Information Session: Program Funding Decisions Using Academic Return on Investment (AROI)

Information Session: Program Funding Decisions Using Academic Return on Investment (AROI)
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 | 9 – 10 am (CST) | Hosted on Zoom
Presented by:
Patricia Ross, Ph.D. and Dave MacCallum, Ph.D., MacCallum Ross
Dr. Ann Ertl, Director of Innovation, Design & Learning, Hopkins Public Schools
Dr. Abby Holm, Assistant Director of IDL: Data Science, Hopkins Public Schools

When budgets constrain funding for academic programs, it is critical to be able to measure the Academic Return on Investment (AROI) of these programs in a way that clearly supports funding decisions. This approach uses existing district data and staff expertise to compare AROI across a range of programs and, at the same time, provides district staff with the ability to use the model in the future. Patricia and Dave will share with you how this process allowed Hopkins Public Schools to reduce its program budget by $250,000 annually.

About our presenters
MacCallum Ross is Patricia Ross, Ph.D. (Quantitative Methods in Education - Measurement and Evaluation) and Dave MacCallum, Ph.D. (consultant on local, national and international projects in the private, public and nonprofit sectors).

Dr. Ann Ertl is the Director of Innovation, Design & Learning and Dr. Abby Holm is the Assistant Director of IDL: Data Science, both at Hopkins Public Schools.