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LIVING IN THE AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY
Inverness Research AssociatesNWP Annual Meeting 2006
A POP QUIZ!
The scale of the NWP
Longevity and growth of the network
Local site programs
NWP’s funding model
Value of programs for teachers
The scale of the NWP
Percent counties
There are 3,220 counties in the U.S. What percentage of them are in the virtual service
area of the NWP network?
• 43%
• 63%
• 83%
63% of U.S. counties are in the virtual service area of NWP sites.
Number of programs
How many programs does the NWP offer in one year?
• 1,300
• 4,300
• 7,300
The NWP conducted 7,298 programs in 2004-05. This is 427 more than the year
before.Total number of programs offered by the network
5,516
6,1176,482
6,8717,298
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
2000 - 2001 2001 - 2002 2002 - 2003 2003 - 2004 2004 - 2005
Individual teachers served
How many individual teachers are served by the NWP in one year?
• 65,000
• 95,000
• 125,000
About 95,000 INDIVIDUAL TEACHERS were served in 2004-05.
• This was 8,000 more than the year before.
• Many of these teachers participate in more than one program.
# Institute Partic - 2005
How many teachers participated in NWP invitational institutes during the summer of 2005?
• 1,142
• 2,142
• 3,142
3,142 teachers attended 211 invitational institutes during the summer of 2005.
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2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Proportion of nation’s teaching force
What proportion of the nation’s teaching force is served by NWP programs in a year?
• 1 in 35
• 1 in 55
• 1 in 75
About 1 in 35, or 2.9% of the entire teaching force, is served each year.
• Of those teachers who are directly responsible for teaching writing, an estimated 1 out of 8 is served.
Longevity and growth of the network
How many sites older than 10 yrs
How many sites are more than 10 years old?
• 17%
• 37%
• 57%
57% of sites (107) are more than 10 years old. 19% are 25 years or older.
Sites from one to five years
old25%
Sites from six to ten years
old14%
Sites from eleven to
fifteen years old10%
Sites more than fifteen years old
47%
Brand new sites4%
# Sites added in 5 years
How many new sites have been added to the NWP in the past five years?
• 28
• 38
• 48
48 new sites have joined the NWP since 2001.
NWP sites 1994-2006
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15
35
55
75
95
115
135
155
175
195
1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06
existing sites
new sites
Local site programs
During first five years of a site’s life
During the first five years of a site’s life, how does its capacity to provide hours of
programming grow?
• it stays the same
• it doubles
• it triples
Average participant contact hours triple over the first five years for new sites.
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3,000
6,000
9,000
12,000
1st year ofsite
2nd 3rd 4th 5th
3,012
9,310
Technology at institutes
What proportion of all 211 invitational institutes in 2005 included some focus on
using technology for the teaching of writing?
• 60%
• 80%
• 100%
80% of invitational institutes included uses of technology.
• 25% of continuity programs• 15% of inservice programs
NWP’s funding model
Proportion of budget - NWP
What proportion of the average site’s budget comes from the NWP grant of federal funds?
• 12%
• 28%
• 40%
28% of the average site’s budget comes from the NWP grant.
NWP grant28%
University25%
School support
25%
State funding8%
Other sources
14%
Value of programs for teachers
Percent institute part say NWP institute better
How many institute participants say that NWP programs are better than other professional
development?
• 80%
• 90%
• 97%
97% say NWP institutes are better. This result has been consistent for 6 years.
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
"Much better" 83.9%
"Better" 12.9%
Percent institute part say teaching did improve
How many teachers say that what they learn in NWP institutes helps them improve their
teaching?
• 76%
• 86%
• 96%
96% of Institute participants say they gain knowledge and skills for teaching writing.
85%
89%
89%
89%
93%
96%
Ability to help students meetstandards
Motivation to seek moreprofessional development
Ability to teach students ofdiverse backgrounds
Ways to assess students’ workand plan teaching
Up-to-date research andpractice
Concrete teaching strategies
Congratulations!
• For doing the local work• For reporting the data that create
the national picture