S. W. E. E. T.
School Social Work Effectiveness
Evaluation Tool
Laura Richard, ABD, LCSW
Louisiana State University
2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and
Development
4/13/2015
• School Choice
• ESEA waiver—PLAN, SCORE, ACT
• Teacher Evaluations
• 50% student growth measures (Value-Added Model)
• 50% Professional Practice Measures (Observations)
• 4 domains:
•
•
•
•
Planning and Preparation
Classroom Environment
Instruction
Professional Responsibilities
Louisiana Education
Reform
2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and
Development
4/13/2015
• History of Louisiana school social work
• 3 year project
• Year 1
• Survey
• Focus groups
• Preliminary evaluation developed
Background
2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and
Development
4/13/2015
• Year 2
• Job description and model of practice
• School Social Work public relations
• Pilot of evaluation tool
Background
2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and
Development
4/13/2015
Social
Inequalities
Mental
Health
Systemic
Climate
• Supervision
• MacroPractice
Community
Peers
Accountability
and Data-Based
DecisionMaking
Advocacy
Home
Family, Staff,
and Community
Collaboration
Cultural
Competency
Classroom
• Evaluation
• MicroPractice
2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and
Development
Legislation
Political
Climate
Environment
4/13/2015
• Year 3
• Pilot of database in 3-5 school districts
or 1-2 regions of state
• Finalize rubric for evaluation
guidelines
• Determine appropriate statistics
• Statewide supervision hierarchy
Background
2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and
Development
4/13/2015
State Supervisor
of Social Work in
Schools
Regional
School
Social Work
Liaisons
Regional
School
Social Work
Liaisons
Regional
School
Social Work
Liaisons
Regional
School
Social Work
Liaisons
Regional
School
Social Work
Liaisons
Regional
School
Social Work
Liaisons
Regional
School
Social Work
Liaisons
Regional
School
Social Work
Liaisons
71 District School Social Work
Supervisors
District School
Social Work
Supervisors
Individual
School Social
Workers
Supervision Hierarchy
2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and
Development
4/13/2015
• Stage of development
• Preview of database
http://leads4stg.doe.louisiana.gov/PTL
• Sample graphs
• Reports
Database
2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and
Development
4/13/2015
Graph
2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and
Development
4/13/2015
• Louisiana Teacher Assessment Rubric
• http://www.louisianaschools.net/lde/uploads/19579.pdf
• Determining effectiveness
• Hierarchical Linear Modeling
• Other information
• Relationships
Evaluating School Social
Workers
2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and
Development
4/13/2015
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Prior achievement
Gifted, 504, or disability status
Attendance
Free and reduced meal eligibility
Limited English proficiency
Prior discipline history
Classroom composition variables
Independent Variables
2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and
Development
4/13/2015
• ABCs
• Attendance
• Behavior
• Curriculum
Dependent Variables
2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and
Development
4/13/2015
• Training
• Student needs identification
• First picture of school social work formed
Implications
2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and
Development
4/13/2015
????
Questions??
2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and
Development
4/13/2015
Laura Richard, LCSW
Louisiana State University
lrich42@tigers.lsu.edu
Contact Info
2012 LSU School of Social Work Office of Social Service Research and
Development
4/13/2015