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“Metis Associates has become a part of our team by inspiring our new agency with their expertise, commitment to excellence and ingenuity. Their evaluation work and development of our online data reporting system is working to increase communication and help us achieve our strategic outcomes in the communities we serve. We look forward to our continued partnership with Metis Associates.”
Jen Bennecke, Executive Director, Governor’s Office for Children and Families
Jen Bennecke, Executive Director, Governor’s Office for Children and Families
“While the Department has contracted with Metis for several significant projects, the willingness of Metis to modify and adjust its services to meet our unforeseen needs has created a collaborative environment where Metis is seen more as a partner in the effort than a contractor. I look forward to a long and continuing relationship with a company that has the experience, expertise, and commitment to excellence to make any future endeavors both pleasurable and successful.”
James Boardman, Assistant Commissioner for Research and Technology, Arkansas Department of Education
James Boardman, Assistant Commissioner for Research and Technology, Arkansas Department of Education
“Our goal was to find an evaluator that would work well in collaboration with our internal researchers and the College Board Schools team to develop and implement a high-quality, quasi-experimental, formulative research project that could ultimately guide the work of College Board Schools and assist in determining the efficacy of our new, small schools model.
“The team at Metis could not be more thoughtful, intelligent or better equipped to do this work, no doubt based on their years of field work in schools within major school systems. I could not be more grateful for their consistent support, rapid response and demonstrated quality within our research design. Their ability to manage and maintain quality relationships is central to their success and they do it exceedingly well!”
Helen Santiago, Vice President, College Board Schools
“The team at Metis could not be more thoughtful, intelligent or better equipped to do this work, no doubt based on their years of field work in schools within major school systems. I could not be more grateful for their consistent support, rapid response and demonstrated quality within our research design. Their ability to manage and maintain quality relationships is central to their success and they do it exceedingly well!”
Helen Santiago, Vice President, College Board Schools
“When I accepted the challenge of creating a state intermediary to support 159 local collaboratives [for Georgia Family Connection Partnership], one of my first calls was to Metis. Their work has since made a difference in helping us to shape policy and practice as well as to increase understanding of the importance of results accountability and the use of evaluation locally across the state. My experience with Metis Associates has been nothing but positive, which is why I have continued to seek their expertise, knowledge, and assistance in my work to support children and families in Georgia over the years.”
Gaye Smith, Executive Director, Georgia Family Connection Partnership
Gaye Smith, Executive Director, Georgia Family Connection Partnership
“When we started our College-Community Connections program in 2005, we knew we wanted it evaluated. What we were less certain about was what an evaluation might look like. Our ten projects focused on varying content areas, employed different project designs, ran on different timelines, and involved different cohorts of students. Metis embraced this challenge and put together a rigorous, multi-method evaluation plan that helped us gain a broad understanding of the Program’s effectiveness in making college and the liberal arts and sciences real possibilities for the beneficiary students. We are delighted with the work that Metis did, which has been instrumental in shaping our second round of College-Community Connections programming.”
Cheryl Ching, Program Officer, The Teagle Foundation
Cheryl Ching, Program Officer, The Teagle Foundation
“Metis Associates’ expertise and commitment to their, and our, work are first among the attributes I value most about them. Their knowledge, skills, and professional delivery of technical assistance and products are helping communities to use data effectively to make decisions and ‘tell their story.’ Metis Associates is guiding our communities to build the capacity for self-evaluation and for the Initiative to test its theory of change. Their leadership and support is a key asset in our partnership with communities to help youth in foster care transition successfully to adulthood.”
Kate Lee, Former Chief Financial Officer, Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative
Kate Lee, Former Chief Financial Officer, Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative
“For almost three decades, the United Federation of Teachers has relied upon Metis Associates for insightful research crucial to our continuing efforts to improve New York City’s public schools. Metis understands the complex challenges facing public education, and its many rock-solid analyses over the years have helped us make a difference in tailoring and shaping education practices for our 100,000 educators and the 1.1 million students they serve.”
Randi Weingarten, President, United Federation of Teachers
Randi Weingarten, President, United Federation of Teachers
“The way the instructor broke down each section of the grant was very informative. It almost makes it seem easy.”
“The presenter was thorough, down-to-earth, understandable, and helpful with her ‘telling it like it is’ approach.”
Metis Associates Grant-Writing Workshop Participants
“The presenter was thorough, down-to-earth, understandable, and helpful with her ‘telling it like it is’ approach.”
Metis Associates Grant-Writing Workshop Participants