Paul S. Strand
Associated IES Content
Grant
Refinement and Further Development of the Washington Assessment of the Risks and Needs of Students
The purpose of this measurement project is to further refine and validate a low-cost, efficient, and proactive assessment to address student truancy and dropout. The Washington Assessment of the Risks and Needs of Students(WARNS) is used in middle and high schools to identify factors that contribute to truancy and are malleable in response to intervention. The WARNS provide a framework for school personnel to generate conversations and personalized action plans with youth for improving atten...
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R305A210087
Grant
A Partnership to Improve the Use of a Developmental Assessment Framework in Kindergarten
The purpose of this partnership was to bring together Washington State University and Washington State Education Services District (ESD) 105 to conduct preliminary research on the adequacy of Teaching Strategies Gold (TSGold) for assessing literacy skills and on the potential of the WaKIDS enhanced condition to improve literacy outcomes when compared to the non-enhanced condition. The partnership also examined teacher responses to the use of WaKIDS and TSGold.
Federal funding program:
Award number:
R305H140135