English Language Learner KnowledgeBase for Administrators & Teachers

Capacity for Applying Project Evaluation (CAPE)

As noted at the SERVE Center website, "CAPE is a suite of resources, tools, and professional development activities designed to assist program and project leaders in collecting and analyzing data they can use in making decisions about the implementation of their projects."

Evaluation Handbook

This NCELA Evaluation Handbook provides guidelines to develop an evaluation.

Guidelines for Managing the Evaluation Plan

These guidelines from the Evaluation Assistance Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico, are helpful in creating an evaluation plan for English language learner programs. The document refers to the Joint Committee on Standards for Education Evaluation.

Instructional Services

These sample critical questions may be helpful in evaluating an English language learner program.

Medium of Instruction

These sample critical questions might be asked when evaluating an English language learner program.

Program Evaluation Standards

This link is to program evaluation standards published by the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation.

Programs for English Language Learners - Analyzing Information

This document from the Office for Civil Rights offering guidance on establishing programs for English language learners addresses analyzing information.

Programs for English Language Learners - Program Implementation

This document from the Office for Civil Rights offers guidance on establishing programs for ELLs and addresses program implementation.

Programs for English Language Learners - Student Performance

This document from the Office for Civil Rights offers guidance on establishing programs for ELLs and addresses student performance.