MTSS CoP: Going Beyond State Tests; Measuring What Matters

This month’s conversation will be facilitated by a panel of experienced SPDG evaluators exploring how to set meaningful measures for student outcomes that go beyond state test scores. Topics will include formative assessments of academic skills, student engagement and attitudes, and improvements in social-emotional and behavioral health and well-being. You’ll come away with fresh ideas and practical strategies for measuring outcomes that are more proximal to your interventions.

Presenters:

Beth Ficklin is an evaluator with the University of Idaho’s Center on Disabilities and Human Development, where she leads data collection, analysis, and reporting for Idaho’s State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG). She supports continuous improvement through data-driven decision-making and serves on the steering committee of the Signetwork Evaluation Workgroup.
Julie Morrison is a Professor in the School Psychology Program at the University of Cincinnati. She serves as Lead Evaluator for Ohio’s SPDG and External Evaluator for both Michigan’s MiMTSS Technical Assistance Center and Pennsylvania’s SPDG. Julie has co-authored two books on evaluating MTSS initiatives and currently chairs the Joint Committee on Standards in Educational Evaluation.
Corinne Wilson is the Evaluation Director for the Virginia Tiered Systems of Supports (VTSS) at Old Dominion University’s Center for Implementation and Evaluation of Education Systems (CIEES), where she leads evaluation efforts for Virginia’s SPDG project.

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