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Proposed Evaluation Questions for the Research Study <br />Evaluation questions: <br />1. <br />How are districts preparing students for post- secondary education? <br />a. technically oriented students - including non- and community college <br />students, military <br />b. special needs students - including special education, ESL, low- achieving /at- <br />risk students <br />C. academically able students <br />d. academically very able students <br />2. <br />What are the characteristics of teachers and administrators in each district? <br />a. Who is hired? Education? Experience? <br />b. Retention? <br />C. What role does compensation play in retention? <br />d. Capacity for and access to additional funding sources - including grants, <br />etc. <br />3. <br />What do districts believe they are doing well? <br />a. Central administration /district <br />b. School administration <br />C. Teachers <br />d. Parents <br />4. <br />What characterizes the instructional environments? <br />a. Classroom environment: class size, team teaching <br />b. Parent and volunteer processes: involvement, communication <br />C. Connections to external resources <br />5. <br />How is the curriculum organized and delivered? <br />a. Subject area curricula; presentation strategies <br />b. Before school and after school programs <br />C. Other programs <br />d. Expertise and currency of pra ctices <br />6. <br />What is the organizational culture of each district? <br />a. Perceptions of stakeholders: critical needs <br />b. Visibility of procedures, issues of autonomy <br />7. <br />What is the nature of student support services? <br />a. Social work services <br />b. Psychological services <br />8. <br />How do the facilities support instruction? <br />a. Computer support <br />b. Physical plant <br />C. Teacher space and resources <br />d. Current/ projected enrollment needs <br />At this juncture the research study team reviewed preliminary findings to ascertain <br />what important stories were emerging about the two school districts and whether or not <br />additional information needed to be collected. The decision was made not to conduct focus <br />groups but to summarize the data in hand and supplement it as needed with assistance from <br />CHCCS/OCS Final Report 9 <br />