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Program Evaluation

Building Healthy Communities AmeriCorps

+Target population

Must meet both criteria: AND a minimum of one of the following:

+Outputs

Full-time Members enroll minimum of 25 mentees into their caseload in September

Half-time Members enroll minimum of 15 mentees into their caseload in September

Each mentee should receive a minimum of one hour per week of mentoring on a 1:1-3 basis Program encourages as much one-on-one time as possible

Mentee Retention – 80% (at end of year) 20 for full-time Member 12 for half-time Member

+Outcomes

Of mentees who are retained and meet the minimum dosage (one hour per week for 36 weeks): 64% will show no or decreased disciplinary actions 55% will show increased resiliency demonstrated by an

increased average score in the caring relationship protective factor

+Instruments

School Record Data (varies by school district)

California Healthy Kids Survey Module B

Modified Aggression Scale

+Data Collection Process

Enrolling Mentees Referral Forms Collected (August and early September) Parent Permission Slips Collected (by September 23) 2010-11 School data collected (by September 23)

+Data Collection Process

Surveys Pre-Survey Administered by Member (by September 30)

Pre-Survey Collected by KCSOS (by October 14)

Mid-Survey Administered by Member (by January 16) Mid-Survey Collected by KCSOS (by January 30)

Post-Survey Administered by Member (by May 18) Post-Survey Collected by KCSOS (by June 8)

+Data Collection Process

2010-11 School data collected (by September 23)

September 1 – December 31, 2011 school data collected (by January 15)

January 1 – June 15, 2012 school data collected (by June 30)

+System to Collect Data

Who collects referral forms? Can referral forms be in the form of spreadsheet instead?

Goal – District administrator who shares data has direct relationship with Program Supervisor. All confidential school data goes directly to Program Supervisor Other scenarios?

Surveys sent to Program Supervisors or Coordinators for processing by specified due dates

+Program Improvement

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