❏ Elevates projects at the national level through internal (to CES) and external organizational collaborations. ❏ This is led by Megan Hirschman, MI and Hellina Tadesse, NY. ❏ Evaluation and Evidence Based Programming is embedded in each project to help ensure impact data is gathered about the outcomes of the project itself. Evaluation for understanding growth and development of a project is expected learning of each project. NTAE Team projects/programs that are demonstrating Evidence-based Programming (EBP) to be shared with CES through an ePub publication. Publishing will also consider how integration of digital engagement strategies can enhance these publications, and to incorporate any digital content/assets created through work with the Marketing and Communications and Program Design and Educational Technology. A systematic approach guided the evaluation support for year 3 that began with each team’s Impacts Worksheet submitted during application. From a team’s initial worksheet, in combination with catalysts input and project evolution with Key Informants, the Impacts Worksheet will be updated to guide project evaluation. ❏ Support is provided to each team in developing their evaluation methods and instruments with input from evaluation specialists used as reviewers (ie: peer reviewers) to hone these methods and instruments for implementation. Key Informants work with teams in evaluation and bring in assistance and reviewers as needed, based on speciality, to fine tune instruments and methods for collection. The process of pairing teams with evaluation specialists with appropriate expertise may be expanded whereby assignments to specific teams may occur based on evaluation needs. ❏ This is led by Ashley Griffin, KY, and Julie Halverson, WI. ❏ Grant Reporting and Administrative Support is provided by Tira Adelman, NC and Brenna Kotar, TX.
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