Evaluation Proposal of Determining Instructional Purposes (DIP) A Proposal Submitted to Far West Laboratory for Educational Research and

Development By Litwornia and Associates Introduction: This document is a proposal from Litwornia and Associates of Tabernacle NJ submitted in response to Far West Laboratory (FWL) for Educational Research and Development as per their request for the evaluation of their Determining Instructional Purposes (DIP) training program. Our firm is committed to giving unbiased information and recommendations concerning DIP. Determining Instructional Purposes (DIP) DIP was created by FWL to train administrators as well as graduate student in educational administration. The objective of DIP is to train learners in the planning of effective school programs. DIP is broken up into a coordinators Handbook and three units of training. Each unit then contains between four-to six modules. These modules consist of specific reading as well as an activity. The activities consist of application based individual or small group work. The activities are to create a platform where trainees can apply/practice the newly learned concepts/skills in a hypothetical school district. The three self-contained units: setting goals, analyzing problems and deriving objectives, can be used individually or as a whole. Dependent on the area in which a district would like to focus. DIP can be used as a workshop however, as stipulated an overseer or coordinator must have read through the pertinent unit on his or her own or as a member or a training group. The coordinator is to organize, guide and monitor as others work through the units. Units 1 and 3 will take approximately 10 15 hours and Unit 2 will take approximately 12-18 hours to complete. Evaluation Method Through this evaluation, FWL is looking to find if DIP is a program that is a worthwhile venture before investing in the spread the units. The proposed evaluation is to provide information and recommendations useful to school administrators as well as FWL in helping determine the value of DIP decisions in purchasing and use of units. This will be determined by different evaluation methods listed below. Participant Satisfaction Survey Litwornia and Associates will create goal-orientated surveys to measure the degree of participant satisfaction of those that purchased and completed the program. This summative evaluation will give surveyors the opportunity to relay pertinent feedback for successful revisions of DIP. These interviews are to include administrators, graduate students and group/ unit coordinators. A minimum of thirty participants will take part of this 20-minute survey; done by telephone with automated system created to record results.

Job Performance Structured Interview Our firm will assess subsequent job performance through the use of structured interviews. These interviews will focus on any change in work as a result of training. These interview questions will be developed specifically around DIPs Handbook and three units of training as well as real world usage of knowledge. A minimum of thirty participants will take part of this interview, to be taken by telephone, recorded and documented. Stakeholders Observational Analysis Our firm will implement an informal group interview with the stakeholders of FWL to analyze the attitudes, concerns and opinions of DIP. This will be done over two fortyminute meetings. The meetings will be open to all stakeholders as well as any past participant of DIP. Each meeting will be recorded and used to further evaluate the value of DIP. Formative Evaluation of DIP Our staff will monitor DIP from start to finish. To successfully take part in the analyses of DIP. This is to see how well the learning materials; participant achievement and FWL goals & objectives are being met. We will have a staff member undercover and recording all progress and correspondences of their time in the DIP. This will be used in our final evaluation. Projected Revenue Projective measures will be determined based upon prior results evaluating. Order size, expenses, customer needs and projected new business. This will be part of the cost analyses to include a revenue projection spreadsheet. Again, conducted by our firm. Task schedule The proposed dates for this project assume a starting date of March 13, 2012 completed October 1, 2012. This tentative schedule proposal can be viewed on page 3. Bidder Qualifications Litwornia and Associates is a professional evaluation service in business since 2000. Our firm offers variety of evaluation services. We are members of both the American Evaluation Association and the American Educational Research Association. Our company has been listed consistently in the top five in the Forbs 500 since our start in 2000. All staff has formal education in evaluation from Boise State University, extensive experience with educational and engineering evaluation, evaluation philosophy and communication skills. Project Personnel The staffs specifically chosen by Litwornia and Associates are each briefly described on page 4 and 5.

TASK SCHEDULE Evaluation of Determining Instructional Purposes

TASK: 1.Meet with staff to discuss units and receive stakeholder and participant information. 2.Stakeholder & past participant information 3.DIP Units ordered and delivered to each staff member of Litwornia and Associates Participant Satisfaction Survey 4. Development and implementation of survey Minimum of thirty participants @ 20 minutes Telephone with automated system AGENCY: FWL DEADLINE: March 13, 2012

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Stakeholders observational analysis 6. Implement an informal group Two forty-minute meetings Recording and documentation Formative Evaluation of DIP 7. Under cover staff member Recording and documentation of all DIP progress and correspondences Projected Revenue 8. Cost analyses Revenue projection spreadsheet Draft Participant Satisfaction Survey 9. Draft Job Performance Structured Interview 10. Draft Stakeholders Observational Analysis 11. Draft 12. Final Draft

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Statement of Budget The evaluation proposal submitted in response to FWL for Educational Research and Development as per their request for the evaluation of their Determining Instructional Purposes (DIP) training program consists of a total budget of 85,000.00 to be broken down as follows: Personal: (Salary of employees assigned to FWL evaluation) Operations: (Meetings, observations, development of content, interviews, recording and documentation of all DIP progress and correspondences, cost analyses, revenue projection spreadsheet, travel, supplies, mail, phone ect.) Total Budget: $75.000.00

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Requested Payment Schedule in US Dollars 1. Retainer 2. Upon completion of step 4. 3. Upon completion of step 7. 4. Upon completion of project (12). Total

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Project Personnel The following three of our associates have been hand selected to complete this project. With a combination of 40 years of experience in the evaluation business, we at Litwornia and Associates are proud to have the following employees serve FWL.

Erasmus B. Dragon Erasmus B. Dragon has seven children and is no stranger to hard work. She has a graduate degree from Boise State University where she is now working on her Ph. D. in under water basket weaving. We are ecstatic to have her on our team. Justin Case Justin Case has been on our team since the beginning. He has worked in different departments so he is familiar with every aspect of the business. Just in case you would like to speak with Justin Case please call him at any time, as he is always available to speak with his clients. Joe King Joe King is our data guru. It is his job to edit as well as meet, call and present final data to the rest of the team. We will all be working together to help meet all of your needs and get your evaluation to you as soon as possible.