Project:  Policy development for the Virginia Board of Education

• Developed Guidelines Concerning Student Drug Testing in Virginia Schools .  Adopted by State Board of Education June 2004.
• Developed Student Conduct Policy Guidelines
• Both projects involved working with a broadly representative advisory panel and in response to legislative directives to develop policy.  Developed policy language to guide local implementation in a manner consistent with federal, state, and case law.

Project:  Development of the Annual Discipline, Crime, and Violence Report, 2002-03.  

• Developed narrative content for annual report on discipline, crime, and violence in Virginia schools, based 2002-03 data.

Project: Rural Adoptive Family Initiative (RAFI), 2003-2008

• External evaluator for a federally-funded rural adoptive family recruitment project awarded the Virginia Department of Social Services.

Project: Governor's KIDsafe Virginia Initiative, 2002-2003

• Developed of KIDsafe Virginia elementary personal safety curriculum, high school crime prevention curriculum and guides for parents of elementary and high school students.
• Comprehensive evaluation of multi-component, statewide KIDsafe Virginia initiative.

Project: Governor's Office for Substance Abuse Prevention Annual Report, 2002, 2003 and 2004

• Developed the GOSAP Annual report to the Virginia General Assembly.

Project: School Safety Technical Assistance Guide, 2002

• Developed Fostering School-Law Enforcement Partnerships, a technical assistance guide developed for the National Resource Center for Safe Schools for the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Juvenile Justice and Crime Prevention (2002). Guide available online at www.safetyzone.org

Project: Study of Comprehensive Services Act Families and Youth, 2002

• Studied families and youth served by Virginia's Comprehensive Services Act in the Central Shenandoah Planning District, profiling client characteristics, services provided and related costs.

Project: Quality Improvement Center for Adoptions, 2001-2006

• External evaluator for a five year, $2.5 million national demonstration project funded by the Children's Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded to the United Methodist Family Services of Virginia.
• Conducted Virginia adoption needs assessment.
• Lead collaborative QICA Evaluation Team.

Project: Adoptive Family Preservation, 2002-2003

• External evaluator for statewide post-adoption service delivery system managed by United Methodist Family Services and funded through the Virginia Department of Social Services

Project: Connecting Families Through Adoption, 2002-2003

• External evaluator for federal demonstration project funded by the Children's Bureau and operated by United Methodist Family Services. Project prepares foster families to adopt special needs children.

Project: CLASS ACTION: Teens and the Law

• External evaluator for CLASS ACTION, a state-wide law-related education program sponsored by the Office of the Attorney General (1999-2002).

Project:   Directed the Virginia Effective Practices Project (VEPP), based at James Madison University (a collaborative initiative with the Virginia Department of Education) - 1998-2001.

• Provided leadership in the implementation of a unique statewide project designed to build the capacity of coordinators of local youth violence and substance abuse prevention programs to plan and evaluate their programs in accordance with principles of effectiveness.

Project:   Evaluation of Virginia Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities     Programs - (Annual 1995-2004).

• Developed a system for evaluating and monitoring Safe and Drug-Free Schools programs in local school divisions and those conducted by the Department of Education.
• Developed system of data collection including revision of application form, application review process, and development of evaluation reports for local school divisions.
• Designed and maintain database of local school division Safe and Drug-Free Schools programs.
• Analyzed data and prepared various reports to U.S. Department of Education and for public release.

Project:   Governor's Plan for a Safe and Drug-Free Virginia - 1996

• Completed statewide needs assessment related to youth violence and substance abuse; involved review of the research literature, analysis of archival data, and interviews with key state-level policy makers.
• Developed plan which included vision statements, measurable goals and objectives, and specific strategies to be undertaken by various state agencies.
• Produced 70-page policy analysis published as a Background Report in addition to 12-page Plan which was broadly disseminated statewide.

Project:   Governor's Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Programs - 1996-97; 1997-98; 1998-99; 1999-2000; 2002-2003.

• Developed statewide comprehensive evaluation design for the Virginia School Resource Officer Program (1999)
• Consulted on an ongoing basis with the Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities in development of youth drug and violence prevention and school safety initiatives.
• Developed a system for evaluating and monitoring achievement of goals and objectives of the Governor's Plan for a Safe and Drug-Free Virginia. 
• Developed a system of data collection including revised Requests for Proposals, revised proposal review process, and developed evaluation reports for Governor's grantees. 
• Designed and maintain database of Virginia Governor's Programs.
• Analyzed data and prepared various reports to U.S. Department of Education and for public release.
• Completed an analysis with recommendations of data needs related to determining the prevalence of youth risk behaviors and school crime and violence.  

Project: National School Resource Officer Training Curriculum - 1999

• Developed modules for national training curriculum to be used with COPS in schools grantees nationwide.  Services were provided to the National School Safety Center, Westlake Village, CA under contract from the U.S. Department of Justice, Community Oriented Policing Office

Project:   Evaluation of Abuse and Neglect of Children with Disabilities: A
School-Based Prevention and Intervention Project - 1998-2001.

• Conducted comprehensive evaluation of 3-year U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Child Abuse and Neglect, Demonstration Project involving curriculum development, interagency training, development of community response teams, and development of resource directories.
• Develop all evaluation instruments; collect data; analyze and interpret data; complete quarterly reports and annual comprehensive evaluation reports.

Project: Evaluation of Youth Gang Prevention Project

• Comprehensive evaluation of this 3-year, General Assembly-funded project which includes regional gang prevention seminars and community-based projects in multiple sites. 
• Develop all evaluation instruments; consult with site coordinators to design and develop methods to collect implementation and impact data. 
• Analysis and interpretation of data; completion of interim reports and annual comprehensive reports.

Project: Evaluation of Crisis Management in Schools Project

• Comprehensive evaluation of regional seminars on crisis management in schools including development of evaluation instrument, data analysis and interpretation, and preparation of report.
• Mail survey of school administrators to determine status and needs of schools related to preparation for management of crises; data analysis and interpretation, and preparation of report.

Project:   Assessment of the Needs of Women - 1999.

• Assisted Richmond Human Services Commission with determining the best methodology for the collection of archival data, recommended potential data sources and provided guidance and direction in construction and analysis of those data.
• Organizied relevant archival data and preparing data displays for use in policy developing and grant preparation and developing resource directory.

Project: State Prevention Needs Assessment – 1998-2001

• Developed in collaboration with CSR, Inc. a successful proposal to the U.S. Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) for the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services to conduct a comprehensive prevention needs assessment including a statewide student survey, compilation and analysis of social indicator data, and an inventory of prevention resources statewide. Project commenced October 1998.

Project:   Evaluation of CLASS ACTION: Virginia Teens and the Law  - 1996-97, 1997-98, 1998-99, 1999-2000, 2000-2001.

• Consulted in the development of a law-related education program in which uniformed law enforcement personnel conduct lessons with middle and high school students which focus on their rights and responsibilities under Virginia law; a parent education component has been implemented in 1998-99.
• Designed and conducted evaluation of the program in its statewide implementation.  The multi-component evaluation involved surveys of instructors and of classroom teachers and pre- and post-testing of over 35,000 Virginia middle and high school students.

Project:   Evaluation of Communities in Schools of Chesterfield, 1996-2001.

• Evaluation of grant-funded program operating in multiple schools in Chesterfield and involving mentoring, youth leadership development activities, and student assistance services.
• Conducted comprehensive analysis and interpretation of data; refined data collection instruments, and developed recommendations for improvement of program and its evaluation.

Project:   Study of early reading interventions in Richmond area schools - 1997

Metropolitan Educational Research Consortium (MERC),
Virginia Commonwealth University

• Conducted study of early reading interventions with at-risk primary students in Richmond area schools.
• Produced a report and an Annotated Bibliography with recommendations for practice.
• Conducted Research Seminar.

Project:   Evaluation of Roanoke County Public Schools Student Assistance     Program - 1996

• Designed and conducted a comprehensive evaluation of a school division-wide drug prevention/ intervention program.  The evaluation resulted in program modifications and additional staff being assigned to the program.

Project:   Evaluation of Developmental Disabilities Programs - 1996-97

• Served as Evaluation Consultant on 1) Interdisciplinary Leadership Education Program in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities at MCV; 2) Crisis Care Program for children from drug/alcohol-involved families operating in 4 Virginia localities; and 3) a Person-Centered Planning training program for families of persons with disabilities in 3 Virginia localities.