Collaborative for Evaluation and Assessment Capacity Guiding wellinformed policy and practice

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Collaborative for Evaluation and Assessment
CapacityGuiding well-informed policy and
practice

• School of Education - University of Pittsburgh

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What is CEAC?

• The Collaborative for Evaluation and Assessment
  Capacity (CEAC) addresses pressing evaluation and
  assessment issues by drawing on resources
  throughout the University of Pittsburghs School
  of Education as well as the evaluation
  practitioner community through inter-disciplinary
  and inter-agency collaboration.

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How Does CEAC work?

• We work by developing work/study groups of
  affiliates to consider the issues of a particular
  grant, project, or area of study. Affiliates
  include faculty, graduate students, and
  evaluation practitioners who can offer expertise
  and perspective to the work.
• Groups may be temporary (by project) or more
  stable (by area of study across numerous
  projects).

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Who are Affiliates?

• Affiliates of CEAC work together to merge
  technical, evaluative, research design,
  statistical, and theoretical expertise to best
  address practical evaluation and assessment
  issues.
• These opportunities provide affordable evaluation
  and assessment alternatives for clients and
  ongoing professional development for affiliates
  in a cooperative work/study experience.

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Who are Affiliates?

• Our School of Education affiliates work with a
  variety of concerns including research methods,
  child development, health and wellness for
  student success, international development,
  higher education, and school leadership. Our work
  occurs in a variety of environments, both
  domestic and international.
• Our practitioner-affiliates offer specific
  expertise in educational research and evaluation,
  survey research, statistical modeling, data
  collection in complex environments, and a menu of
  other services.

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How is CEAC funded?

• Grants and contracts can be generated through
  CEAC or CEAC services can be purchased separately
  once external funding is secured.
• Overall project (budget, contract, management,
  staff assignment, quality control, etc.) is
  managed through CEAC offices and central staff to
  meet client expectations.

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Current Interests and Projects

• Math-Science Partnership (MSP) of SW PA
  Evaluation
• Educational Leadership Initiative (ELI)
  Evaluation Planning
• Pennsylvania Governors School for International
  Studies (PGSIS) Evaluation
• Superintendents Forum of Western Pennsylvania
  Evaluation
• Science Its Elementary Classroom Observation
  Study with Horizon Research, Inc.
• Numerous other evaluation grants and proposed
  contracts awaiting funding or approval

• Current areas of interest and expertise include
  evaluation of preK-16 educational programs and
  services, formal and informal educational
  experiences, classroom to large-scale assessment
  systems and analyses, and specialized content
  area concerns in science, math, and literacy.

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Consider CEAC!

• We welcome your interest in joining our work as a
  prospective affiliate.
• We are available for consultation and project
  work. Please feel free to contact us at your
  convenience
• A contact form is available in the room for
  either purpose. Fill one out and give it to any
  CEAC staff member.
• CEAC Staff
• Cindy Tananis, Director
• Cara Ciminillo, Project Manager
• Deb Moore, GSR
• Keith Trahan, GSR
• Julie Young, Support

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Collaborative for Evaluation and Assessment
CapacityGuiding well-informed policy and
practice