Welcome to Research and Evaluation
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Research and Evaluation Reports
The Office of Accountability engages in research and evaluation projects to support the improvement of the District’s educational and support programs. The evidence collected through these projects is used to advise district leaders on increasing the effectiveness of programs to improve the educational and social well-being of students. Reports that describe the findings of these efforts are listed by subject area.
August 2020 Distance Learning Survey
- Distance Learning Survey Results - August 2020
2019-2020 Calendar Survey
- 2019-2020 WCSD Calendar Survey: Summary Findings – July 2018
Absenteeism
- WCSD Student Attendance Review Board Focus Groups – June 2017
- 2016-17 Description of Chronic Absenteeism – October 2017 (PPT)
- Attendance Messaging Project Overview – September 2018 (PPT)
- Dispelling Myths about Attendance in Early Grades – September 2018 (PPT)
Special Education- Student Support Services Town Hall Summary – February 2016
- Description of the Washoe County School District’s Special Education Services and Students with Disabilities – November 2016
- Special and General Educators' Perceptions of Practices Pertaining to Special Education Services in the Washoe County School – April 2017
- Presentation on Special and General Educators’ Perceptions of Practices Pertaining to Special Education Services in the WCSD – August 2017 (PPT)
- Declassification and Reclassification of Students with Developmental Delay in the WCSD – March 2018
Social and Emotional Learning Student Assessment
- Manuscript about Development of WCSD's Social and Emotional Assessment for Students
- Presentation on Development of WCSD's Social and Emotional Assessment for Students (PPT)
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Implementation
- Relationship between SEL Implementation and Student Outcomes – January 2016
- Climate and Social Emotional Skill Grade Analyses – January 2017 (PPT)
- Survey of Teachers’ SEL Implementation – February 2017
Children in Transition - Homelessness
- CIT School Advocate and Liaison Descriptions of Supports for Students Experiencing Homelessness in the WCSD – October 2017
- Chronic Absenteeism: Focus on Children in Transition – April 2018 (PPT)
English Learners (EL)
- Outcomes of EL Students by Time in Services – 2016-2017 school year (PPT)
- Distance Learning Survey Results - August 2020
Contacts
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Ben Hayes
Chief Accountability Officer
775 348-0284Laura Davidson
Director of Research and Evaluation
775 348-3850Jennifer Harris
Program Evaluator
775 333-3766Joshua Padilla
Program Evaluator ZOOM
775 325-2006Norma Velasquez-Bryant
Program Evaluator ZOOM
775 789-4632Jan Hall
Lead Data Analyst
775 325-2081Sarah Trescher
UNR Graduation Student
Research Assistant - IES
775 384-0201
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