Using the Tools You Already Have

One of the best models for doing program evaluation in PK-12 schools is actually the LCAP. Although the LCAP is a required annual process written into Ed Code, at it’s core, it is a good example for conducting an educational evaluation because of it’s basic core components:

Establish A Vision & Goals
Review Previous Results
Talk To Your Educational Partners
Identify A Need
Establish A Strategy For Reaching Your Goals
Specify The Actions You Will Take And The Costs Of Those Actions
Implement The Action

Monitor The Action By Collecting Data
Analyze Data
Draw Conclusions From Your Data
Share The Results With Your Educational Partners
Determine If You Will Abandon Your Action
Determine If You Will Start A New Action
Repeat The Process Annually

The LCAP is a good model for PK-12 evaluations because it is an annual required process that communities can use to evaluate the effectiveness of a program/intervention.

Because school communities all over the State are already required to conduct an LCAP, it is easy to make use of this process to evaluate literacy interventions, after school programs, math curriculums, school climate programs, and just about every other PK-12 program/intervention.

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