Evaluation

The GE Foundation has contracted the premier educational research company in the country, American Institutes for Research (AIR),  to evaluate the process and results of the initiative.  AIR is collecting data not only from tests, grades, and college going rates, but from interviews, surveys of district staff, teachers, students, and parents.  The key outcomes that the evaluation strives to measure follow:

Key Outcomes
It’s all about student learning

Student learning and success

• Greater conceptual understanding and application
• Growth in student achievement
• Attitudes towards school
• Engagement
• Attitudes towards academic work
• College/postsecondary readiness
• Career aspirations

Curriculum
Professional Development
Constituency Engagement
GE Volunteer Support
Management Capacity
Evaluation