Program Evaluation

Advancing equitable educational outcomes through high-quality evaluation

With over 30 years of experience designing and implementing top-quality evaluations, we are uniquely positioned to partner with schools, districts, community-based nonprofits, higher education institutions, departments of education, and offices of higher education to inform decision-making and advance learning.

We translate the latest research into practice and infuse evaluation findings with research by not only measuring program outcomes, but also offering practical, actionable, evidence-based recommendations.

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Our evaluations are...

Customized
Collaborative
Relational
Responsive
Informed by evidence and research
Innovative
Timely
Impactful

Our methodologies and approaches...

Formative Evaluation
Summative Evaluation
Impact Evaluation
Needs Assessment
Culturally-Responsive Evaluation
Participatory Evaluation
Mixed Methods

Our areas of expertise include...

PreK-12, Undergraduate, and Graduate Education
Educational Equity
Teacher Recruitment, Retention, Diversification
Ethnic Studies
Mental Health
External evaluation of federal and state grants

Our evaluation coaching and capacity building services will help you...

Articulate and prioritize your organization or program’s evaluation needs
Understand and follow best practices in program evaluation
Use your evaluation results to make high-impact, data-informed decisions
Develop practices, systems, and infrastructure to conduct high-quality internal evaluations, led by your own staff

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Program Evaluation

Gathering and translating data into actionable recommendations for educators, higher ed leaders, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and community partners.

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Program Evaluation

Our program evaluation services will help you...

Articulate and prioritize your needs
Gather data efficiently and ethically, so findings are relevant to you and your partners
Turn qualitative and quantitative data into actionable insights to strengthen your programs and outcomes
Develop clear recommendations to enhance your mission and drive continuous improvement
Build your team's evaluation capacity

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Example of services offered

Custom surveys

Tailored surveys to get the insights you need.

Custom surveys are tailored tools designed to collect specific information based on an organization’s unique needs and goals. They provide valuable insights that support data-driven decision-making, program evaluation, and continuous improvement. Partnering with experts like CAREI ensures surveys are well-designed and deliver meaningful results to guide strategic planning.

A survey with various boxes checked and a pen

Focus groups

Interviews

Case Studies

Logic Models/Theories of Change

Literature Reviews

Evaluation Capacity Building

Data Analysis

The CAREI team has an amazing ability to merge astute technical expertise with a deeply human-centered lens. In our projects together over the years, CAREI has brought expertise with surveys, assessments, qualitative interviewing, and statistical analysis. At the same time, they've led with listening and humility—consistently mindful of the perspectives of and implications for students, families, and educators.
—Lars Esdal, Executive Director of Education Evolving

The CAREI team is brilliant to work with. Their researchers’ breadth of experience and thoughtfulness allows them to seamlessly integrate into any project and guide the translation of ideas into action. The mixed-methods approach developed by CAREI was perfectly suited to the task, and their analysis was insightful and immediately relevant to policymaking needs.
—Jacob (Coby) Oertel, University of Minnesota Center for Race, Indegeneity, Disability, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The CAREI team has an amazing ability to merge astute technical expertise with a deeply human-centered lens. In our projects together over the years, CAREI has brought expertise with surveys, assessments, qualitative interviewing, and statistical analysis. At the same time, they've led with listening and humility—consistently mindful of the perspectives of and implications for students, families, and educators.
—Lars Esdal, Executive Director of Education Evolving

The CAREI team is brilliant to work with. Their researchers’ breadth of experience and thoughtfulness allows them to seamlessly integrate into any project and guide the translation of ideas into action. The mixed-methods approach developed by CAREI was perfectly suited to the task, and their analysis was insightful and immediately relevant to policymaking needs.
—Jacob (Coby) Oertel, University of Minnesota Center for Race, Indegeneity, Disability, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The CAREI team has an amazing ability to merge astute technical expertise with a deeply human-centered lens. In our projects together over the years, CAREI has brought expertise with surveys, assessments, qualitative interviewing, and statistical analysis. At the same time, they've led with listening and humility—consistently mindful of the perspectives of and implications for students, families, and educators.
—Lars Esdal, Executive Director of Education Evolving

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Meet our experts

Kim Gulbrandson Kim Gulbrandson

Associate Director of Effective Practices and Evaluation
612-625-1209
kgulbra@umn.edu

Kim Gulbrandson, Ph.D., is the Associate Director of Effective Practices and Evaluation at CAREI. Her role spans the Literacy, MTSS and Research Cores, and she supports evaluation endeavors.

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Molly Illes Molly Illes

Research Associate
612-626-7114
milles@umn.edu

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Sara Kemper Sara Kemper

Research Associate
612-624-7235
skemper@umn.edu

Sara Kemper, Ph.D., is a former 5th grade teacher who is passionate about reimagining schools to foster high-quality and equitable learning environments.

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Josh Royes Josh Royes

Research Associate
612-625-2817
jroyes@umn.edu

Josh Royes’ background includes more than 8 years of professional experience working as a statistician, data scientist, and organizational consultant.

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