Evaluation Standards B

In an ever increasing attempt ensure that my evaluation meets all industry standards I have created a second explanation of how this evaluation adheres to a different set of program evaluation standards taken from: 

The Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation, James R. Sanders, Chair (ed.): The Program evaluation Standards, 2nd edition. Sage Publication, Thousand Oaks, USA, p.23-24; 63; 81-82,125-126 (see www.wmich.edu/evalctr/jc/) 

Program Evaluation Standards

Utility Standards

Evaluators will ensure that the needs of all intended users will be met by being credible, having an appropriate timeline of one school calendar year and ensuring the that evaluation is meaningful to all stakeholders

-       * by using a Beneficiary Assessment approach the evaluator will ensure that the needs of all intended users will be met and that it addresses questions meaningful to all stakeholders involved

Feasibility Standards

Evaluators will be practical, realistic, and apply results with efficiency and sensitivity

-       * as the evaluators will be working with all intended users and will be implemented with their needs and interests in mind, the recommendations made will be such that they will meet the needs of all interested groups

-       * the evaluation will receive funding from the PVNCCDSB and as such operate with an appropriate and realistic budget, thus meeting the needs of those involved in the evaluation

-       * all intended users at various levels will participate meaningfully (providing feedback throughout the evaluation) in the evaluation and as such all interests will be represented in the reported findings

Propriety Standards

The evaluation will be conducted legally, ethically and take into account the level of sensitivity of the issue being evaluated by working closely with all stakeholders and intended users by adhering to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, gaining consent for participation by all participants and disclosing findings diverse meaningful and sensitive manners

-       * evaluators will be working hand-in-hand with all stakeholders including The PVNCCDSB, educators, students and with The Ministry of Education. As such the evaluation will meet all legal and ethical standards of the organizing bodies involved.

-       * consent forms will be handed out and collected for all those participating in the evaluation (some required to be signed by parents)

-       * all people involved will be treated with dignity and respect through the dissemination of accurate information by trained experts

Accuracy Standards

The evaluation will reveal and convey accurate information worth merit of the program being evaluated

-       * the program contain a variety of different types of qualitative and quantitative data that maintains the context (purpose) of the evaluation

-       * through working with intended users the evaluation will ensure the information is as accurate as possible, systematically collected using experts and efficient data collection methods and will be disseminated meaningfully through a diverse set of methods designed to communicate results with a maximum understanding of all intended users

-       * by working with (having checks and balances) all levels of administration, the PVNCCDSB, parents, and students, avoidance of stakeholder biases will be ensured and as such the results will be communicated clearly and accurately

     Also Please visit the following Link to see a model of how steps in the evaluation process will take place.