Logic Model - Band 2011

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Assignment #3

Programme Evaluation Worksheet

Engage Stakeholders

1. Who should be involved?

The teacher or principal, would need to deliver questionnaires and interviews.  (As I am the teacher, I would prefer someone other than myself to administer the questionnaire and hear the interviews, as I want the results to be as objective as possible, however this is my assignment.)  Administrators including Division, Teachers/Staff, Custodians, Students, and Parents would be asked to complete the questionnaire.  I would organize the information and prepare it for presentation to the teachers/staff, administration, students and parents.  (I would also like to ask community members who are affected by our band programme to be part of the study, but at this point time will not allow it.)

2. How might (are) they be engaged?

The School Division is already involved as it holds a Band information meeting, Beginner Band Clinic, hires teachers, maintains and rents instruments, and purchases music.  Administrators would continue to be involved by supporting band through time tabling, discipline, and concert attendance.  Teachers/EA’s will schedule subjects to support the programme and by having a place to keep instruments in class, allowing students to go to band, support at concerts, festivals etc., and demonstrating a positive attitude.

Focus the Evaluation

1. What are you going to evaluate?  Describe the program (logic model)

Band has been running since September 2009.  My goal is to see if students, parents, teachers and administrators view the band programme as going well, or not.  I would also like to know if students/parents, teachers, administrators are enjoying having a band in school.

Grade five students are introduced to band instruments and given the opportunity to try them to see which ones they prefer.  If they wish to be in band, they choose an instrument and get parental permission to join the programme.  Parents arrange for rental or purchase of instruments.  (See Logic Model)

2. What is the purpose?  – I would like to see what is going well in the programme, and what could be improved.  I would also like to garner suggestions as to what and how programme improvements could be made.

3. Who will use the evaluation?

 The primary person to use the information is the band teacher (me), then principal, students, and parents.  The principal, teachers and I will incorporate suggestions for improvement regarding teaching, and programme planning of those characteristics that can be changed.  The Principal will support the programme and improvements while students will participate in and accept changes.  Parents will support the programme and improvements.  The Division will also be given a copy of the evaluation to use in the evaluation of other band programmes.

4. What questions will the evaluation seek to answer?

1. What is going well?

2. What could be improved?

3. How could suggestions be implemented?

4. Programme level of satisfaction?

5. Are band programme goals of the students, parents and division being met?

In order to answer the questions I will need to provide a questionnaire and/or interview students, teachers, parents and administration regarding elements that are going well, and elements, which could be improved.  To encourage improvement of the programme I will ask for suggestions from students, teachers, parents, and administration.  This will give me information I need to answer the questions.

5. When is the evaluation needed?

The test surveys will need to be returned to me by the end of May, so the evaluation can be completed before the end of the school year, compilation and organization of the data by the end of June.  This would allow time for suggestions to be implemented in the 2011/2012 school year. (Pilot study surveys by the end of April.)

6. What evaluation design will you use? 

As the programme is already established, outcome evaluation will be used.  I want to see what is going well, and receive suggestions for improvements.  I also want to know if utilizing suggested programme changes improves programme quality. 

Collect the information

7. What sources of information will you use?

This programme has only been running for 1.5 years, so what little current recorded information there is, is available through observation from administrators, parents, students and teachers.  A more thorough evaluation will be done through surveys and interview of school administrators, students, teachers/staff and parents.  The principal has agreed to administer the survey to the students during school, and collect them when finished.  Interviews will be taped and transcribed.  All of the information will be collected during the programme.

8. When will you collect data for each method you have chosen?

All of the information will be collected during the programme.  By the end of April, (hopefully) I will use a random sample (every third person) from another school I teach at as a pilot for the survey.  During class time in the first 2 weeks of May, students and their parents, grade 5 and up, will be asked to complete the survey. This will allow me time to edit the survey to improve viability before the May deadline.  Interviews of teachers and school administrator will be done after school.

Analyse and interpret

9. How will data be analyzed?

Survey question answers regarding strength will be categorized and tabulated by hand, as will those regarding weaknesses and suggestions.  Ratings of Likert scale questions will be tallied and organized according to the quantity of each representative number.  Yes/no questions would also need to be tallied.  All suggestions will be listed recording the number of times the suggestion was made, and then a mean calculated. 

Interview data will be organized and listed into three main categories – strengths, weaknesses, and suggestions for improvements.

10. How will data be interpreted, and by whom?

After the information is organized, the principal and I will interpret the findings as to strengths, weaknesses and areas for improvement the programme.  The information will also be shared with other teachers to gain insight into possible improvements.

 11. Use the Information

A summary of final results done by me would be shared with staff at the first staff meeting, students in first September’s class and parents through a September letter.  This communication would explain survey results, and proposed changes.  Board administration would also be sent results.

It is important to note that a follow-up evaluation would need to be done approximately 6 months to 1 year after proposed changes, to monitor success of modifications.  (This, however, could be done more casually through observation, testimonials or interviews.)
12. Manage the Evaluation
There is no need for protection of anyone except perhaps the teacher, me, if the programme does not meet the established goals. Who is responsible for what and when has already been addressed and as there is no budget other than photocopying, evaluation management is complete.
The evaluation will be effectively completed without lapses in propriety due to prior perusal by the principal. Involving the principal throughout the evaluation will also maintain accuracy of information and results.

I teach a new band programme in 2 other schools.  The culture in all three schools is completely different.  I would like to also evaluate these other programmes to see how they could be improved.  I would like to take advantage of the effort I have already made to make our band programmes as successful as possible.