Evaluation

Evaluation: How will we know our program is successful?

**As in the book, __Who Moved My Cheese?__ explains “change is inevitable, and when it happens, the wisest response is not wail or whine but to suck it up and deal with it.” (Pink,218) As a community and a provider of education we must change, transition, and morph to fit the world in which we are preparing our children to work and find success on various levels. So as the “cheese” moves we must re-evaluate and re-organize, re-distribute, and re-think the use of our various materials, technology, and beliefs. From our various evaluations we will be able to tailor our visions, goals, and expectations in order to create healthy productive members of society.**



Throughout the designing and execution of our program, we will work hand in hand with __Fielding Nair International__, an architectural company that works to desgin schools that are ready for the 21st century. []

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 * We will identify reasons for dropping out of school and compare our statistics with that of other similar schools nationally and locally.
 * Teachers, students, and staff of all types will be surveyed annually in search of trends and areas of strength/ weakness from self survey.
 * We will invite and send our teachers to other schools with similar visions to collect data and share information. We will ask them to focus on the following areas: global awareness, project based learning, 1:1 Laptop ratio, technology integration, community involvement, creativity and arts education, and professional development.


 * New England Association of Schools and Colleges accreditation and evaluation completed by a professional team familiar with 21st century skills and their implementation in the classroom.
 * Study of graduates 5 years after graduation examining social standing, economic success, use of technology in their chosen profession, and level of happiness in life as rated by the student.
 * We will host an annual conference highlighting 21st century skills and invite representatives from around the nation to present on the subject.
 * We will hold regular meetings, seminars, publications and partnerships, as well as various opportunities to explore research beyond the academic community.

“Since we live in an age of innovation, a practical education must prepare a person for work that does not yet exist and cannot yet be clearly defined.”(Trilling &Fadel, 151)