National Writing Project

Site Profile System

PLEASE NOTE

Before the end of your invitational summer institute, be sure to read the information below on capturing key data about summer fellows.

Overview

On an annual basis, each National Writing Project site is required to submit leadership and program data using the NWP site profile system. The data requested include information about the site's service area, its leadership and teacher-consultant pool, and its programs and activities.

Changes in Data Collection

Later this summer the site profile system will be available for sites to enter data about programs and activities held from September 1, 2008, through August 31, 2009. If you have reported data in the past, you will see that NWP has made some changes in the way data about site programs are reported. The purpose of the changes is to ensure the collection of the most accurate and complete data about local site work.

Programs and Activities

Programs have been broken down into two layers of data: activities and programs. These terms are defined in the site profile system as follows:

  • An activity is a discrete event; it may be one day, or occur over multiple days, but it should be viewed and reported as a single offering by the site. One or more activities make up a program. The data collected about activities include, but are not limited to, dates, hours, and participants.

  • A program is an activity or series of related activities that are offered under the auspices of the site, i.e., designed, planned, implemented, and evaluated by the site. Activities that are funded by or contracted with other organizations may be included, as long as they are sponsored by the site. The site profile system treats programs as a means to organize site activities.
Detailed Information About Participants

Sites will be asked to provide more detailed information about participants than in previous years. For all activities—including the invitational summer institute—sites will be asked to select the schools, districts, or higher education institutions represented by participants, and to report the number of participants (e.g., K–12 teachers, administrators) from each institution.

What Next?

The online system will open for data entry later this summer. Sites will be notified via Site Bulletin when the system is available.

  • Download the ISI Activity Worksheet (PDF | Word) to record information about your summer institute fellows in preparation for data entry in the online system.
  • Download the Continuity, Inservice, and Youth, Family, and Community Activity Worksheet (PDF | Word) to prepare for data entry in the online system.

Questions

For more information, contact Miriam Neidhardt at siteprofile@nwp.org or 503-719-7974.

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