Report (HumRRO, 2011—PDF, 88 pages)
• 2010-2011 Assessment of Progress in MERIT Schools – Synthesis Report (The BERC Group, 2011—PDF, 73 pages)

Summit District Improvement Initiative

• 2010–2011 End-of-Year Evaluation Report: Summit District Initiative: Final Report (HumRRO, 2011—PDF, 64 pages)

Washington Improvement and Implementation Network or WIIN

• 2010–2011 End-of-Year Evaluation Report: WIIN Initiative: Final Report (HumRRO, 2011—PDF, 63 pages)

School and District Improvement Initiatives

• 2005–2008 District Improvement Assistance Plus: Year Three Synthesis Report (The BERC Group, 2008—PDF, 64 pages)
• 2005–2008 High School Reform Initiative: Year Three Synthesis Report (The BERC Group, 2008—PDF, 68 pages)
• 2003–2006 School Improvement Assistance Program (SIAP) Cohort III Evaluation (2003-2006) Final Report (Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, 2006—PDF, 102 pages)
• 2002–2005 School Improvement Assistance Program (SIAP) Cohort II Final Evaluation Report (Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, 2005—PDF, 69 pages)
• 2001–2004 School Improvement Assistance Program Cohort I Evaluation Report (The BERC Group, 2004—PDF, 118 pages)