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2008 Special Education Professional Development Institutes

Central Region

Effective Evaluation of Special Education Programs

Audience: Special Education Directors or Administrators of public school districts; executive directors of educational collaboratives or executive directors of approved private special education schools; principals and special education teachers, and other district personnel, i.e., assistant superintendents.

This institute will focus on building the capacity of special education directors and district teams in evaluating a component or service of their special education programs. As a result of participating in the institute's 5.5 days, team members will gain increased ability to design and conduct program evaluations that inform school/district decision makers about their programs, build buy-in for the programs among participants, engage colleagues in collaborative study and learning that focus on programs they undertake to improve student outcomes, and document lessons learned and accomplishments. Through large and small group work, participants will actively engage with the collaborative evaluation process, using the print and web-based guide and materials developed by the presenters, Collaborative Evaluation Led by Local Educators. Graduate credit available from Framingham State College.

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