The Consortium for Research in Educational Accountability and Teacher Evaluation (CREATE) is a national professional organization with the primary goal of advancing educational accountability and evaluation research and its practical application.

CREATE hosts an annual conference entitled National Evaluation Institute (NEI). The annual conference has the overall goal of promoting the dissemination and practical application of research and evaluation results in educational settings. The more specific purposes of NEI are to disseminate information about the theory, research, and best practices of evaluation in the areas of: (a) educational accountability; (b) program, personnel, and student assessment and evaluation; (c) evaluation and educational policy; (d) school and classroom practices; and, (e) evaluation and technology. These areas influence school and program effectiveness, student learning, and staff performance in schools and colleges.

By offering a supportive and stimulating work space, by providing exposure to a wide range of methodologies, and by disseminating the collective expertise of practitioners and researchers from around the world, the NEI provides a forum for those who are engaged in the use of evaluation and assessment for the benefit of education. Attendees will come away with new contacts; fresh perspectives; and a renewed heart for the difficult, but increasingly important work of educational evaluation in this era of high-stakes accountability.

Would You Like the
National Evaluation Institute
to Come to Your Town?

If you’ve ever thought about hosting a national conference, now’s your chance.  At a time when educational accountability is front and center in everyone’s mind, the National Evaluation Institute offers a colloquium for exploring the ends, means, and outcomes of program, personnel, and student assessment. It has never been more important to examine the content and intent of national, state, and local initiatives for accountability and how they impact students.

Bring the National Evaluation Institute to your constituency.  If you think you might be interested, contact Robert Rodosky, at Robert.Rodosky@Jefferson.kyschools.us for more information.