MESI 2003 Schedule

St. Paul College Club
990 Summit Avenue, St. Paul, Minnesota

Monday-Tuesday, April 28-9, 2003 (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

Pre-Session Workshop: Introduction to the Field of Program Evaluation
Stacy Stockdill, EnSearch, Inc.
Room 250 Wulling Hall on the University of Minnesota campus.
(Limit: 25 participants.)

Wednesday, April 30, 2003 (8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.)

8:30 a.m.
Welcome:
Robert Bruininks, president, University of Minnesota (invited)
David Chapman, Department Chair
Educational Policy and Administration
College of Education and Human Development
University of Minnesota
MESI Overview:
Jean A. King and Stuart S. Yeh, University of Minnesota
Corcoran Keynote: The Passion and the Promise of Evaluation,"
Hallie Preskill, University of New Mexico

9:30 a.m.
Facilitated Discussion: Jean A. King, University of Minnesota

10:00 a.m. Break

10:15 a.m.
Panel: After the Romance Comes Reality
Panelists:
Michael Quinn Patton, Utilization-Focused Evaluation
David R. Johnson, University of Minnesota
Vanessa McKendall, FaceValu Consulting
Laurie Hestness, Office of Performance Measurement and Evaluation,
Ramsey County Community Human Services
Facilitator: Jean A. King, University of Minnesota

11:50 a.m. Lunch

1:00 to 3:45 p.m.
Concurrent Workshops:

P1. "No Trivial Pursuit: Building Capacity for Evaluative Inquiry In Organizations and Communities,"
Hallie Preskill, University of New Mexico

M1. "Making Survey Effective,"
Michael Rodriquez, University of Minnesota

A1. "Visions for State Testing: Where Should It Go and How Can It Get There?"
Panelists:
Mark Davision, University of Minnesota
Jim Angermeyr, Bloomington Public Schools
Jan Witthuhn, Mounds View Public Schools
Facilitator: Reg Allen, Department of Children, Families and Learning

3:45 p.m. Break

4:00 to 5:00 p.m. Reception and Graduate Student Research, Theory, and Practice Poster Session

Thursday, May 1, 2003 (8:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m.)

8:30 a.m. Coffee

9:00 a.m. Concurrent Workshops:

P2. "Techniques for Interactive Evaluation Practice,"
Jean A. King, University of Minnesota

M2.  Michael Quinn. Patton, Uilization-Focused Evaluation

A2. "Future Direction for State Testing,"
Reg Allen, Children, Families and Learning

11:50 a.m. Lunch

1:00 p.m. Concurrent Workshops:

P3. "Issues in Utilization-Focused Evaluation,"
Michael Quinn. Patton, Uilization-Focused Evaluation

M3. "Focus Group Interviewing,"
Richard Krueger, University of Minnesota

A3. "Using Data for Instructional Improvement,"
Jan Witthuhn, Barbara Leary
Kirk Diment, Mounds View Public Schools Facilitator
Stuart S. Yeh, University of Minnesota

2:15 p.m. Break

2:30 p.m. Concurrent Workshops (continued)

4:00 p.m. Group Reflection (optional):
Jean A. King, University of Minnesota

Friday, May 2, 2003 (8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.)

8:30 a.m. Coffee

9:00 a.m. Concurrent Workshops:

P4. "Culture and Evaluation: Attending to Human Detail,"
Vanessa Mckendalll, Face Valu Consulting;
Carol Mcgee Johnson, Multicultural Issues

M4. "Using Stories as an Evaluation Method,"
Richard Krueger, University of Minnesota

A4. "Meeting the Challenge of the NCLB (No Child Left Behind) Act,"
David Heistad, Minneapolis Public Schools

11:50 a.m. Lunch

1:00 to 2:30 p.m. Concurrent Workshops:

P5. "Evaluation from the Right Side of the Brain,"
Jean A. King, University of MinnesotaMichael Quinn. Patton, Utilization-Focused Evaluation

M5."Analyzing Qualitative Data,"
Gerald W. Fry, University of Minnesota

A5. "Using State and District Achievement Results for School Improvement Plan,"
Jim Angermeyr, Bloomington Public Schools
Aleisa Flye, Valley View Elementary School3