External Evaluator

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.