My favorite work is helping organizations that are just beginning their data journey.
These organizations know that evaluation is important, but they are not always sure where to begin. Structured Solutions works with them to become:
- Skilled at collecting and using data to drive improvement,
- Organized and intentional about how data gets collected and used across teams, and
- Able to powerfully tell their story through comprehensive needs assessments and evaluation.
Here's what former clients had to say:
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"With Amanda's guidance, we were able to look closely at our program data, identify key research and gather persuasive evidence that supports the impact of our program, and develop a programmatic logic model that clearly articulates our goals, objectives, and how we help our school partners increase family engagement and student success. We were able to qualify for an ESSA evidence-based intervention tier that matched our goals and ultimately led to a board-approved annual contract that exceeded our expectations. Structured Solutions helped us cross a partnership threshold that will make a difference for our team, and the students we're now able to serve, for years to come." - Matt Barinholtz, Founder
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"Structured Solutions evaluated a project that aimed at improving the transition of children from preschool to formal school (prekindergarten and kindergarten). Amanda was extremely thorough, responsive, and went above and beyond her scope to ensure that the project and evaluation went smoothly. We appreciated her professionalism and ability to help us think through the practical ways to improve the effort and system." -Liz Tung, Former Program Director of School Readiness
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“Structured Solutions LLC has been a valued partner and program evaluator for the Engagement department for Baltimore City Public Schools by developing systems for an administrative evaluation of our partnerships and volunteers programs. Amanda is an absolute pleasure to work with. She is collaborative in her approach and dedicated to setting goals and objectives to meet the desired results... Her analysis and recommendations helped to inform our decisions around resource allocation and capacity building activities as we worked to refine the focus of our partnerships and volunteers strategy. I continue to appreciate her thought partnership and strongly recommend her consulting services.” - Monique Simms, Partnerships and Volunteers Manager
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"Amanda has helped me develop the capacity of a school-based family engagement team at Franklin MS in Greeley, CO. Amanda put together a beautiful family engagement tracker for us during a stressful time at the school due to COVID. Upon reflecting on Amanda's tool, one of the team members commented, "We are no longer guessing." Thanks to the clarity she provided, the team is now presenting their recommendations to the staff on how to improve conferences in the spring." - Scott Filippini, Colorado Statewide Parent Coalition, on behalf of Greeley-Evans School District 6
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Here is what you can get out of working with Structured Solutions:
Build Your Evaluation Capacity
- Help everyone on your team understand and use data for monitoring and improvement of services provided.
Create a Culture of Data
- Establish systems for data collection and reporting that are easy to use and manage.
- Foster a team dynamic that encourages and supports the use of data in progress monitoring and decision-making.
Measure Your Impact
- Leverage the data you already have to gain new insights about your community and work.
- Measure your impact on the students, families, and communities you serve.
- Tell the story of the services you provide and demonstrate your impact on your clients' lives.
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