1 / 15

Evaluation Plan

Evaluation Plan. Jerome R. Kolbo, PhD, ACSW. Purpose of the Evaluation. Assist schools and districts: Assess existing health programs Create awareness/understanding of needs Establish goals and objectives to meet needs Determine progress Examine impact

andrew
Download Presentation

Evaluation Plan

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Evaluation Plan Jerome R. Kolbo, PhD, ACSW

  2. Purpose of the Evaluation • Assist schools and districts: • Assess existing health programs • Create awareness/understanding of needs • Establish goals and objectives to meet needs • Determine progress • Examine impact • Improve future programs and activities

  3. Program Evaluation • The systematic collection, analysis and reporting of information about school health programs and activities in order to assist school districts, MDE and the Bower Foundation in decision making.

  4. Questions to be Answered • What are we doing? • How much are we doing? • How well are we doing it? • With whom are we doing it? • How effective are our programs? • What could we do better or do differently?

  5. Benefits of Program Evaluation • Create accounts of program development and implementation • Determine achievement of implementation • Integrate evaluation into routine practice • Use data as a planning tool • Produce documents that will benefit others, establish partnerships, and help in obtaining funding.

  6. Types of Results • Reduced absenteeism • Increased graduation rates • Improved test scores • Fewer behavior problems in the classroom • Enhanced self-esteem • Changed perceptions in the classroom • Increased rates of physical activity • Improved staff morale

  7. Levels of Evaluation • Two levels • Local-level evaluation • Conducted within local school and district • State-level Evaluation • Examining comparable data from all different school districts participating in program • This level is focused on progress made towards broad goals of “Health is Academic” initiative.

  8. Process Evaluation • What programs and activities were implemented? • Were the programs and activities implemented as planned? • Who were involved?

  9. School Health Index • All eight components • No cost, Online • Flexible – enter, store, retrieve, print • Confidential • Scorecard • Planning tool • To be completed and submitted annually

  10. Outcome Evaluation • Answers whether problems or needs were changed by program • Examines both immediate and long term results • Demonstrates effectiveness of program to secure additional funding • Determines what works, for whom, and in what situation

  11. Types of Outcomes • Individual levels • (student attendance, teacher levels of physical activity) • Program and system levels • (improved access to mental health services, strengthened community partnerships) • Family and community level changes • (increased parental involvement, decreased youth crime rates)

  12. Principles of the Evaluation Plan • Comprehensive • Measurable • Both immediate and long term • Not intrusive • Flexible • Meaningful

  13. Specifics of the Evaluation Plan • Tied to objectives • Includes all eight components • Specifies the sources and types of data • Identifies who is responsible • Defines collection methods and timelines • Lists measurable indicators

  14. Contact Information Jerome R. Kolbo, PhD, ACSW 601-408-8108 j.kolbo@comcast.net

More Related