Progress 09/01/14 to 08/31/17
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience includes DoD and Service Project Manager for the Child and Youth Development Program. The development of the plans are to provide them with accurate information to decide how to implment a quality accountability assessment. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?
Nothing Reported
How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?We conducted a face-to-face report session with Child and Youth DoD Headquarter staff and the Services Child and Youth program managers. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?This grant is ending. We are initiating the evaluation of the CDC under the new Clearinghouse grant.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
All goals have been accomplised. Within the new Clearinghouse we are conducting the evaluation of CDC. The expectation is the other evaluations will be initiate in the next fisical year.
Publications
- Type:
Journal Articles
Status:
Accepted
Year Published:
2017
Citation:
Saathoff-Wells, T., Karre, J., Davenport, K., & Perkins, D. F. (In Press). Flexicution in program evaluation: Developing a two-tier plan to address diverse priorities across the four services intensive home visitation programming. Journal of Family Social Work.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Davenport, K. E., Mathies, B. R., Karre, J. K., Kaye, M. P., & Perkins, D. F. (2016, September). Child and Youth Development Evaluation Plan Project: Child Development Centers (CDC) and Family Child Care (FCC) evaluation plan. University Park, PA: Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness at Penn State.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Karre, J. K., Davenport, K. E., Mathies, B. R., & Perkins, D. F. (2016, September). Report of work completed for the Child & Youth Development Evaluation Plan Project: Final report. University Park, PA: Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness at Penn State.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Mathies, B. R., Davenport, K., Karre, J. K., Kaye, M. P., & Perkins, D. F. (2016, September). Child and Youth Programs (Age 5 to 15) system-wide longitudinal evaluation: Evaluation plan. University Park, PA: Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness at Penn State.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Other
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Davenport, K. E., Mathies, B. R., Karre, J. K., & Perkins, D. F. (2016, May). Child and Youth Development Evaluation Plan Project evaluability assessment: Child Development Centers. University Park, PA: Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness at Penn State.
- Type:
Other
Status:
Published
Year Published:
2016
Citation:
Davenport, K. E., Mathies, B. R., Karre, J. K., Kaye, M. P., & Perkins, D. F. (2016, September). Child and Youth Development Evaluation Plan Project: School Age Care (SAC)-after school evaluation plan. University Park, PA: Clearinghouse for Military Family Readiness at Penn State.
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Progress 09/01/16 to 08/31/17
Outputs
Target Audience:We provide headquarter staff the final evaluation plans in November 2016. We are awaiting the implementation work. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?We meet quarterly with Headquarter CY staff and Service-level CY Program Managers. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The reports have been shared with all stakeholders and discussion about implementation are underway. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?We hope to have a status of implementation available.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
All the original goals have been addressed. We are currently in dicussion related to the implementation of evaluation plans.
Publications
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Progress 09/01/15 to 08/31/16
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience for the development of the logic models and evaluation plans is the Children and Youth Program Managers within DoD and the Services. Once plans are agreed upon by the PMs, then we will begin collecting data with the goal of evaluating the program. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?We have hosted two webinars to present the logic models and the SMART Measures. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?Yes, we have instituted a iterative process that enables partners to provide feedback and insights for the development of all products. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?We expect to have evaluation plans finalized. We then expect to begin to implementin g the plans.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
For goal 1, the system-wide theory of change has been developed, refined with feedback from partners, and finalized. For goal 2, the categorization of the various sub-programs within the larger program areas has been completed across all four Services including comparison across all for common programming efforts. Goal 3 of SMART goals was finalized. Goal 4, the development of evaluation plans, is currently underway.
Publications
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Progress 09/01/14 to 08/31/15
Outputs
Target Audience:The target audience includes DoD and Service program managers for the Child and Youth development Program. The development of plans are to providede them with accurate information to decide how to implement a quality accountability assessment. Changes/Problems:
Nothing Reported
What opportunities for training and professional development has the project provided?We conducted a face-to-face feedback session with all project managers about logic models and about the specific program components. How have the results been disseminated to communities of interest?The results have been shared with the DoD and Service project mangers and they have just provided their second round of feedback. Once financial the research materials will be shared by the Service project managers to their staff. What do you plan to do during the next reporting period to accomplish the goals?We will working on an evaluability plan of the CDP. this includes all day programs for children 0-5 as well as all-day programsfor children 6-12.
Impacts
What was accomplished under these goals?
Goal 1 has been accomplished. Goal 2 is currently underway. Progression has been slowed down due to the complex nature of the material. and the number of stakeholders whom review the information being created. Goals 3 and 4 will be the major task of this up coming year.
Publications
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