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March 31 @ Sinbad's Pier 2: Educational Performance Measurement |
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Written by Rob Power
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Thursday, 11 March 2010 08:00 |
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 Solving Unintended Consequences in Educational Performance Measurement
Date and Time: March 31, 2010 5:30PM - 8PM
Speaker: Riley Rice
See below for presentation abstract.
Location: Sinbad's Restaurant / Pier 2 San Francisco, CA 94111 / (415) 781-2555
Admission: Members $15, Student and Un-employed $12, Non-Members: $18.5, Fellows and past leaders Invited.
Food and Beverage: Onion Rings, Rotelli Italian Pasta w/Chicken, Italian Meatballs, Fried Calamari Tempura, Julienne Vegetable & Dip, Chips & Salsa, Cheeses, Crackers & Grapes, Garlic Cheese Bread, WATER - Please note Cash Bar for Alcohol, Soda or coffee
The cost of parking is $4 per car. Location is steps away from Embarcadero BART / Muni mass transit.
Reserve your seat online at:
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=200780
Solving Unintended Consequences in Educational Performance Measurement
Performance measurement and accountability are now critical requirements in education, and are original aspects of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) program. These principles are integrated into the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), which provides emergency relief funding provided under President Obama's economic recovery plan, distributed April 1, 2009. But unintended consequences subvert even competent attempts at measurement. Most are motivated by hidden factors. Many people mistrust measurement precisely because they have seen it happen or fear what may happen. This paper presents an experienced and qualified view of what can go wrong, what goes wrong in NCLB "on the ground", why it goes wrong, how to avoid unintended consequences and how to design or implement measurement systems of education performance to achieve only desired outcomes. It shows how to find the "sweet spot" in performance measurement.
Riley Rice has spent more than 23 years in process measurement in the real world of business, chiefly software engineering and IT. These years followed over 12 years in cross-cultural training, youth work and public speaking. Shortly after the nation instituted the NCLB program, this analyst taught secondary school mathematics in the public schools for two years, and went through formal teacher credential training. He has seen two of his children through the public school system in two states, one in Special Education and the other in Honors and Advanced Placement. Combined with his B.S. in Psychology and M.S. in Computer Science, this background contributed to a valuable, interdisciplinary perspective on the problem and solutions involved in performance measurement in education.
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Quality Certification Exams (March 6, and June 5, 2010) |
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Written by Ed Moore, Chief Proctor, ASQ San Francisco
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Monday, 01 March 2010 23:30 |
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"ASQ was born in the days when "quality control" usually meant ensuring that manufactured products were free of defects. Manufacturing is still an important part of what we do, but we've also evolved into much more. Virtually any process can benefit from the quality tools and techniques …"
ASQ offers certifications by exam in technical and managerial aspects of quality, reliability, and quality improvement.
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Quality Engineer
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Software Quality Engineer
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Reliability Engineer
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Manager of Quality/Org Excellence
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Quality Auditor
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Quality Process Analyst
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HACCP Auditor
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Quality Inspector
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Calibration Technician
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Quality Technician
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Six Sigma Black Belt
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Six Sigma Green Belt
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Quality Improvement Associate
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Biomedical Auditor
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Pharmaceutical GMP Professional
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Information on these certifications, exams, and courses to prepare for the exams can be found on the ASQ website. Find the certification that’s right for you. http://www.asq.org/certification/right-for-you.html Exams are offered 4 times per year, and the local San Francisco exam site is at Booz Allen Hamilton, 101 California St., in San Francisco.
The next certification exams which are still open for application will be held on June 6, 2010. The deadline for registration is April 16, or for late registration April 20, 2010. http://www.asq.org/certification/dates.html |
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Last Updated on Monday, 01 March 2010 23:38 |
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Letter from ASQ-SF Chair Gerard Auguste |
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Written by Gerard Auguste
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 04:03 |
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 Hello Friends and ASQ Colleagues,
My name is Gerard Auguste, and I am your local San Francisco Chair for ASQ. This past year we re-activated the San Francisco section and had a few successful events. Thank you for participating and for your continuing membership!
Your San Francisco ASQ section would love to organize more exciting and networking events for you. We are a little short-handed in staff, so we need your help! We are looking for volunteers for the following posts:
Program Chair
Newsletter Editor
Secretary
Event Planner Assistant
In addition, this coming year is an opportunity to get elected as a leader of your local section. Both the current Chair and Treasurer are reaching term limits (two years) this Spring, so we must find replacements for the two of us. If you are interested in being nominated for either of these officer positions, or any of the others listed above, please contact me by clicking here, and I will be happy to speak with you about positions such as Newsletter Editor or Program Chair, or forward your request to be nominated as an officer to our Nominations Committee Chair for his committee's recommendations to the section membership this Spring. |
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Last Updated on Monday, 01 March 2010 23:25 |
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Written by Rob Power
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Thursday, 02 July 2009 15:48 |
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Register Here:
http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=186400
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Thursday,
July 16th, 2009
6:00 to 9:00 PM
Food & Beverages will be served
Note:
Tickets must be purchased in advance for this event. (Building security requires an RSVP list.)
Tickets online @
www.asq-sf.com
$10 Members $15 Nonmembers $5 Students & Unemployed
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Location: Booz Allen Hamilton, 101 California St, 33rd Floor (If the lobby doors are locked, press the intercom button for admittance, and tell security that you are here for the ASQ Event at Booz Allen Hamilton.)
Presentation: After some networking, one hour showing of the NOVA documentary "The Space Shuttle Disaster", a film about the disaster of the Space Shuttle Columbia" in 2003, that covers the investigation of the human failure and design flaws behind the Columbia tragedy and:
- The "insider" who warns of the problems & calls to action that went unheeded
- The investigator who fought NASA officials' denial with hard evidence
- Discovering the cause of the tragedy after piecing together the debris
- Arguments within the aerospace community for and against future Space Shuttle missions
Following the film, we will have a discussion about the Space Shuttle disaster and how it could have been avoided by implementing the tools of an effective quality management system. Then, more networking afterwards.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 02 July 2009 16:17 |
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Photos from March 19 Networking Event now posted |
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Written by Rob Power
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Monday, 06 April 2009 16:18 |
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Please visit our Photo Gallery for more photos from the March 19 ASQ Bay Area networking event. |
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Last Updated on Wednesday, 08 April 2009 20:30 |
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