Chris and i have been working to contact the remaining partners regarding the site visits. For me mail confirmations have been sent out to all of the sites with a few exceptions. The time is almost here for the visits. This has been a journey. For me i am a bit more comfortable with the workings of the program and the people. The team is fantastic; everyone is on point and working with a cooperative spirit. We are also all set with plans for our UP visit. Tomorrow we visit our student group to review logistics, questions,concerns regarding the site visits. I know i said a little but spent time waiting nevertheless that's the nature of research and programming.
I am playing around with the newsletter and have a draft. I plan to have something for team to look at by next week.
Wednesday, October 17, 2012
Thursday, October 11, 2012
On Monday Chris and I met to discuss deliverables shared in team meeting by Dr.Gant. We are working on newsletter that will provide basic information about evaluation and gear up programming and a form of communication that further supports the development of a good working relationship. I have been working on a draft for discussion via email and Thursday session. We also outlined next steps for the site visits which are to contact/confirm site visits, answer questions and make sure student team leader connects with gear up coordinator. We divided the list up; i have U-M sites AA, Dearborn & Flint, Wayne State, Western and Ferris State. So far i have confirmed with Wayne State & U-M Flint.
Today we did call backs and emails for grantees that have not yet responded. We hope to have confirmations by the top of next week so that we can share with SW class.
Today we did call backs and emails for grantees that have not yet responded. We hope to have confirmations by the top of next week so that we can share with SW class.
Friday, October 5, 2012
Yesterday, Chris and i met with the SW 683 class to review logistics, answer questions and more getting acquainted with students and our UP team. Prof. Sue Ann had students to put together a logistics of their group including grantee site, date/time availability, members names with email addresses and leader of the group. It was a good information session and we can move forward on developing a spreadsheet with this information; we will also contact grantees to get their availability dates.
Today the team me; Chris and i de-briefed regarding the session with the students. We also again attempted to contact UP partners to confirm site visits. We next discussed the parent advocacy project and agreed that this will take some time to develop. We have more immediate core work to consider--site visits being ne. Second, dr gant discussed the need for a website for the evaluation team. WIX and Google were recommended as templates. Chris suggested the need for a MI Gear Up site and dr gant stated good and something further down the road and which also may not be in the role of the evaluation team. We did talk about however a possible collaboration with EduGuide, parents, students, eval team etc to develop an information website.
Next steps, outline what we want on the website.
Today the team me; Chris and i de-briefed regarding the session with the students. We also again attempted to contact UP partners to confirm site visits. We next discussed the parent advocacy project and agreed that this will take some time to develop. We have more immediate core work to consider--site visits being ne. Second, dr gant discussed the need for a website for the evaluation team. WIX and Google were recommended as templates. Chris suggested the need for a MI Gear Up site and dr gant stated good and something further down the road and which also may not be in the role of the evaluation team. We did talk about however a possible collaboration with EduGuide, parents, students, eval team etc to develop an information website.
Next steps, outline what we want on the website.
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
Oh my God, i have been forgetting to blog. Everything is moving so fat. Ok, we went to AA campus and had a session with SW 683 students. We conducted a presentation based on the questions that Prof. Sue Ann forwarded. Students has an opportunity to meet us and afterwards get a little acquainted. We agreed that we should visit every 2-3 weeks as a part of the process. Meeting with the class helps to build the relationship with the evaluation team, all of which facilitates a positive experience for students. Chris and i met immediately after this session to de-brief and discuss next steps. Next steps were to continue to work on grantee memo and accompanying questions. After a series of revisions and reviews, this was sent out Oct. 1st.
We next worked on a tentative outline for the site visits. Our primary site visit we focused on in this first round was the UP--greatest logistic challenge. After several phone calls and emails to UP grantees we have as of Oct. 2nd, put together a tentative schedule based on grantee availability and logistical arrangements. Hopefully some time this week we should firm this up.
Another very important and really critical part of our work is the whole issue and development of student level data. Chris and Kia Hunter (Ferris State U). Team members have been in a series of conversations and meetings with key parties--MDE, ARL, Lansing leadership team, grantees, CEPE etc. about accessing student level data. Seems to be a challenging terrain of FERPA, different perspectives, turf issues and what's in it for me? All of which represent the usual configuration when trying to get disparate parties to see the common good.goal.
To that end....I was part of a MDE conference call with most of the aforementioned last week Monday (Sept. 24th). We concluded at the end that we are still working on making access a reality. I came up with the idea of getting parents involved in a way that might move the disparate parties closer together via some sort of advocacy campaign. Dr. Gant thought this an idea to explore. The Lansing team gave it a thumbs up so we will begin to see what that might look like.
Chris and i met Monday to further discuss the UP site visits, check in on the next steps for the team and brainstorm about the parent involvement piece. We talked about the UP logistics Tuesday Oct. 2 and now we are awaiting response from all of the UP partners.
We next worked on a tentative outline for the site visits. Our primary site visit we focused on in this first round was the UP--greatest logistic challenge. After several phone calls and emails to UP grantees we have as of Oct. 2nd, put together a tentative schedule based on grantee availability and logistical arrangements. Hopefully some time this week we should firm this up.
Another very important and really critical part of our work is the whole issue and development of student level data. Chris and Kia Hunter (Ferris State U). Team members have been in a series of conversations and meetings with key parties--MDE, ARL, Lansing leadership team, grantees, CEPE etc. about accessing student level data. Seems to be a challenging terrain of FERPA, different perspectives, turf issues and what's in it for me? All of which represent the usual configuration when trying to get disparate parties to see the common good.goal.
To that end....I was part of a MDE conference call with most of the aforementioned last week Monday (Sept. 24th). We concluded at the end that we are still working on making access a reality. I came up with the idea of getting parents involved in a way that might move the disparate parties closer together via some sort of advocacy campaign. Dr. Gant thought this an idea to explore. The Lansing team gave it a thumbs up so we will begin to see what that might look like.
Chris and i met Monday to further discuss the UP site visits, check in on the next steps for the team and brainstorm about the parent involvement piece. We talked about the UP logistics Tuesday Oct. 2 and now we are awaiting response from all of the UP partners.
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