TFA i3 scale-up implementation study with two components: goal-attainment analysis and program-model fidelity analysis¶

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Evidence · 3 claims (2 for, 1 mixed) · 1 study (1 design), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 3 claims rest on one study

Description¶

The implementation study of TFA's i3 scale-up comprised two components: an analysis of whether TFA met its scale-up goals during the early years of the grant, and an analysis of whether it maintained fidelity to key aspects of its program model as it scaled program activities. The study examined "TFA's scale-up efforts during the first two years of the grant" and produced the goal-attainment and fidelity findings reported in the publication.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Examines the first two years of the i3 scale-up grant period

Constraints¶

• Covers only the first two years of the grant, not the full scale-up period

Target Learners¶

• TFA corps members teaching in partner schools

Target Learning Goals¶

• Increasing the number of effective teachers in high-need schools

Claims¶

• Under the i3 scale-up grant, TFA planned to grow its corps by 80 percent and aimed for a majority of its teachers to be rated highly effective by the 2014-2015 school year [+W]
• During the first two years of the i3 scale-up, TFA expanded its corps by 25 percent but fell short of annual targets for increasing the number of teachers and teacher effectiveness [~W]
• As it scaled, TFA generally maintained fidelity to its core program model, with small changes to its pre-service training program [+W]

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Key Sources¶

• Zukiewicz, M., Clark, M. A., & Makowsky, L. (2015). Implementation of the Teach For America Investing in Innovation Scale-Up. Princeton, NJ: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/implementation-of-the-teach-for-america-investing-in-innovation-scaleup