Ongoing formative and summative evaluation is critical to the development and success of the Center. Understanding and appreciating the role of evaluation is also an important element of leadership development. For these reasons, CTLW has embedded evaluation implementation and capacity building through out its programs. Evaluation is based on the following assumptions:

• Evaluation design flows from a grounded understanding of the Center’s models for change within each of the strands and across all Center activities,
• Developing capacity to effectively conduct and learn from evaluative activities is an important aspect of educational leadership,
• Capacity building will be embedded in the fellows strand as well in the programmatic strands,
• Participatory approaches that engage Center faculty and staff and program participants in evaluation activities is central to the Center’s evaluation efforts.

Members of the Team include:

• Joan LaFrance, Evaluator
• Annelise Carleton Hug, Evaluation Associate
• Ricarda Hanson (Montana State University), Doctoral Evaluation Fellow
• Laura Sample (Colorado State University), Doctoral Evaluation Fellow
• Wendy Stevens (Portland State University), Doctoral Evaluation Fellow
• Marie Wilson (Portland State University), Doctoral Evaluation Fellow
• Karen Koski (University of Northern Colorado), Doctoral Evaluation Fellow
• Lisa Flowers (University of Montana), Doctoral Evaluation Fellow

For more information regarding the evaluation component contact Joan LaFrance at joanlafrance1@msn.com

To request a copy of evaluation reports contact Annelise Carleton Hug at annelise@montana.edu