What are the responsibilities and job description for the External Evaluator position at Quitman County School District?
Quitman County Schools is seeking a highly qualified individual or organization to contract as an External Evaluator for its federally funded Nita M. Lowey 21st Century Community Learning Center after-school and summer program. The external evaluator will provide both formative evaluation to determine the fidelity between the program in theory and the program in action and summative evaluation to assess the program's progress towards expected outcomes.
Required Experience and skills:
A minimum of a Masters Degree
A minimum of 5 years experience in evaluating state and federally funded educational grants
A minimum of 5 years experience in evaluating 21st CCLC grant programs
Experience in capacity building for internal data collection and analysis
Effective communication skills, excellent interpersonal skill and effective collaboration skills
Evidence of planning and organizational skills
Knowledge of current trends in out-of-school time programs and best practices
Evidence of demonstrated ability to provide timely evaluations
Requirements
Attend annual 21st CCLC Evaluation Training Session with GaDOE and local
Visit with program director and conduct a minimum of 3 individual site visits per year
Be a member of the program's Advisory Board Council and attend all Advisory Board meetings
Provide three references to program director
Design evaluation plans and develop evaluation tool
Provide time, relevant evaluation feedback and recommendations to: Program Director, 21st CCLC, Advisory Board and key stakeholders at the school and district
Provide formative, summative, and summer evaluations
Proposal
The proposal must include a detailed description of the experience of the Evaluator, particularly those relating to evaluation of afterschool programs, child development program or community-based organizations.
The proposal must include a proposed program evaluation design
The proposal must include a detailed budget for evaluation and measurement services.