Aimee Evan

This event will provide a review of MSDE's continuous improvement process, highlighting where root cause analysis fits into their framework. Dr. Bocala will provide attendees with an overview of the existing literature on root cause analysis, the research base, and the rationale for conducting such analyses. Following these overviews, attendees will be introduced to the root cause analysis tool and will be walked through the analysis process by Ms. Evan, as it pertains to school improvement. ...

The primary goal of this workshop is to build school leaders' capacities to organize resources at the school (budget, personnel, and scheduling) and facilitate conversations with district leaders to align district's operational support (again, budgeting, personnel, and scheduling) with the Four Domains to support the necessary school improvement steps, an alignment found essential for successful school improvement efforts. Speakers: -Aimee Evan senior research associate, WestEd -Jason Willis,...

This webinar workshop will have segments that address the four domains from the Center for School Turnaround framework: leadership, talent management, instructional transformation, and culture and climate. By participating in this workshop, participants will gain a better understanding of the research base behind each of the four domains, as well as the interconnectedness of the domains. Through this increased knowledge, participants will develop a deeper understanding of how they can leverag...

This virtual workshop, What Research Tells Us About Reducing Chronic Absenteeism: A Webinar for the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE), enables participants to better understand chronic absenteeism, its prevalence and use as an accountability measure in Pennsylvania, and promising strategies for preventing and reducing it. Presenters introduce chronic absenteeism and discuss its root causes and prevalence nationally and in Pennsylvania. They then provide an overview of how PDE plans t...