EDUCATION

Fetterman & Associates provide a variety of specialized evaluation services in education. They include:

  • accreditation assistance in higher education
  • school improvement k-12
  • standards k-12 and
  • professional development (teachers, staff members, administrators, and Board members)

Fetterman & Associates also assess curricular implementation and student and teacher performance. We are also periodically requested to help improve parent and teacher relations and help select principals and other senior staff members.

 

ACCREDITATION
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT
   

 

Medical Education

Lee County School District

Democrat Gazette

 
   

California Institute of Integral Studies

Somatic Psychology Program

 

 Community of Practice

 
   

 

STANFORD AND CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF INTEGRAL STUDIES EVALUATION PUBLICATIONS

Fetterman, D.M. (2012).  Empowerment Evaluation and Accreditation Case Examples:  California Institute of Integral Studies and Stanford University.  In Secolsky, C. and Denison, D.B. (eds.) Handbook on Measurement, Assessment, and Evaluation in Higher Education.  New York:  Routledge.

OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT EVALUATION PUBLICATIONS

(providing evaluation services for over 20 years)

Fetterman, D.M., Kaftarian, S., and Wandersman, A. (1996). Empowerment Evaluation:  Knowledge and Tools for Self-assessment and Accountability.  Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications, p. 11-12.

 

ARKANSAS DELTA SCHOOL DISTRICT MEDIA COVERAGE

Media coverage Channel 11 in Arkansas. Channel 11 News reporting on removal of school from academic distress list.

ADDITIONAL SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PUBLICATIONS

Fetterman & Associates provide evaluation consultation services geared toward school improvement.  These are visible and proactive forms of educational service and support.  Fetterman & Associates help develop and implement school improvement plans and programs.  A few examples are provided below to highlight the scope and variety of districts serviced by Fetterman & Associates.

Outcomes

Lee County School District in Arkansas (low socioeconomic income and low performing schools).  In 2015, Fetterman & Associates successfully helped Lee County School District meet Arkansas Board of Education academic standards, resulting in removal from the academic distress list.

 

Beryl Henry Elementary was among 201 schools statewide that were recognized recently by the Arkansas Department of Education.


BHE was among the top 6-10 percent demonstrating academic growth under the Arkansas School Recognition Program.  Dr. Charity Smith, Fetterman & Associates, provided evaluation expertise to help them improve. 

 

Television News Coverage: School District Removal from Academic Distress List

 

Altheimer and Elaine School Districts in the Arkansas Delta (low socioeconomic income and low performing schools)

  • improved performance in terms of discipline, attendance, and test scores
  • developed a systematic monitor and evaluation system
  • improved leadership
  • removed schools from "academic distress" classification

Lakeside School District in Arkansas (school improvement program)

  • improved teaching
  • aligned curriculum with the standards
  • developed a systematic monitor and evaluation system
  • improved leadership

Nueva School in Hillsborough (high socioeconomic income and high performing school)

  • cultivated a collaborative academic atmosphere
  • engaged faculty
  • refined pedagogical practices and curriculum
  • raised standards

Pine Bluff School District in Arkansas (school improvement program)

  • improved teaching
  • aligned curriculum with the standards
  • developed a systematic monitor and evaluation system
  • improved leadership

Portola Valley School District (high socioeconomic income and high performing school)

  • created a collaborative faculty body
  • built bridges of trust between parents and faculty
  • engaged faculty
  • developed a data base system to measure student performance linked to teaching
  • raised standards

SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PUBLICATION

Fetterman, D.M. (2005).  Empowerment Evaluation:  From the Digital Divide to Academic Distress.  In Fetterman, D.M. and Wandersman, A. (eds.)  Empowerment Evaluation Principles in Practice.  New York:  Guilford Publications.

STANDARDS

Fetterman & Associates provide evaluation consultation services focused on establishing, aligning, measuring, and raising standards.  Critical support services designed to meet and exceed the standards include:

  • Systemic academic achievement - academic accountability, data analysis and reporting, assessment for learning, research
  • Curriculum - instructional enhancement, school improvement, closing achievement gap, and school transformation
  • Strategic planning - use of data for longitudinal tracking and growth modeling, data analysis, data frameworks, and support for federal and state initiatives including ESEA, Common Core, and IDEA
  • Parent outreach - parent and community training
  • College and career readiness enhancements - enhance instructional capacity to prepare students with non-negotiable skills designed to ensure success in the 21th century.
  • Consultative services - student academic support and organizational turnaround coaching
  • Educational empowerment evaluations - improve school environments, school programs, and practices to help school faculty, administation, and staff take responsibility for both successes and areas meriting attention

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Fetterman & Associates provide a wide-variety of workshops, executive coaching, and professional development training activities.