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Model School and District Grants Initiative

The foundation provided grants to help improve schools in several Washington state communities. The evaluations below assess the impact of our grantmaking on student achievement and school and district reform.


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Most of the reports described below were written by researchers from Fouts & Associates, the primary evaluator of the foundation’s Washington state education grants programs.

Washington State Model Districts Initiative, Year 1 Evaluation Report
Baker, Duane B., Candace A. Gratama, Jeffrey T. Fouts, Fouts & Associates, LLC
November 2006
(258 KB PDF)
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Model School Initiative Grant: Cohort 1 Year 5 Follow-Up
Shirley C. Riley, Fouts & Associates, LLC
December 2005
(114 KB PDF)

Model Districts Initiative, 2000-2005
Jeffrey T. Fouts and Duane B. Baker, Fouts & Associates, LLC
December 2005
(500 KB PDF)




Exploring Assignments, Student Work, and Teacher Feedback in Reforming Schools: 2002-03 Data from Washington State
American Institutes for Research and SRI International
January 2004
(733 KB PDF)




A Decade of Reform: A Summary of Research Findings on Classroom, School, and District Effectiveness in Washington State
Jeffrey T. Fouts, Washington School Research Center
Research Report #3.
April 2003
(542 KB PDF)


The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Model School Initiative
Cohort 1: Year 3 Summary Report
Shirley C. Riley and Jeffrey T. Fouts, Fouts & Associates, L.L.C.
December 2003
(435 KB PDF)

Constructivist Teaching and Student Achievement: The Results of a School-level Classroom Observation Study in Washington
Martin L. Abbott and Jeffrey T. Fouts, Washington School Research Center
February 2003
(289 KB PDF)



Classroom Instruction in Gates Grantee Schools: A Baseline Report
Jeffrey T. Fouts, Carol Brown, and Gayle Y. Thieman, Fouts & Associates, L.L.C.
September 2002
(3.0 MB PDF)

Online Classroom Assessment Project: Evaluation Report #1
Carol J. Brown, Fouts & Associates, L.L.C.
July 2002
(381 KB PDF)



The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Model District Initiative: Year 1 Evaluation Results
Jeffrey T. Fouts, Duane B. Baker, Shirley C. Riley, Martin L. Abbott, and Heather L. Robinson, Fouts & Associates, L.L.C., Washington School Research Center
October 2001
(1.7 MB PDF)

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Model School Initiative: Year 1 Evaluation Results
Jeffrey T. Fouts, Duane B. Baker, Shirley C. Riley, Martin L. Abbott, Heather L. Robinson, Fouts & Associates, L.L.C., Washington School Research Center
October 2001
(1.2 MB PDF)

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