Running head: ASSESSMENT ANALYSIS PAPER

Assessment Analysis Paper

Uchendu Okeke
Keiser University
Dr. Janet Wynn
EDL751: Leadership: Assessment and Program Evaluation
February 27, 2016

Assessment Analysis Paper

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What is an evaluation? Guba (2000) avowed Evaluation means the provision of

information through formal means, such as criteria, measurement, and statistics, to serve as
rational bases for making judgements in decisions situations. The methodology of evaluation
includes four functions: collection, organization, analysis, and reporting of information (p. 21).
In addition, Guba (2000) mentioned criteria for assessing the adequacy of evaluations include
validity, reliability, timeliness, pervasiveness, and credibility. Since the purpose of evaluation is
to provide information for decision-making, one must have some knowledge of the decision
situation to be served. Last but not least, Guba (2000) mentioned to assist in developing a
parsimonious classification system for educational decision situations, it is useful initially to
focus exclusively on the functions of decisions. The functions of decision situations in education
may be classified as planning, programming, implementing and recycling.
An assessment analysis will be conducted amid this document. The assessment analysis is
based off of the School Accountability Report Card for Lincoln High School, which is located in
Leon County (Tallahassee, Florida). The assessment analysis will incorporate program
evaluation concepts. The assessment analysis shall take account of pertinent segments of the
actual data that will be evaluated. In addition, the following assessment analysis shall be
organized, thus conferring a review of the evaluation data, program goals or benchmarks
achieved and/or not achieved (as indicated by the data analysis), attempts to improve program
performance, suggested recommendations for improving performance based upon the evaluation
data analysis, and strategies for communicating the results of the data analysis to the various
stakeholders. The School Accountability Report Card (of Lincoln High School) was obtained by
way of the Florida School Grades web page. The Florida School Grades text file consist of a
plethora of School Accountability Report Cards, downloadable documentations on school and

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regional achievement results, number crunching itinerary, and supplementary resources in

regards to school grades. The School Accountability Reports for Lincoln High School is based
off of the 2014-2015 school year.
Review of the Evaluation Data
The evaluation data that is reviewed is a School Accountability Report Card for Lincoln
High School. Lincoln High School is located inside of Leon County (District 37), which is in
Tallahassee, Florida. Lincoln High School is one of five public high schools in Leon County, and
it is the most diverse with minority students making up approximately forty percent of the
student body consisting of approximately 2,000 students (School Profile, n.d.). Lincolns
academic program has been ranked in or near the top 100 public schools annually by Newsweek
Magazine, since the ranking was introduced in 1998 (School Profile, n.d.). Lawton Chiles High
School, Godby High School, Leon High School, and Rickards High School are the other high
schools amid District 37 (in Leon County). The Preliminary Informational Baseline Grade for
District 37, which is contained amid the District Grade(s) Excel sheet is an A. That denotes
that District 37 is in the top tier of the Preliminary Informational Baseline.

Figure 1. 2014 - 2015 Leon County Baseline District Grade

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As depicted in the 2014 2015 Preliminary Informational Baseline School Grades,

Lincoln High School (which is located in Leon County) received an A. Hence, Lincoln High
School is in the top tier of all of the ranked high school in District 37 and is also in the in the top
tier when compared to other high schools in the Preliminary Informational Baseline Excel sheet
for 2014 2015.

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Figure 2. 2014-2015 Lincoln High School Baseline School Grade

Benchmarks Achieved and/or not Achieved
From reviewing the Preliminary Informational Baseline Grade for Leon County, District
37s total points earned was a 457. In addition, from reviewing the 2014 2015 Preliminary
Informational Baseline School Grades for Lincoln High School, which is located in Leon County
(District 37), Lincoln High Schools total point earned was a 412. It can be surmised that in
both categories (Baseline District Grade and Baseline School Grades), District 37 is at the top
tier when compared to other districts and Lincoln High School is at the upper echelon when
compared to the other high schools in Leon County.

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Figure 3. 2015 Informational Baseline School Grades Overview

Attempt to Improve Program Performance
From observing the 2014 2015 Preliminary Informational Baseline School Grade(s) for
Lincoln High School, there is no need to improve program performance amid Lincoln High
School. Based on the information that is available (amid the evaluation data), Lincoln High
School is in one of the highest ranked schools within its district. In addition, Lincoln High
School has an A for a Preliminary Baseline School Grade. This is most likely due to the fact
that over 60% of the faculty has six years of teaching experience or more, with 50% of the
faculty having obtained a masters degree or higher in their field. In addition, 10 teachers are
National Board Certified (School Profile, n.d.).
Stratagem(s) for Communicating Data/Results to Stakeholders
The strategy for communicating the results of the data analysis to the various appropriate
stakeholders is by means of an oral/visual report. A PowerPoint presentation, which is the most
common type of public presentation, allows persons to generate transparencies. As a result, the
oral presentation will be enhanced. Bessant (2007) stated Computer-generated presentations are
becoming more and more popular. They are used by businesses executives. Microsoft
PowerPoint is a presentation graphics program that enables you to create, organize and design
effective, professional-looking presentations (p. 1). In addition, Bessant (2007) avowed these
can be used as handouts, overhead transparencies, 35 mm slides, presentation on a computer or
projected using a multimedia projector connected to a computer.

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References
Bessant, A. (2007). Learning to use powerpoint student handbook with cd-rom: creating
effective presentations. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

Guba, E. (2000). Evaluation of education. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Educational Technology

Publications.

School profile. (n.d.). In Lincoln High School. Retrieved from

http://www.leonschools.net/domain/85