Cost Analysis and Timeline

Indicators

Benchmarks

Data & Data Source

Are teachers allowing the correct regular amount of class time for students to work on Headsprout?

- One hour a week during class computer lab time

- One hour a week per student throughout small group guided reading time

- Teachers will complete and turn in activity logs for each month. This will record the times available for students to work on Headsprout.

- Administration will observe teachers throughout the school year in order to make sure this is being enforced.

Are students working through their episodes during their allotted class time and not using the other resources?

- Based on the programs activity log for each student, the activity should show they are spending 90% of the time working on their episodes per week.

- Student surveys will be conducted in order to see how much time they felt as though they spent on their episodes.

- Teachers will observe student actions throughout their school allotted working time.

- Teachers will check student activity logs every time their class is working in the computer lab.

Is administration making sure/encouraging teachers are enforcing regular use of Headsprout?

- One hour a week during class computer lab time

- One hour a week per student throughout small group guided reading time

- Administration collecting weekly logs monthly from teachers on the class time spent using this program.

- Teachers will be surveyed in order to get their feedback on administration encouragement and completing regular collection of teacher activity logs.

Are parents supporting at home student work time?

- Students should spend time on Headsprout 3 nights a week for at least 30 minutes (if possible)

- Parents will be surveyed and asked about their children's at home progress through Headsprout.

Are parents aware of the program evaluation, how they can help, and what changes they should be looking for at home?

- Parents will have the opportunity to attend 3 meetings referring to the evaluation. One at the beginning, middle, and end of the school year.

- A home parents should be encouraging their students to use this program 3 nights a week for at least 30 minutes.

- Parents should be looking out for improvement in reading fundamentals and comprehension throughout the school year.

- Parents will be surveyed in order for them to give feedback on how they were informed of the evaluation.

- Parents will complete weekly student activity logs that will be turned into the class teacher monthly.

Are teachers giving regular monthly Program Assessment tests?

- Students must fully complete and the teacher must receive results monthly for the Program Assessment test.

- Administration will collect the Program Assessment test results monthly.

- Teachers will collect Program Assessment test results monthly.

- Teachers will complete a survey where they will be asked about the regular collection of the Program Assessment test scores by administration.

Is administration collecting and recording monthly data?

- Data must be collected, recorded, and updated monthly.

- Administration will provide feedback via the use of a survey in order to rate their own success on collecting, recording and updating data in a timely manner.

Are teachers collecting monthly data in order to better the needs of each individual student?

- Data should be collected monthly in order to guide instruction.

- Teachers will provide feedback using a survey in order for them to share their success on using this data to guide differentiation techniques and small group guided reading lessons.

Is the technology being used checked regularly?

- All technology should be checked bi-monthly.

- All technology issues must be reported and fixed by the next checking period.

- Technology problem reports will all be reported and collected as they occur.

- The technology personnel will complete a survey in order to assess their own work throughout the evaluation time.

During the determination of the program is all data being assessed in order to decide?

- The following should be assessed and collected in order to make the determination: all activity logs, all Program Assessment scores, all Fountas and Phinnell scores, all leap scores, and all survey results.

- Administration and the technology personnel will be given the opportunity to complete a survey where they will provide all data that was looked at in order to make the determination.

- The results explanation or determination will have evidence embedded that will show what data was considered when making this decision.