Needs+Assessment


 * Needs Assessment Processes**


 * 1) PDE's School Improvement Planning Process, [|"Getting Results"] used by all IUs to guide needs assessments and improvement planning.
 * 1) LRE Needs Assessment for Schools in in Tiers: [[file:IPEBSA-District_Level_Needs_Assessment-Form--Revised_August_2008.doc]]
 * 2) PDE's [|District Improvement Planning Process] used by all IUs with Districts in improvement and many IUs for the purpose of Needs Assessment and District Improvement Planning
 * 3) PDE's Strategic Planning Process, [|eStrategic Planning "Leading for Learning,"]Needs Assessment Processes, Process Guide, Perception Surveys (embedded in eSP and available through some IUs), Data Portfolios (embedded in eSP and facilitated by IUs), etc. used by all IUs to guide district planning and improvement processes. [|eSP Resources], including [|process guide,] available via edHub
 * 4) Data Training (PAAYP, eMetric, PVAAS) and Action Planning facilitated through the data day process. Data Analysis and Planning facilitated via 4Sight Data Analysis Processes. Data Analysus and Action Planning facilitated through RtI data teams.
 * 5) 3 IUs maintain the Fenwick English Needs Assessment Process as a service offeres. 2 of 3 IUs charge for the coordination, implementation and follow through associates with this process.


 * **IU #** || **Name** || **Needs Assessment Feedback** || **Resources** || **Contact** || **email** ||
 * IU 14 || Berks County || * Surveys for IU purposes;
 * Needs Assessments for Districts - Site Visits conducted by two members of IU division with focus questions, meet with district and school administration, collection of data via administrative team focus group;
 * Curriculum Evaluation Process - 2 days of evaluation in in districts conducting observations and interviews; reviewing documents including curriculum & assessment plans, coollaborative planning and preparation of reports for districts. Keep Evaluations focused around district vision/objective || Fenwick English Needs Assessment; Phi Delta Kappa Curriculum Management Audit || Cindy Mierzejewski || cinmie@berksiu.org ||
 * IU 19 || Northeastern Educational || * Fenwick English Needs Assessment Protocol - teams of 3 individuals evaluate each of two focus areas, school staff survey (School Effectiveness Questionaire) implemented, curriculum evaluation, assessment evaluation, prioritization and planning, preparation of report for school/district;
 * Special Education Needs Assessment;
 * Electronic Professional Development Needs Assessment
 * Perception Surveys - Teacher, Parent, Student (eSP Templates) || Fenwick English Needs Assessment Protocol - [[file:Templates for Needs Assessment Book.doc]]; [|School Effectiveness Questionaire;] [|Professional Development Survey] || Sunny Weiland || sweiland@iu19.org ||
 * IU 20 || Colonial || * Annual Special Education Needs Assessment;
 * On-going Surveys to Curriculum Advisory Groups;
 * Development of 5-year Strategic Plans with Districts;
 * Zoomerang Surveys and Benchmarking with Internal and External Advisory Groups ||  || Kelly Pauling || kpauling@ciu20.org ||
 * IU 23 || Montgomery County || * Professional Development Guidelines;
 * Professional Development Cirteria Checklist || [[file:Guidelines Professional Development.doc]]; [[file:Professional Development Criteria Checklist.doc]] ||  ||   ||
 * IU 24 || Chester County || * Fenwick English Needs Assessment Protocol || [[file:NeedsAssessProtocol.doc]]

T&C PD Assessment [|http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=zfSAFZwiXnHdhvc1LD8_2bEw_3d_3d] || Rina Vassallo || rinav@cciu.org ||
 * IU 27 || Beaver Valley || * Assessment of staff and schools --> assessment items developed by department collaboratively. Items aggregated into a survey tool (survey monkey/zoomerang), disseminated to districts via email for participation ||  || Christine Wagner-Deitch || clw@bviu.org ||
 * IU 29 || Schuylkill || * Electronic Professional Development Needs Assessment Every 2 years ||  || Mary Lou Michaels || michm@iu29.org ||
 * IU 17 || Blast || * Curriculum Professional Development Survey;
 * Special Education Needs Assessment ||  || Cori Cotner || ccotner@iu17.org ||