Email correspondence

Attachment 10d:

Reminder - Focus Group Invitation for NSF Staff

Subject: Reminder: Invitation to participate in a Noyce Program Evaluation focus group

Dear [NAME],

We are following up on our previous email inviting you to participate in an evaluation of the Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program (the Noyce Program). WhitworthKee Consulting (WKC) was contracted by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to evaluate components of the Noyce Program, and you are receiving this email because of your commitment to and support of the Noyce Program through your work at NSF.

Your participation is crucial to ensuring the evaluation is successful in its goals to (a) understand overall perceptions of the Program from both individuals who have applied for and/or received a Noyce award and those who have never applied and/or been awarded and (b) identify what is working well and growth opportunities.

If you agree to participate in the evaluation, you will be asked to participate in a focus group where you have the opportunity to discuss the Noyce Program and STEM teacher preparation/leadership with other NSF colleagues who have been similarly involved with Noyce. For example, we are planning to conduct focus groups of current/former NSF support staff separately from focus groups of current/former NSF leads. During data analysis, we will combine AAAS and NSF support staff responses to evaluate findings, followed by an independent study of AAAS/NSF leads' combined responses for outcomes and reporting. We will do everything we can to keep your focus group responses confidential, and we will not share individually identifiable information with anyone (including NSF staff or other Noyce project members) outside of the WKC Evaluation Team.

If you would like to participate in the evaluation, please use the following link to schedule a timeslot for your focus group: [LINK]

Once you reserve a timeslot, you will receive a confirmation email and the meeting information. If none of these times work for you or if you have any questions, please contact [email protected] or reply to this message. If you would like additional information about the evaluation, please visit the evaluation website: https://whitworthkee.com/nsf-noyce-program-evaluation/. If you’d like to learn more about WhitworthKee Consulting, you can find more information at the WKC website: https://whitworthkee.com/.

We appreciate your consideration and look forward to hearing your perspectives.

Sincerely,

The WhitworthKee Consulting Evaluation Team