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The Research and Evaluation Institute provides needs assessment and other research-based services for HCDE and the educational community for the improvement of education in Harris County. The Institute coordinates and facilitates program evaluations in a way that: utilizes scientific-based methodology; contributes to program planning; centralizes information, data, and findings in accessible formats; identifies client needs and the extent to which they are satisfied; develops evaluation skills; and HCDE and school districts can utilize information to plan and strengthen programs, making them more cost-effective and tailored to specific research goals.
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Why Use Us?
Need A Program Evaluation?
Let us be your independent evaluator ... Research and Evaluation Institute, a division of Harris County Department of Education.How do you benefit?
- Tailored evaluation designs using reliable methods
- Collaborative, participatory evaluation
- User-friendly reports with timely delivery
- Staff with research expertise in educational, social services, public health and mental health environments
- Highly satisfied clients
Our research tools include:
- Quantitative and qualitative designs
- Survey research using scannable or online surveys
- Interviews and focus groups
- Needs assessments
- Logic models
- Ethics reviews by federally registered Human Subjects Committee (IRB)
- Customized workshops tailored for your organization
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Need Human Subject Reviews?
Need Human Subject Reviews?
Federal grants require Institutional Review Board (IRB) reviews. The Research and Evaluation Institute coordinates the HCDE IRB for the Protection of Human Subjects. Call the R&E director to learn how your district can use HCDE for your IRB needs.
*HCDE's IRB is registered with the Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP)
For information, call HCDE's Research and Evaluation Institute at 713-696-8291 or 713-696-1859.Complete Your Application
Any individual or institution that desires to conduct research within HCDE, any of its sites or with any of its students or employees must formally request to do so. Download the IRBSufficient time must be allowed for an Institutional Review Board for the Protection of Human Subjects (IRB) review.
Download the IRB Application.
This request must be made in writing by using the following forms and outlines.
A complete package consists of:- a cover page;
- a brief narrative;
- a sample survey or questionnaire, where appropriate;
- an informed consent letter; and
- an approval letter from other IRB, where appropriate.
Incomplete packages will not be processed.
Requests should be emailed to: angarcia@hcde-texas.org
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Contact Us
Yolanda Pyrtle, Director
Research and Evaluation Institute
Harris County Department of Education
6300 Irvington Blvd.
Houston, TX 77022
Phone: 713-696-8291
Twitter: @hcde_REI
Facebook: @REI.hcdetx
Contact Us
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Research & Evaluation Institute
Harris County Department of Education
6300 Irvington Blvd.
Houston, TX 77022Yolanda Pyrtle
Director of the Research & Evaluation Institute
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