Launch of You Get What You Design™, As of July 2008, Learning2C™ will be known as You Get What You Design™.

Launch of Learning2C™, In November of 2007 Keystone Research Corporation launched its approach to process improvement in the hyman services in NW PA with a series of introductory workshops and a 2-day training event. Through the training and technical assistance provided by KSRC's researchers and process improvement specialists, organizations are able to build their internal capacity to identify opportunities for improvements that will produce results. For more information on Learning2C™ training events click here.

Ph.D. in Orgainzational Learning and Leadership, Gannon University. Tania Bogatova, MBA, Associate Researcher and Director of Business Development at Keystone Research Corporation was accepted into the Organizational Learning and Leadership PH.D. program at Gannon University and began her studies in the Fall 2007.

Evaluation of the Arkansas Early Childhood Professional Development System (AECPDS). This two-year evaluation of AECPDS has been completed and the final report submitted to the Arkansas Department of Human Services,Division of Child Care and Early Child hood Education (DCCECE). A briefing was held on October 15-16, 2007 for the Arkansas Early Childhood Commission and the AECPDS Steering Committee, along with other stakeholders. For a copy of the report, Early Care and Education Workforce Development Initiatives: Program Design, Implementation, and Outcomes, click here.

American Evaluation Association (AEA). Annual Conference, Baltimore, MD, November 7-10, 2007. Joyce Ann Miller, Ph.D., President, Bruce Carnohan, VP of Operations, and Tania Bogatova, MBA, Associate Researcher, of KeyStone Research Corporation presented a workshop at the annual conference entitled, “Creating a Culture of Process Improvement in the Human Services: An Application of Lean Philosophy.” For an overview of this workshop, click here.

American Sociological Association (ASA), Annual Meeting, New York, NY, August 10-14, 2007. Joyce Ann Miller, Ph.D., President of KeyStone Research Corporation, served as an organizer and presenter for the “Practitioner Networking Workshop: Challenges and Opportunities for Working on State Contracts for Family and Children’s Services .” For an overview of her presentation, click here.

American Sociological Association (ASA), Annual Meeting, New York, NY, August 10-14, 2007. Joyce Ann Miller, Ph.D., President of KeyStone Research Corporation, served as a panelist for the “Practitioner Networking Workshop: Careers in Contract Research.” For an overview of her presentation, click here.

National Registry Alliance Annual Conference, Keystone, CO, July 16-19, 2007. Bruce Carnohan, VP of Operations at KeyStone Research Corporation and Johanna Grymes, Associate Professor of Early Childhood Education at Arkansas State University , presented a session at this annual meeting of the National Registry Alliance entitled, “Identifying and Implementing Process Improvements in Registry Systems—The Arkansas Experience.”

National Registry Alliance Annual Conference, Keystone, CO, July 16-19, 2007. Joyce A. Miller, Ph.D., President of KeyStone Research Corporation and Denise Mauzy, Director of the OPEN Initiative in Columbia, Missouri, presented a session at this annual meeting of the National Registry Alliance entitled, “Your Registry Ready? A Tool for Assessing Readiness to Transfer Data into a National Dataset of Early Childhood and School-age/After-school Professionals.” For an overview of this presentation click here.

NAEYC National Institute for Early Childhood Professional Development, Pittsburgh, PA, June 9-13, 2007. Joyce Ann Miller, Ph.D., and Tania Bogatova, MBA, of KeyStone Research Corporation, along with Donna Alliston of the Arkansas Department of Human Services, Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education conducted a Reflection and Action Roundtable at this annual NAEYC meeting entitled, "Evaluating State Professional Development Systems." For an overview of this presentation click here.

Multiple Award Task Order (MATO). In June 2006, KeyStone Research Corporation qualified as a U.S. Department of Education MATO vendor in all five areas of services listed under MATO:

• Research and policy analysis/assessment
• Research and evaluation design, data collection and analysis
• Performance measurement
• Program Assessments
• Technical support in all phases of product development and dissemination

The National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences, PA Affiliate , presented Joyce Miller, Ph.D., with their 2005 Honorary Award for "Promoting, Fostering, and Upholding the Ideals of Extension Family Living Agents." This award recognized Joyce for her over 15 years of service as the Project Director for PA Pathways, the early care and education professional development system for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1988-2006). Through this program, the Family Living Agents of the Penn State Cooperative Extension offices formed an integral part of the network of educational institutions that delivered professional development opportunities to the early childhood and school-age providers.

Diversification of KSRC. In 2005, KeyStone Research Corporation diversified its services by establishing the Keystone Business Service Center (KBSC). KBSC offers an array of business services primarily to the local community in northwestern Pennsylvania . See the KBSC website for an overview of the services ( www.kbsc.biz ).

25 th Anniversary Award. In 2005, KeyStone Research Corporation was presented an award by the Manufacturers' Association of Northwest Pennsylvania in recognition of being in business for 25 years.

New Business. Bruce Carnohan, KSRC's process improvement specialist, is working on a project at a large aircraft industry in Dallas , TX . He is working with a team of lean consultants from Carreira Consulting on this project. Also, Bruce was contracted to deliver Process Improvement/Lean Overview Training to Alpha Sintered Metal in Ridgway, PA.