Barbara Boone
Principal Investigator: Barbara Boone, Center on Education and Training for Employment (CETE)
Co-Investigators: Robert Mahlman
Project Dates: 10/01/2017 – 06/30/2018
Anticipated Total Award Amount: $100,000
Project Sponsor: Ohio Department of Education
State Support Team: SPDG Project and Parent-Educator Collaboration Project (FFY17-22)
In collaboration with the ODE, Office for Exceptional Children, the Results Management Team will provide content expertise, product development, and development and implementation of professional development for family and community engagement in early language and literacy development.
Barbara Boone
Principal Investigator: Barbara Boone, Center on Education and Training for Employment (CETE)
Co-Investigators: Robert Mahlman
Project Dates: 12/01/2017 – 09/03/2018
Anticipated Total Award Amount: $14,100
Project Sponsor: Columbus State Community College
Local Evaluation of Columbus State’s ESL Afterschool Communities 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program
According to the Ohio Department of Education, “the 21st Century Community Learning Center’s program provides opportunities for children who come from economically disadvantaged families and attend low-performing schools to receive academic supports” (ODE, 2017). The purpose of the local evaluation for 21st Century Community Learning Center Programs is to help the program continually examine their outcomes and work collaboratively with stakeholders to provide the best opportunities possible for students (ODE Local Evaluation Manual, 2017). The local evaluation deliverables, which are submitted to the Ohio Department of Education, include: (1) an Evaluation Plan/Logic Model, (2) a Mid-Year Report, and (3) a Final Report. To achieve these deliverables, the following types of actions by the evaluator will support this local evaluation: Meetings with the program director, program site visits, interviews/observations, development of data collection tools, data collection and analysis, reporting, and recommendations to improve program/data quality.
Laura Justice
Principal Investigator: Laura Justice, The Crane Center Early Childhood Research and Policy (CCEC)
Project Dates: 10/01/2017 – 09/30/2018
Anticipated Total Award Amount: $96,636
Project Sponsor: Ohio Department of Education
Child Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) renewal 2017-20108
Kelly Purtell
Principal Investigator: Kelly Purtell, The Crane Center Early Childhood Research and Policy (CCEC)
Co-Investigators: Laura Justice; Jessica Logan
Project Dates: 11/06/2017 – 08/15/2018
Anticipated Total Award Amount: $333,064
Project Sponsor: Cincinnati Preschool Promise
Cincinnati Preschool Promise Evaluation
The goal of this project is to: 1) assess the impact of the Cincinnati Preschool Promise (CPP) tuition assistance and quality improvement activities, 2) provide information about the influence of CPP on the kindergarten readiness of children in Cincinnati, 3) provide information about participation and non-participation of providers and parents, and 4) partner with CPP to provide guidance when necessary and to disseminate the results of the project to stakeholders at the local, state, and national.