Educational leadership preparation programs are currently engaged in formative and summative evaluation of their candidates and graduates for a variety of purposes and uses. These include:

• Provide relevant and timely information on graduates and alumni outcomes to ascertain program effectiveness
• Compare groups of graduates’ experiences to determine benefits of program differences
• Compare program features and delivery type with other programs regionally and nationally for benchmarking
• Identify areas for program and course improvement
• Make the case for program resources and support
• Research the relationship between program design and delivery, graduate outcomes, and school improvement work

To facilitate planning and data collection, UCEA has developed a formative and summative evaluation planner-Developing Evaluation Evidence.  The planner is organized according to how program inputs and outcomes have been conceptualized and validated in the evaluation research on leadership preparation programs.   

The Planner Resources

• Evaluation Planning Map
• Prorgram Evaluation Template and example