SPDG Levels of Collaboration Amy Detgen, Technical Assistance Coordination Center Debra Price-Ellingstad, Technical Assistance Coordination Center David Merves, Evergreen Evaluation & Consulting, Inc. Martha

Session Goals Overview of evaluation of collaboration in the Technical Assistance and Dissemination Network (TA&D Network) Introduce Draft Collaboration Instrument Attendees develop their own SPDG examples of collaboration Q & A Martha

Technical Assistance Coordination Center Overview of Collaboration in TA&D Network Leveraging Resources Conference TA Collaboratives Martha

Collaboration: Research and Evaluation Sequence of the evaluation process Evaluation Questions Logic Model Theoretical Model Evaluation Methodology David

NCEO Partner Collaborative Logic Model David

Theoretical Considerations and Approaches Levels of collaboration outcomes Collaboration in Early Care and Education: Establishing a Framework for a Research Agenda Logic Model; Child Care Policy Research Consortium Annual Meeting, October 21-22, 2010 Dimensions of collaboration Thomson, Perry, & Miller, Conceptualizing and Measuring Collaboration, 2007, Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory Levels of collaboration Frey, Lohmeier, Lee & Tollefson, American Journal of Evaluation 2006; 27; 383, Measuring Collaboration Among Grant Partners Levels of integration Gajda 2004; 2009 Evaluating Organization Collaboration ppt, AEA David Collaboration for the 21st Century Belinda Biscoe, Director of Mid-Continent Comprehensive Center (MC3). 4th Annual Leveraging Resources Conference, Office of Elementary and Secondary Education, OSEP, Washington, D.C., March 25, 2009 Evaluating community collaboration Evaluating Community Collaborations, Thomas E. Backer, Editor, 2003, Springer Publishing

Levels of Collaboration Survey David

NCEO’s Focus on Collaboration Partners employ common strategies and language Partners develop common products, tools, and services Non-duplication of efforts Cost efficiency Vitaliy

Collaboration Challenges Difficulties associated with initial stages of evaluation Staff members’ lack of time Delayed accomplishments Duplication of efforts Difficulty working with a diverse set of organizations Vitaliy

SPDG Levels of Collaboration Instrument Your examples

Questions and Answers

Thank you For additional information please contact: Amy Detgen Debra Price-Ellingstad TACC TACC adetgen@fhi360.org dpriceellingstad@fhi360 David Merves EEC david@eecvt.com

Resources Frey, B. B., Lohmeier, J. H., Lee, S. W., & Tollefson, N. (2006). Measuring Collaboration Among Grant Partners. American Journal of Evaluation, 383-392.