We design and conduct rigorous research and program evaluation to help schools and education-focused organizations understand impact, strengthen programs, and make informed decisions. Our work supports schools, nonprofits, and mission-driven organizations seeking deeper insight into the outcomes of their programs and initiatives.

We also serve as independent external evaluators for grant-funded initiatives, helping organizations meet funder requirements while generating meaningful evidence for learning, improvement, and future investment.

Common engagements include:

• Program and initiative evaluations

• Needs assessments to inform program design and strategic planning

• External evaluation for grant-funded programs

• Mixed-methods research studies

• Surveys, interviews, and focus groups

• Outcome measurement and impact analysis

• Reporting for funders, boards, and leadership teams

WEG helps educators and education leaders build the knowledge, skills, and shared understanding needed to use data, research, and evaluation to guide decisions and improve practice.

Our goal is to strengthen your organization’s internal capacity for evaluation and evidence use—not just deliver findings, but ensure they are understood, trusted, and used to drive next steps.

This work focuses on developing the skills, structures, and habits your team needs to carry this work forward independently. We support organizations in building the internal systems and clarity required to ask strong questions, generate meaningful evidence, and use it to inform decisions.

Examples include:

• Building data literacy so teams can interpret findings, ask better questions, and draw defensible conclusions

• Supporting leaders and staff in making sense of evaluation results and identifying clear, actionable next steps

• Developing or refining logic models and theories of action to clarify how programs are intended to work

• Helping organizations define measurable outcomes and align them to strategy and priorities

• Supporting the development of internal evaluation systems, including data collection processes, tools, and routines

• Strengthening teams’ ability to design, implement, and refine evaluation efforts over time

• Helping leadership teams align around evidence, priorities, and improvement strategies

• Providing ongoing support to ensure evidence is used consistently in decision-making

WEG designs clear, engaging learning experiences that translate research and evaluation findings into tools your organization can use.

While our capacity-building work focuses on developing the skills of your team, this work focuses on creating high-quality, reusable products that make evidence accessible and actionable across your organization.

This is most useful when organizations need evaluation findings to travel beyond a small leadership group—supporting broader understanding, alignment, and implementation across staff, partners, or communities.

Examples include:

• Translating evaluation findings into structured modules or tools that guide teams in interpreting results and identifying next steps

• Designing materials that help staff or stakeholders build shared understanding around key findings or changes

• Creating clear, accessible products that communicate research or evaluation insights to non-technical audiences

While this work is often connected to evaluation and research, we also partner with organizations on standalone learning design projects when there is a need for clear, high-quality instructional materials.

Not every need requires an evaluation or research. Sometimes leaders need focused expertise, a trusted thought partner, or a rigorous second set of eyes at a pivotal moment.

Wasatch Education Group offers senior-level advisory support for schools, nonprofits, and research partners seeking targeted guidance without the scope of a larger project.

We regularly support focused engagements such as:

• Reviewing and strengthening surveys, interview protocols, or evaluation tools

• Advising on research design, methodology, and mixed-methods integration

• Interpreting findings and refining reports for clarity and impact

• Facilitating strategic conversations with leadership teams or boards

• Conducting rapid literature reviews or synthesis briefs

• Providing methodological consultation or peer review for research teams

• Advising during RFP development or proposal design

Engagements may range from a single advisory session to a defined block of hours over several weeks. Each is scoped collaboratively and grounded in the same rigor and care that shape our larger partnerships.