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Evaluation of the Indianapolis Public Schools/National Urban Alliance Literacy Program

Client: Indianapolis Public Schools
Term: February 2004–September 2004

The evaluation of the Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS)/National Urban Alliance (NUA) Literacy Program examines the program’s impact on students’ literacy skills and achievement. In addition, it examines unintended effects to provide stakeholders a better understanding of the overall impact of the program and the interactions and effect of the various components of the intensive professional development. The evaluation also provides formative feedback that informs future implementation of literacy initiatives in IPS and addresses program sustainability after the completion of the NUA involvement.

Multiple methods are used to collect data, including:

Background and extant data collection
Web-based surveys of all IPS teachers and principals
Semi-structured interviews with principals and other key stakeholders
Site visits/instructional audits of multiple classrooms
Analyses of extant student achievement data