1. SYSTEMIC PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT: A FRAMEWORK FOR INFORMING FUTURE DECISIONS Presentation for the National Evaluation Institute 2010 By Dr. Cathy L. Barlow and Dr. Karen S. Wetherill, UNCW

2. UNCW Proposal UNCW is proposing to establish a Coalition for the Advanced Study of Education (CASE) and invites CREATE’s members, evaluators, and researchers to join our Coalition.

3. The Context • P-12 Schools • Schools / Colleges of Education • Professional Organizations (CREATE) • Accrediting Agencies • Education Evaluators / Researchers All with a massive amount of under-utilized data…

4. The Potential to Inform Educational Transformation… Identify existing data Capturing evaluation outcomes Developing user-driven questions Capturing under-utilized information Informing responsive actions

5. CASECoalition for the Advanced Study of Education Process Data collected Results of data study generated and manipulated would: • Inform the partner organization • Inform the stakeholders • Inform the educational community, policy makers, and other stakeholders

6. The Pathway… • Prepare: Determine what needs to be assessed and tracked • Access: Identify mechanisms, tools, & data currently being used or easily accessed • Trace: Pull resources for multiple areas • Highlight: Create a visual of what you have and/or need • Workgroup: Form team to develop a plan • Assess: Obtain an outside review • Yearly: Conduct formative & annual summative assessments and/or state of the project

7. Discussion Please let us know your thoughts… Cathy Barlow – barlowc@uncw.edu Karen Wetherill – wetherillk@uncw.edu