Evaluation Data Solutions, LLC
Research-based, evaluation services
Evaluation Data Solutions has demonstrated experience working with local, state, and federal government agencies for more than a decade. Below are just a few examples of contractual work in the last five years.
Ohio Leadership, Equity, Advocacy, Development, & Support (OhioLEADS)
EDS evaluates all eight levels of the program – national, state, regional, district, schools, teachers, families, and students. EDS coordinates the transfer of state, teacher and student data for program impact, and the development of alternative outcome measures.
Reference #: CFDA #84.310A
Performance Period: 2023-2027
Grantee: The Ohio State University
Project: Improve family engagement in schools state-wide
Community Health Workers for COVID Response and Resilient Communities (CCR)
EDS leads the evaluation for Component C of the CDC grant. Ohio’s Component C demonstration project was to further develop a tool potentially to transform how Community Health Workers (CHWs) along with other stakeholders, such as, HUBs, Care Coordinating Agencies (CCAs) and Local Health Departments (LHDs) work together using better data to make localized decisions with their communities
Reference #: CDC-RFA-DP21-2109
Performance Period: 2021-2023
Grantee: Ohio Department of Health
Project: Implement Equity Mapping Tool (EMT) statewide
Hybrid Autonomous Manufacturing, Moving Evolution to Revolution (HAMMER)
EDS’s role as an external evaluator is to evaluate program implementation and impact, assessing the effectiveness of three of the four facets of ERCs: diversity and culture of inclusion; education and workforce development; and innovative ecosystem. EDS works with project personnel to use data to inform the center's strategic plan.
Reference #: NSF 20‐553 Gen‐4 Engineering Research Centers
Performance Period: 2022-2026
Grantee: The Ohio State University
Project: Create an Engineering Research Center, automation in manufacturing
Helping English Learners & Partners Excel with Research-based Practices and Support (HELPERS)
EDS leads the outcome evaluation assessing how teacher professional development improves teacher and student outcomes. EDS made evaluation design modifications given the limitations in data collection brought on by the Coronavirus pandemic.
Reference #: US Dept. of Ed CFDA T365Z210058
Performance Period: 2021-2026
Grantee: The Ohio State University
Project: Teacher licensure and PD for ELL instruction
The Kresge Foundation Grant
EDS leads the annual, nation-wide survey of graduating high school students post-secondary decisions survey, which focuses on understanding the supports students received in helping them to decide what they will do post-high school. EDS also provides technical support to National and state fellows who are expected to design and deploy their own, school-based research.
Reference #: The Kresge Foundation
Performance Period: 2022-2023
Grantee: San Diego State University
Project: College persistence and completion