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Treva Stack
Research Analyst
 Treva
Stack is a research analyst/statistician for the Jacob France
Institute. Treva has a solid background in the social sciences, with specific
expertise in research design and program evaluation. As a member of the American
Evaluation Association, she has presented her research at several international
conferences. Ms. Stack worked as a research specialist for MSDE, and has a
strong interest in K-12 education research issues. Specifically, she has worked
on data relating to MSPAP and Maryland Functional Tests, as well as national
test data such as SAT, NAEP, and CTBS. She designed the inventory and evaluation
research currently being conducted for the Technology in Maryland Schools
program, and has worked on projects in the divisions of Special Education and
Compensatory Education and Support Services. She served as a research
liaison with all of the local school systems, and has provided evaluation
in-services throughout the state. Ms. Stack is quite familiar with MSDE’s data
sets, especially those used to create the Maryland School Performance Report.
Ms. Stack continues to provide research expertise to various MSDE divisions,
including Career Technology and Adult Learning, Instruction, Correctional
Education, and Planning, Results, and Information Management. She routinely
responds to ad hoc requests for information in oral, written and graphical
formats. At the Jacob France Institute, she continues to concentrate on
educational research, but has broadened her scope to include economic and higher
education issues. In addition, she has research experience in the fields of
public health and corrections.
Projects:
Technology
Education in Baltimore City Public Schools
With funding provided by the Abell Foundation, JFI is examining BCPSS’s response to MSDE’s technology
education mandate. In the fall of 2007, a new online curriculum was implemented
that conforms to MSDE’s Voluntary State Curriculum. Field observation will take
place both in Baltimore City and in Montgomery County, a site determined to be a
“leader” in technology education according to MSDE. An examination of
technology education practices in other US States as well as internationally
will also be included.
Teacher
Retention: A Comparison of Maryland Professional Development Schools (PDS)
Program Graduates with Recipients of Maryland Certification Through Other
Qualifying Paths
Data on education graduates from
2001-2006 was provided to JFI by all University System of Maryland (USM)
institutions, both undergraduate and graduate. USM is seeking to examine K-12
teacher retention in PDS as well as non-PDS graduates. JFI is in the process of
matching graduates to the Maryland UI Wage records, as well as regional,
surrounding states wage records and federal employment in order to determine
their career paths.
Maryland
Association of Community Colleges (MACC)
JFI is providing assistance to
MACC with a performance indicator required by the Maryland Higher Education
Commission (MHEC). Matches of both degree and certificate community college
completers have been matched to the Maryland UI Wage records, as well as
regional and federal databases. Longitudinal earnings profiles one year prior
and 3 years after graduation were generated and distributed to each
institution. Additional research was provided by examining earnings profiles by
gender and race/ethnicity.
Civility
Study: A Joint Effort between Dr. P.M. Forni’s
Civility Initiative at
Johns Hopkins University and the Jacob France Institute
In a collaborative research
project, JFI and Dr. P.M. Forni sought to determine a “Top Ten” listing of rude
behaviors. Thirty examples of rude behavior were posed in an online survey to
respondents, each linked to a five point Likert scale ranging from 1 (Not
Offensive) to 5 (Most Offensive). Respondents were asked to indicate the degree
to which they personally considered each behavior offensive.
The survey was distributed to
the University of Baltimore community, as well as staff from the Baltimore firms
of EA Engineering Science and Technology, and Life Bridge Health in May 2007.
A total of 615 respondents completed the survey, and the “Top Ten” acts of
rudeness were compiled.
Publications:
The
Baltimore Workforce Civility Study,
(pdf)
January 2003
Contact:
Mrs. Treva Stack
The Jacob France Institute
University of Baltimore
1420 N. Charles Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
(410) 837-4685 FAX: (410) 837-5814
tstack@ubalt.edu
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