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Evaluation Study of California's District Intervention and Regional Capacity Building Project

The Evaluation Study of California's District Intervention and Regional Capacity Building Project is a 2-year evaluation (2007 through 2009) of the state's efforts to support Program Improvement districts as identified under NCLB or districts at risk of being identified as Program Improvement in the future. The District Intervention and Assistance Teams (DAIT) is currently a pilot project in 15 districts across the state where districts and their DAIT providers (generally County Offices of Education) complete a comprehensive needs assessment to identify, prioritize, and implement actions that have the potential to bring about improvements in district and school operations across seven key DAIT areas including governance and leadership; alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessment; data systems; achievement monitoring; alignment of human and fiscal resources with district goals; meaningful parent and community involvement; and targeted professional development for teachers and administrators.

The Regional Capacity Building (RCB) component of this project brings together the 11 county superintendent regions identified by the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA) in an effort to build the capacity of all county offices to support districts in the development of the seven key DAIT areas.

This evaluation is using a mix of telephone and online surveys of multiple sources, case studies of a subset of pilot DAIT districts and their DAIT provider, and an analysis of publicly available student achievement data to determine the extent to which the DAIT/RCB initiative is a viable district intervention and support model worthy of statewide replication. The first year of data collection and analysis was completed in December 2008.

Work was funded by the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association.

(California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA), 2007-2009)

Key Staff

Principal Investigator: Christine Padilla

Project Director: Juliet Tiffany-Morales

Staff: Jennifer Bland, Kristin Bosetti, Paul Hu, Sylvia Rodezno, Haiwen Wang