LIVING IN THE AGE OF ACCOUNTABILITY

Inverness Research AssociatesNWP Annual Meeting 2006

A POP QUIZ!

The scale of the NWP

Longevity and growth of the network

Local site programs

NWP’s funding model

Value of programs for teachers

The scale of the NWP

Percent counties

There are 3,220 counties in the U.S. What percentage of them are in the virtual service

area of the NWP network?

• 43%

• 63%

• 83%

63% of U.S. counties are in the virtual service area of NWP sites.

Number of programs

How many programs does the NWP offer in one year?

• 1,300

• 4,300

• 7,300

The NWP conducted 7,298 programs in 2004-05. This is 427 more than the year

before.Total number of programs offered by the network

5,516

6,1176,482

6,8717,298

0

2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

2000 - 2001 2001 - 2002 2002 - 2003 2003 - 2004 2004 - 2005

Individual teachers served

How many individual teachers are served by the NWP in one year?

• 65,000

• 95,000

• 125,000

About 95,000 INDIVIDUAL TEACHERS were served in 2004-05.

• This was 8,000 more than the year before.

• Many of these teachers participate in more than one program.

# Institute Partic - 2005

How many teachers participated in NWP invitational institutes during the summer of 2005?

• 1,142

• 2,142

• 3,142

3,142 teachers attended 211 invitational institutes during the summer of 2005.

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2,000

4,000

6,000

8,000

10,000

12,000

14,000

16,000

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Proportion of nation’s teaching force

What proportion of the nation’s teaching force is served by NWP programs in a year?

• 1 in 35

• 1 in 55

• 1 in 75

About 1 in 35, or 2.9% of the entire teaching force, is served each year.

• Of those teachers who are directly responsible for teaching writing, an estimated 1 out of 8 is served.

Longevity and growth of the network

How many sites older than 10 yrs

How many sites are more than 10 years old?

• 17%

• 37%

• 57%

57% of sites (107) are more than 10 years old. 19% are 25 years or older.

Sites from one to five years

old25%

Sites from six to ten years

old14%

Sites from eleven to

fifteen years old10%

Sites more than fifteen years old

47%

Brand new sites4%

# Sites added in 5 years

How many new sites have been added to the NWP in the past five years?

• 28

• 38

• 48

48 new sites have joined the NWP since 2001.

NWP sites 1994-2006

-5

15

35

55

75

95

115

135

155

175

195

1994-95 1995-96 1996-97 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06

existing sites

new sites

Local site programs

During first five years of a site’s life

During the first five years of a site’s life, how does its capacity to provide hours of

programming grow?

• it stays the same

• it doubles

• it triples

Average participant contact hours triple over the first five years for new sites.

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3,000

6,000

9,000

12,000

1st year ofsite

2nd 3rd 4th 5th

3,012

9,310

Technology at institutes

What proportion of all 211 invitational institutes in 2005 included some focus on

using technology for the teaching of writing?

• 60%

• 80%

• 100%

80% of invitational institutes included uses of technology.

• 25% of continuity programs• 15% of inservice programs

NWP’s funding model

Proportion of budget - NWP

What proportion of the average site’s budget comes from the NWP grant of federal funds?

• 12%

• 28%

• 40%

28% of the average site’s budget comes from the NWP grant.

NWP grant28%

University25%

School support

25%

State funding8%

Other sources

14%

Value of programs for teachers

Percent institute part say NWP institute better

How many institute participants say that NWP programs are better than other professional

development?

• 80%

• 90%

• 97%

97% say NWP institutes are better. This result has been consistent for 6 years.

0%

25%

50%

75%

100%

"Much better" 83.9%

"Better" 12.9%

Percent institute part say teaching did improve

How many teachers say that what they learn in NWP institutes helps them improve their

teaching?

• 76%

• 86%

• 96%

96% of Institute participants say they gain knowledge and skills for teaching writing.

85%

89%

89%

89%

93%

96%

Ability to help students meetstandards

Motivation to seek moreprofessional development

Ability to teach students ofdiverse backgrounds

Ways to assess students’ workand plan teaching

Up-to-date research andpractice

Concrete teaching strategies

Congratulations!

• For doing the local work• For reporting the data that create

the national picture