Publications

Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP) Austin: Annual Evaluation Report 2018–2019
In 2018–2019, the program’s second federally funded year, GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) Austin served a cohort of 7th-grade students (n = 2,536) across 11 middle schools. Nearly all GEAR UP students received support services relevant to college preparation. Evaluation findings suggest that students, teachers, and parents had a positive perspective on the role of the program services in college preparation.

Leadership Development: Summary of Evaluation Findings from 2018–2019
This report describes findings from the Austin Independent School District’s (AISD) Department of Leadership Development 2018–2019 evaluation. The purposes of the evaluation in 2018–2019 were to update the Department of Leadership Development theory of change (ToC) and logic model and to evaluate the implementation of the newly developed assistant principal (AP) and principal hiring processes designed to select a diverse group of equity-focused, effective novice leaders to meet the goal of creating a leadership pipeline that reflects AISD values and fosters a selection and development mindset.

Equity in Austin Independent School District: District Summary of Equity Work and Action Steps for Improvement
This report provides a summary of the district's gap analyses, Equity Self-Assessment Survey results, current research, and district action steps.

Plan of Work: 2007-2008
Each year, staff develop the evaluation plan document to describe the scope of work for the coming year which details programs to be evaluated and evaluation support and services to be provided. Evaluation plans are developed through an interactive process involving evaluation and program staff and the executive director of Accountability. This plan of work is for the 2007-2008 school year.

External Research Summary Report: 2007-2008
This summary report describes the overall percentage of external research proposals accepted by AISD in 2007-2008; the types of groups and individuals who submitted proposals; and trends among topic areas, grade levels, and the staff and student groups most often involved in the research.

Plan of Work: 2008-2009
This document describes the 2008-2009 plan of work for the Austin ISD Department of Program Evaluation.

External Research Summary Report: 2006-2007
This report summarizes external research requests submitted to and reviewed by AISD staff during the 2006-2007 school year.

External Research Summary Report: 2006-2007
This report summarizes external research requests submitted to and reviewed by AISD staff for the 2006-2007 school year.

Summer Opportunity to Accelerate Reading (SOAR) Evaluation, 2001
This report summarizes evaluation activities for AISD's Summer Opportunity to Accelerate Reading (SOAR) program during summer 2001.

Austin Partners in Education: Annual Evaluation Report, 2012-2013
This report discusses the outcomes for APIE's educational programs including program descriptions, student academic progress, and participant survey results.