Evaluation Methods

Our Impact

Evaluation Methods

Heads Up uses an array of tools to monitor program effectiveness. These data sources help us to develop class groupings, determine if a student is meeting identified goals and assess progress across the entire student population.

Heads Up analyzes:

Standardized test scores — including the D.C. Comprehensive Assessment System (DC-CAS) and Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS).
D.C. public school report cards.
Data from No Child Left Behind.
Results from surveys of tutors, parents and teachers.