New Project: ART 180

Shaffer Evaluation Group is working with ART 180, a nonprofit arts organization based in Richmond, Virginia, to improve the evaluation of its programs. ART 180 creates and provides art-related programs for young people living in challenging circumstances, encouraging personal and community change through self-expression. We are working closely with program staff to update their logic model, identify measurable outcomes, and design evaluation methods that will help the organization document its impact on youth.

New Projects: 2015 DODEA Grant Evaluations

We begin three new evaluation studies this fall examining school district projects that support military-connected students. Poquoson City Public Schools and York County School Division, two long-standing Shaffer Evaluation Group clients, received new five-year awards for instructional initiatives designed to improve the academic achievement of military-connected students. Our newest client, Norfolk Public Schools, also received a grant award that seeks to improve the sociol-emotional support for military-connected students at selected schools. We're proud to support these wonderful projects intended to enrich the lives of military-connected students.

Shaffer Evaluation Group Presents at Eastern Evaluation Research Society Conference

Shaffer Evaluation Group's Patricia Moore Shaffer and Kristi Wagner presented on "Balancing Participatory Evaluation Against Contextual Challenges in Educational Settings" at this year's Eastern Evaluation Research Society 38th annual conference held in Galloway, NJ, April 26-28, 2015.