Services and Activities
- Conducts evaluations of selected division programs.
- Conducts the Divisionwide Survey.
- Conducts the Customer Satisfaction Survey.
- Provides technical assistance to Division staff in design and conduct of evaluations and surveys.
- Reports results of evaluations and surveys to Division leadership, central office staff, and school-based staff.
- Reviews requests for external research.
Year Two Evaluation Report on Math Investigations now available:
The Year Two interim report on the evaluation of the “Investigations in Number, Data, and Space” in Prince William County Public Schools, conducted by the Office of Program Evaluation, was presented to the School Board on September 17, 2008. December The report is now available through the Office of Accountability, Program Evaluation.
Overview of Divisionwide Survey Results 2007-08 now available:
A report summarizing Division-level results on the 2007-08 Divisionwide Survey, which was administered to all staff members, all parents, and students (grades 4-12), is now available. Results are shown for all stakeholder groups and are broken down by the constructs on the Strategic Plan that the survey is designed to measure.
First Year Evaluation Report on Math Investigations now available:
The report from the first year of the evaluation of the “Investigations in Number, Data, and Space” in Prince William County Public Schools, conducted by the Office of Program Evaluation, presented to the School Board on December 19, 2007, is now available through the Office of Accountability, Program Evaluation.
- Math Investigations Year One Evaluation Report document
- Math Investigations Year One Evaluation Presentation
Full Day Kindergarten Evaluation Reports now available:
Findings from the first Interim Report of the Evaluation of Prince William County Schools Full-Day Kindergarten Initiative are now available through the Office of Accountability, Program Evaluation.
Regulation 612-1 Program Evaluation and Research Activities: Research / Surveys / Evaluations
The Office of Program Evaluation, while an internal office within Prince William County Public Schools, is committed to the objective evaluation of programs. Professional program evaluators adhere to the Program Evaluation Standards, published by the Joint Committee on Standards in Educational Evaluation. These standards ensure that evaluations of educational programs have four basic attributes: Utility, Feasibility, Propriety, and Accuracy. The Propriety Standards ensure a commitment to respect the confidentiality of participants in evaluations, as well as a complete and fair assessment and impartial reporting. The Accuracy Standards require that the data (both quantitative and qualitative) be appropriately and systematically analyzed and that the data are reliable and valid for the intended use. In addition, evaluators follow the Guiding Principles for Evaluators, adopted by the American Evaluation Association. These principles provide an expectation for ethical behavior by evaluators. The Office of Program Evaluation works to ensure that the evaluations we conduct are balanced and fair.
Jennifer Coyne Cassata - Supervisor of Program Evaluation - 703.791.7277
Ken Hinson- Program Evaluation Coordinator - 703.791.8545
Phyllis Carpenter - Secretary - 703.791.7277
Peggy Kennedy - Secretary - 703.791.7490
Updated 9/18/08