Browsing by Author "Giancola, Susan"

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    (1998-09) Giancola, Susan
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    Evaluation Results of the Delaware Challenge Grant Project Lead Education Agency: Capital School District
    (Delaware Education Research & Development Center, 2000-10) Giancola, Susan
    In 1995, the U.S. Department of Education awarded a five-year Technology Innovation Challenge Grant (TICG) to the Capital School District in Dover, Delaware. This report details evaluation findings from the five years of Delaware’s TICG implementation. The Delaware Challenge project targets elementary school students and employs Lightspan educational software in the classroom on desktop computers and at home on Sony Playstations. The primary focus of this five-year evaluation is to provide information regarding how well the project has met its primary goals: 1. generating more time for learning; 2. increasing parent involvement in their child's education; 3. providing professional development for teachers and other school staff; 4. providing equitable access to technology and the information infrastructure; and 5. improving student learning.
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    Evaluation Results of the Delaware Challenge Grant Project Lead Education Agency: Capital School District
    (Delaware Education Research & Development Center, 1999-08) Giancola, Susan; Noble, Audrey J.; Ratkiewicz, Kevin J.
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    Project C.H.A.N.C.E.: Interim Evaluation Report, Year 2
    (Delaware Education Research & Development Center, 2001-11) Ackerman, Cheryl M.; Robinson, Ophelia; Benkstein, Polly; Giancola, Susan
    This evaluation report, prepared by the Delaware Education Research and Development Center, includes an accounting of the second year of Project C.H.A.N.C.E. implementation. Information related to student achievement, student behavioral indices, technology literacy, and program satisfaction is discussed. The evaluation results indicate that the Project C.H.A.N.C.E. program is well thought of by students and parents, and that teachers are seeing an improvement in some classroom behaviors for students participating in the program. Based on comparisons of participants and non-participants, impact on reading and writing performance was not seen during year two of implementation. However, district test scores and grades indicate improvement throughout the academic year. To look more closely at program impact, it would be appropriate to focus on students who have participated in the program since its inception.
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    Transition Services Quality Management (TQM) Project Year Four Evaluation
    (Delaware Education Research & Development Center, 2000-10) Brown, Pamela; Giancola, Susan
    This evaluation examined how parents of children with disabilities and educators view the progress and direction of the Transition Services Quality Management (TQM) initiative. Delaware’s TQM Project is a joint initiative co-sponsored by the Delaware Department of Education and the Delaware Division for Vocational Rehabilitation. It is important to note when reviewing the results that almost half of the parents reported not being involved at all with transition services planning over the past four years. The intent of the TQM Project is to enhance the provision of services to Delaware’s students with disabilities as they transition from secondary school into either the workforce or higher education.
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    Transition Services Quality Management (TQM) Project Year Four Interim Evaluation
    (Delaware Education Research & Development Center, 2000-09) Brown, Pamela; Giancola, Susan
    This interim evaluation examined how parents of children with disabilities view the progress and direction of the Transition Services Quality Management (TQM) initiative. Delaware’s TQM Project is a joint initiative co-sponsored by the Delaware Department of Education and the Delaware Division for Vocational Rehabilitation. The intent of the TQM Project is to enhance the provision of services to Delaware’s students with disabilities as they transition from secondary school into either the workforce or higher education.