Expert Grant Evaluation

In addition to working directly with school systems to provide multi-dimensional organization assessments, MDED also works with a number of school districts and organizations providing evaluation and assessment services for grant efforts studying the impact of interventions or programs. We have worked on a great number of grants during the past decade, and are active and respected for our efforts within federally and state funded research initiatives. To follow is a short list of the projects we have recently evaluated, directed or heavily supported in a consultant role. If you are interested in working with MDED on your next grant effort, please give us a call today!

Grants Researched By Our Partners

NSF ESCAPE GRANT

Funded in 2013 the NSF Equitable Science Curriculum Integrating Arts in Public Education (ESCAPE) is a Math and Science Partnership professional development program that addresses deficits in science learning among elementary students in six high need Southern California School Districts. This grant provides over 6.5 million dollars for the development of resources and research to determine the impact of implementation.
Evaluators Corrigan and Grove

DRIVE 4 ARTS

The Developing Rigorous Integrated Visual and Performing Arts Education for Arts Resurgence and Teacher Sustainability (DRIVE 4 ARTS) program focuses on integrating Visual and Performing Arts in K-12 classrooms throughout several school districts in Central California. This project provides over 2.5 million dollars in professional development and research funding.
Evaluators Corrigan and Grove

Improving Teacher Quality

Funded in 2010 in collaboration with University of California, Irvine and San Diego Unified School District to study the impact on an Arts Intervention on the improvement of literacy and science student achievement. This project was funded for 1 million through the California Post-Secondary Education Commission.
Evaluators Corrigan and Grove

Model Arts Development and Dissemination

Funded in 2010 in collaboration with University of California, Irvine and San Diego Unified School District to study the impact on an Arts Intervention on the improvement of literacy in kindergarten through 2nd grade. This project was funded for 1 million through the United States Department of Education.
Evaluators Corrigan and Grove

Teaching American History

Funded in 2010 in collaboration with the Lake Elsinore School District and University of California Irvine, History Project were awarded $948,000 to study the effects of professional development on the teaching of American History in 8th and 11th grades in several school districts in Riverside County, California.
Evaluators Corrigan and Grove

Teaching American History

Funded in 2010 in collaboration with the Orange County Department of Education and the University of California, History Project were awarded $926,000 to study the effects of professional development on the teaching of American History in alternative education settings.
Evaluators Corrigan and Grove

NSF Grant

In collaboration with NASA and NSF, in Spring ’07 we were awarded $800,000 to work with low income children and minority children and focus on the effects of science curriculum in youth centers and the relationships to developing inquiry skills/ academic achievement, titled Communities Educating Tomorrow’s Scientists (COMETS).
Co-Investigator Corrigan

Teaching American History

Funded in 2007 in collaboration with the Orange Unified School District and the University of California, Special Projects were awarded $936,000 to study the effects of professional development on the teaching of American History in 8th and 11th grades in Orange County California Public Schools.
Evaluator Grove

Partnerships in Character Education Grant

In collaboration with the Ohio Department of Education, in July 2006 we were awarded $2.37 million from the U.S. Department of Education to longitudinally study (4 years) character development and academic achievement of middle school students.
Evaluators Corrigan and Grove

Partnerships in Character Education Grant

Funded in 2006 in collaboration with the Orange County Department of Education and the Institute for Character Education continues it work in providing professional development to teachers for the integration of character education into the state adopted standards. The grant was funded for 1.95 million.
Evaluators Grove and Schneider

Partnerships in Character Education Grant

In collaboration with the Guilford County Schools in Greensboro, North Carolina, in July 2006 we were awarded $1.6 million from the U.S. Department of Education to longitudinally study character development in relation to academic achievement of middle school students for 4 years.
Evaluators Corrigan and Grove, Director Vincent

Partnerships in Character Education Grant

In collaboration with the West Virginia Department of Education, in July 2005 we were awarded $1.87 million Investigator (Co-Author) from the U.S. Department of Education to longitudinally study K-12 students over four years. Measuring effective ways to develop character in youth, the grant funds the continuation of my research into the impact of interpersonal community engagement.
Evaluator Corrigan

Improving Teacher Quality

Funded in 2005 in collaboration with the California Partnership in Education, Santa Ana Unified School District, and University of California, Special Projects we were funded $1.1 million to study literacy in the history classroom. This program trained middle school history teacher to integrate literacy strategies into the history curriculum.
Evaluator Grove

Byrne Grant Recipient

Received $134,000 in Federal funding from June 2000 to July, 2002 through the Department of Justice-Juvenile Division. The grants assisted in implementing programs that researched the relationship between a youth’s disconnection to community and deviant behavior (see www.neighborsday.org).
Evaluation and Management Corrigan

Partnerships in Character Education Grant

Funded in 2002 in collaboration with the Orange County Department of Education the Institute for Character Education was developed to provide professional development to teachers for the integration of character education into the state adopted standards. The grant was funded for $1.65 million.
Evaluator Grove

Partnerships in Character Education Grant

2002. Charlotte/Mecklenburg Character Education Grant –Co-author and lead facilitator. In collaboration with Charlotte/Mecklenburg Schools in Charlotte, NC, I authored a 2.1 million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Education – Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools to longitudinally study how 25 schools worked to develop their own character education program based on their measured social and academic needs.
Consultant Vincent

Partnerships in Character Education Grant 1995

In collaboration with North Carolina Character Education Grant – Co-author and trainer. In collaboration with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, I co-authored a 750,000 dollar grant grant from the U.S. Department Education – Office of Safe and Drug Free Schools to develop curriculum resources and to help address character education within the “ethos” or life of the schools.
Consultant Vincent