Jessie Oettinger is an Associate Director of the Workforce and Human Services Division, overseeing the division’s portfolio of technical assistance (TA) projects. She is also an active TA practitioner with a decade plus of experience of providing training, support, and…
Read more » Andrew Wiegand is the President and Chief Executive Officer at Social Policy Research Associates. He previously served as SPR’s Vice President of Research and Business Development. During more than twenty-five years of program and evaluation research, he has developed specialized…
Read more » Data, Infrastructure, Assessment, Design, and Support for HOPE SF
SPR provided data infrastructure support and capacity building for the HOPE SF, the Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development, CBOs, and city agencies, including OEWD, the San Francisco Housing Authority (SFHA), San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD), San Francisco…
Read more » The Evaluation of Beacon Community Schools in San Francisco
In 2019, the Department of Children Youth and Families in San Francisco hired SPR to conduct a five-year evaluation of the expansion of the Beacon Community Schools model.
Read more » Waiting to be Seen. Demanding to be Heard.
This report summarizes conversations and key themes from focus groups held with parents across California about their experiences in California’s childcare system and identifies recommendations for improvement.
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