A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n

1. What are expected outcomes? Have you found these expectations to be realistic and measurable?
2. What are your criteria for evaluating interim products?
3. Are you monitoring your efforts? Is a process in place for adapting, revising, and refining policies, practices, and products based on results?
4. What are your ongoing procedures:

1. To review all interim policies, practices, and products with other partners?
2. To bring action teams together on a regular basis to review progress?
3. To inform partners about criteria, procedures, and results?
4. To demonstrate the linkages of policies, products, and activities to project objectives?
5. To monitor your expenses? What will you do if you notice you are not keeping within budget?

5. What tools and procedures will you use to demonstrate results (data collection and analysis through records, portfolios, presentations, reports, surveys, focus groups, and the like)?

1. Are assessment procedures and tools in place? Are these procedures and tools adaptable?
2. Will you need to develop new measurement tools?
3. Who is responsible for monitoring efforts?
4. Will you need assistance from an external evaluator?

6. How will you communicate interim progress and concerns ?

1. Who is responsible for preparing reports?
2. How often will reporting be done (due dates for reports)? Will reports be submitted on time?
3. What will be the form and content of reporting (presentations, brochures, journal articles, news articles, newsletters, letters, seminars, Web pages, other)?

7. To whom will interim reports be distributed (possible audiences: stakeholder groups, other community partners, universities, educators, funding agents, news/media, volunteers, employers, associations, policy makers, other schools, other)?
8. Do progress reports indicate potential challenges and resolutions to these challenges?
9. As a result of outcomes, what decisions will be made to improve partnership efforts? What interventions will most effectively accelerate and leverage successful practices and exemplary programs?

UPON COMPLETION OF STEP 8, you will have collected and reviewed data (at least semiannually) related to the achievement of short-term partnership objectives. Based on this data, you can make informed decisions about needed program intervention and improvement.

Step 8: Measure and Report Progress (NOTE: Duplicate Form for Each Priority Area)

Short-Term Objectives	Baseline Measure(s)	Outcomes Achieved Mo.____Yr.___	Check Points	Next Steps	Outcomes Achieved Mo.____Yr.___	Check Points	Next Steps
Priority Area
			Program Implementation Within budget? ___Y___N On schedule? ___Y___N Communication: a) Kind b) Frequency c) Format d) Content e) Audiences Sufficient Resources? ___Y___N Challenges: Program Outcome Measures Interim Measures Used: a) Kind b) Frequency c) Target group(s) d) Measurement focus Partnership Quality Measures ___Participation ___Commitment ___Operation(s) ___Challenges			Program Implementation Within budget? ___Y___N On schedule? ___Y___N Communication: a) Kind b) Frequency c) Format d) Content e) Audiences Sufficient Resources? ___Y___N Challenges: Program Outcome Measures Interim Measures Used: a) Kind b) Frequency c) Target group(s) d) Measurement focus Partnership Quality Measures ___Participation ___Commitment ___Operation(s) ___Challenges

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