These are only a few samples. For the latest presentations, see Subject Areas

Joe Adams

• Presentation to League of Women Voters: System Performance in Jefferson and Shelby County School Systems. February 28, 2013
• Presentation to the Jacksonville City Schools June 11, 2012
• Riding in Cars with Boys: The Benefits and Risks of Privatization, Presentation to the Mobile Chapter of the League of Women Voters, January 18, 2012.
• Equity Adequacy and Excellence Presentation at UAB (Collins) April 7,2011
• Opelika Chamber of Commerce, April 6, 2011
• Dr Collins HIGHER EDUCATION Comparisons Oct. 20, 2010
• Dr. McPherson Cullman - Equity Adequacy and Excellence Presentation UAB Sept. 22, 2010
• Changing Trajectories: Building Paths for Careers and Institutionalizing Collaborations, Presenting a plan for the Huntsville Area Committee of 100
• Summary of Funding Analysis for The Literacy Council, February 27, 2008
• Ground Work for Solid Growth: A Competitive Education, Presentation to Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, University of Alabama at Huntsville, Trinity United Methodist Church, June 26, 2007
• Data Reporting Systems: Creating Integrity by Design, SMART Budgeting Training, Alabama Department of Finance, SMART Governing Office, April 3-4, 20, 13, 2007
• Research Related to Equity, Adequacy, & Excellence In Alabama’s Public Schools, Presentation to the Board of Directors of SERVE, Tutwiler Hotel, Birmingham, AL, February 28, 2007

Jim Williams

• Performance Comparisons for Dothan City Schools, November 15, 2012
• An Overview of School Systems in the Birmingham Area, Presentation to Leadership Birmingham, October 6, 2011.
• Performance Comparisons for Dothan City Schools 2011
  • See 2010
• Presentation to the Board of Education, Montgomery Public Schools (in four parts)
  • Part 1: System to System Comparisons, Part 2: System Trends
  • Part 3: School Level Analysis Patterns Across the System, Part 4: School Tables
  • School-level Trends in Montgomery by Subgroup:
    • Montgomery Trends for All Students 2011
    • Montgomery Trends for Non Poverty Students 2011
    • Montgomery Trends for Poverty Students 2011
    • Montgomery Trends for Black Students 2011
    • Montgomery Trends for White Students 2011
    • Montgomery Trends for Asian Students 2011
    • Montgomery Trends for Hispanic Students 2011
    • Montgomery Trends for Male Students 2011
    • Montgomery Trends for Female Students 2011
• Presentation to the Huntsville Community 2011, February 16, 2011
  • (Power Point Version) Presentation to the Huntsville Community 2011 (PPT)
  Performance Comparisons for Schools in Madison County November 18, 2010
• Performance Comparisons for Schools in Madison County (shorter version)
• Presentation on Mobile County School System Performance 2010 November 4, 2010 (PDF)
  • Presentation on Mobile County School System Performance 2010 (Power Point)
• Presentation to Birmingham Board of Education 7.13.10
• Dothan Schools Performance 2010 September 22, 2010 (Power Point)
  • Subgroup Trends by School (Graphs):
    • Black Students
    • Hispanic
    • White Students
    • Poverty Students
    • Non Poverty
  Presentation to Community Leaders on Montgomery Public Schools, June 11, 2010
• Presentation to the Montgomery Public Schools Board of Education June 10 2010
• Equity, Adequacy, and Excellence Presentation to Leadership Alabama, January 31, 2009
• Performance Comparisons for Alabama’s Largest School Systems (2008 Data) Mobile Area Education Foundation, January 13, 2009
• "Performance Comparisons for Alabama’s Largest School Systems" January 13, 2009
• Presentation Equity and Adequacy in the Foundation Program, 97-08 1.19.08
  A Presentation to the Legislative Symposium Sponsored by AASB, AEA, CLAS, and SSA
  January 19, 2008 (text)
• Performance Comparisons for Alabama’s Largest School Systems Show
  To Mobile County School System Administrators and Leadership Mobile
  January 17, 2008 (text)
• Alabama Reading and Math Test (ARMT) Spring 2007 Results by System Show
  Spring 2007 (text)
• Analysis of Alabama Reading & Math Test Results, Non-Poverty vs. Poverty Students
  Spring 2006, by School System
• Analysis of Alabama Reading & Math Test Results,White vs. Black Students
  Spring 2006, by School System
• Remarks to the Shelby County Chamber of Commerce at the Pelham Civic Complex, August 27, 2003
• Remarks to the Baldwin County Community Meeting Daphne Civic Center, July 15, 2003
• The Old Saying Goes, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” But what if it is...? Speech to the Rotary Club of Dothan, 2003
• Educational Attainment, Investment, and Performance For presentation to the Committee on Higher Education Governance, January 9, 2002
  
• Why Business Needs to be Involved in Alabama Constitutional Reform Remarks to the Compass on Business Economic Forum and Luncheon, Birmingham, Alabama, March 23, 2000
  
• Looking at Alabama's Real Tax Dilemma Remarks by Jim Williams, Executive Director of PARCA
  to the Tax Reform Symposium in Mobile, Alabama, September 10, 1999
• Looking at Workforce Development Logically Presented by Jim Williams to the Business & Economics Forum, AUM, Oct. 22, 1998
• Observations on Leadership in Alabama State Government Remarks to the Alabama Opinion Writers Association and Spring Summit of Leadership Alabama, April 23, 1998
• How Does Alabama Rate? Remarks of Jim Williams at the 1998 Annual Meeting
  of the Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama, February 3, 1998