Planning and Evaluating Programs how to plan programs

Planning and Evaluating Programs how to plan programs and initiatives that really work Fall Conference November 3 - 6, 2019 1

Types of Evaluation… • Of Need • Of Program Design • Of Implementation • Of Impact • Of Cost Effectiveness Fall Conference November 3 - 6, 2019 2

Types of Evaluation… • Of Need • Of Program Design • Of Implementation • Of Impact • Of Cost Effectiveness Fall Conference November 3 - 6, 2019 3

Defining “need” Qualitatively: problem analysis Quantitatively: measurement of need Fall Conference November 3 - 6, 2019 4

Identifying a target population Who needs FAFSA completion assistance? Move from general to specific: students → returning students → part-time returning students who have previously benefitted from a specific aid program … What/who will influence them to respond? Fall Conference November 3 - 6, 2019 5

What’s not working? Identify previous efforts which proved to be unsuccessful. It’s important to understand why those efforts were unsuccessful. Fall Conference November 3 - 6, 2019 6

Goals & Objectives Goals provide a sense of program direction - Increase FAFSA completion - and may include statements of values, intended to be a rallying cause, build consensus Objectives provide measurable action steps that can logically lead to accomplishing the goal. Fall Conference November 3 - 6, 2019 7

GOAL END Outcome Objective Process Objective Activity S AN E M Process Objective Activity Fall Conference November 3 - 6, 2019 Activity 8

Resources Activities Short- & Outputs Long-Term Outcomes Fall Conference November 3 - 6, 2019 Impact 9

Short- & Outputs Long-Term Outcomes Resources Activities Time / Staff (be specific; about hours per week, for ex. ) IT Space Materials Funding Sources “activities that use resources to achieve program objectives” What are the 1 -5 years clients or customers Immediate expected to do? benefit to clients or How many customers participate? What does the In what ways? PROGRAM do? Who exactly? When? Impact 5+ years (This is a place for participation measurements. ) Fall Conference November 3 - 6, 2019 10

TELL US HOW WE DID! • Please use the link below to complete a quick evaluation of this session. • Session title: Program Planning, Implementation, Evaluation • Evaluation link: http: //tinyurl. com/y 2633 ola Thank you for attending. NCASFAA Fall Conference, November 3 -6, 2019 11

Thank YOU Professional Affiliates! Fall Conference November 3 - 6, 2019