if they completed all of their logs by the end of each month. All of our RISE/Up instructors participated and monitored their weekly intervention groups through logs.
Description of Teacher Surveys A survey was sent out to the 14 RISE/Up teachers who opted to participate in the survey and 36 comparison teachers via email. All RISE/Up teachers and 18 comparison teachers completed the survey. Teachers who completed the survey were given a $25 Amazon gift card as an incentive. Questions ranged from demographics and background education information to more specifc intervention experience and professional development. Description of Principal Interviews LXD Research conducted interviews with administrators from treatment campuses. All of our principals had previous teaching experience, and their knowledge of educator sentiments provided us with insights that informed our teacher logs, site visits, and teacher surveys. Like the teachers we interviewed, principals held an overall positive view of RISE/Up. They felt that the program was a helpful resource to incorporate into their school community, teachers were well-trained and supported, and students remained engaged throughout interventions. Program improvement suggestions from administrators appear later in this report. Description of Teacher Observations LXD Research completed site visits in early March for both RISE/Up and comparison classrooms. Two researchers visited 5 RISE/Up schools where they observed 6 teachers using the program with their students. The two researchers also visited 2 comparison schools where they observed 2 teachers using other Tier 2 interventions such as Fountas and Pinnell’s Leveled Literacy Intervention. The site observations allowed LXD Research to witness the program in action, see how the students and teachers were using and responding to it, as well as hear from teachers directly about the positives and challenges of implementing the program. A summary of the observations were shared with the district and Scholastic in a separate report.
Analytical Approach
Time Period of Analysis Interviews with district leadership, conversations with educators during site visits, and analysis of teacher surveys showed that student learning during the fall semester was disrupted multiple times.
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