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Help Evaluate Chrysalis After-School

Posted on Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

As it always does, the school year has somehow disappeared, with May catching me unprepared! It’s time to collect information about your work with the Chrysalis Foundation’s after-school girls’ groups so that we can report [...]

Weigh In

Posted on Friday, April 30th, 2010

I’ve been working with Culture Incorporated for about a year, and it’s been really exciting to watch their struggles and triumphs. Since they won a grant for “Bridging the Gap” in December, they’ve really been [...]

See the iJAG Survey

Posted on Thursday, February 4th, 2010

I am working with iJAG (Iowa Jobs for America’s Graduates) to assess longterm outcomes for graduates of the program. iJAG is working hard to increase the high school graduation rate in Iowa and have staff [...]

Review Survey Results

Posted on Monday, October 19th, 2009

It’s really important for people who complete surveys to be able to see the results. At Next Step I work to have the whole process as transparent as possible, at least for surveys that are [...]

Give Feedback

Posted on Sunday, September 20th, 2009

The Chrysalis Foundation works very hard to collect accurate information about its work with girls in after-school groups. On this post you’ll find the Evaluation Tools for the Chrysalis After-School Programs for 2009-2010. I will [...]

Review the Chrysalis Report

Posted on Sunday, August 23rd, 2009

As I finish the 2009 Chrysalis After-School Evaluation Report, I am impressed by the hard work and stellar outcomes of this innovative program. The third year of my evaluation work for Chrysalis documents positive outcomes [...]

Plan with Post-Its

Posted on Sunday, July 19th, 2009

Once your group has decided on an activity to do, this process helps the group move toward making it happen. It could be done with the whole group, but it might be more effective in [...]

Idea Bombardment

Posted on Friday, July 17th, 2009

This activity will help your group generate ideas for achieving personal and group goals. It provides a way for the group to “bombard” one or a small group of people with ideas for accomplishing their [...]

See Polk County Conservation Surveys

Posted on Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

This program evaluation measures progress of clients toward goals of–

deeper respect and connection with nature
sharing knowledge and experience with others
becoming greener in their behaviors around energy and the environment.

Patrice Petersen-Keys, the other naturalists at Polk [...]

CAS Elementary School Evaluation, 2009-10

Posted on Wednesday, July 8th, 2009

This evaluation will lay groundwork for future assessment; it will be as unobtrusive as possible, while providing reliable information about program content and quality. This evaluation will also lay a foundation to track the progress [...]