SPDG Levels of Collaboration

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SPDG Levels of Collaboration Amy Detgen, Technical Assistance Coordination Center Debra Price-Ellingstad, Technical Assistance Coordination Center David Merves, Evergreen Evaluation & Consulting, Inc.

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SPDG Levels of Collaboration

Amy Detgen, Technical Assistance Coordination Center

Debra Price-Ellingstad, Technical Assistance Coordination Center

David Merves, Evergreen Evaluation & Consulting, Inc.

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Session Goals

Overview of evaluation of collaboration in the Technical Assistance and Dissemination Network (TA&D Network)

Introduce Draft Collaboration Instrument

Attendees develop their own SPDG examples of collaboration

Q & A

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Technical Assistance Coordination Center

Overview of Collaboration in TA&D Network

Leveraging Resources Conference

TA Collaboratives

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Collaboration: Research and Evaluation

Sequence of the evaluation process

Evaluation Questions

Logic Model

Theoretical Model

Evaluation Methodology

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NCEO Partner Collaborative Logic Model

NCEO Partner Collaborative Logic Model Purpose: The overarching goal of collaboration at the National Center on Educational Outcomes is to provide national leadership and coordination in developing educational assessments and accountability systems that appropriately monitor educational results for all students, including students with disabilities, English language learners (ELLs), and ELLs with disabilities.

Activities

Outcomes Impacts Inputs

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Theoretical Considerations and Approaches

Levels of collaboration

outcomes

Collaboration in Early Care and Education: Establishing a Framework for a Research Agenda Logic Model; Child Care Policy Research Consortium Annual Meeting, October 21-22, 2010

Dimensions of

collaboration

Thomson, Perry, & Miller, Conceptualizing and Measuring Collaboration, 2007, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory

Levels of collaboration

Frey, Lohmeier, Lee & Tollefson, American Journal of Evaluation 2006; 27; 383, Measuring Collaboration Among Grant Partners

Levels of integration Gajda 2004; 2009 Evaluating Organization Collaboration ppt, AEA

Collaboration for the 21st

Century

Belinda Biscoe, Director of Mid-Continent Comprehensive Center (MC3). 4th Annual Leveraging Resources Conference, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, OSEP, Washington, D.C., March 25, 2009

Evaluating community

collaboration Evaluating Community Collaborations, Thomas E. Backer, Editor, 2003, Springer Publishing

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Levels of Collaboration Survey

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NCEO’s Focus on CollaborationPartners employ common strategies and language

Partners develop common products, tools, and services

Non-duplication of efforts

Cost efficiency

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Collaboration ChallengesDifficulties associated with initial stages of evaluation

Staff members’ lack of time

Delayed accomplishments

Duplication of efforts

Difficulty working with a diverse set of organizations

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SPDG Levels of Collaboration Instrument

Your examples

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Questions and Answers

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Thank you

For additional information please contact:

Amy Detgen Debra Price-Ellingstad TACC [email protected]@fhi360

David Merves EEC

[email protected]

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ResourcesFrey, B. B., Lohmeier, J. H., Lee, S. W., & Tollefson, N. (2006). Measuring Collaboration Among Grant Partners. American Journal of Evaluation, 383-392.