BEAM has been selected as the case site organization for the 2025 Evaluation Capacity Case Challenge, hosted by the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University on May 30 and 31. The Evaluation Capacity Case Challenge is dedicated to strengthening the evaluation capacity of institutions to foster and sustain high-quality evaluation practice. Every year, a real-world organization presents an evaluation capacity building (ECB) challenge to teams comprising the best and brightest minds from across the U.S. and Canada. These ECB teams then develop a plan to address the challenge and present it to a panel of esteemed judges. Through this challenge, participants identify creative, practical strategies to help organizations better understand their outcomes and improve their practices.
As the selected case site organization for the 2025 challenge, BEAM will collaborate with participants to address key challenges related to strengthening our evaluation practices and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. BEAM aims to enhance its capacity to evaluate its programs, measure its impact, and ensure that its efforts in expanding access to advanced mathematics education are as effective as possible.
BEAM's participation in the challenge as this year's case site will help advance our mission through the development of actionable, research-driven recommendations for enhancing our evaluation practices. The collaboration is expected to result in a series of tailored strategies that will guide BEAM in our ongoing commitment to advancing equity in the STEM fields. As BEAM continues to grow its programs and deepen its impact, the insights gained from the 2025 Evaluation Capacity Case Challenge will help inform the future strategies by which we measure the effectiveness of our programming.