1. FDDC’s Internal Evaluation Processes

2. Making Evaluation Practical & Manageable Not Rocket Science

3. Evaluating Council Initiatives – Responsibility of Council to direct the direction of initiatives and outcomes – Responsibility of Council to assess projects on an ongoing basis – Track the progress of the evolvement for each project – Data Driven Decision making

4. Why Internal Evaluation? – Allows the Council in collaboration with grantees to direct the intended outcomes, evaluation methods – Allows for the Council to gain insights into the evaluation practices – To improve evaluation strategies and practices embedded in each initiative – To improve data driven decision making – Builds the capacity of Council Members, staff and grantees

5. Planning for Evaluation – How did we begin ? 5- Year Look Back- Reflection on the accomplishments of the previous State Plan What was learned? Disconnects between state plan goals & data gathered – Insufficient data gathered at the project level Need for comprehensive planning & assessment for each year of the state plan: » Outcome level » Evaluation Methods » Implementation Activities

6. State Plan Blueprint to Council’s Mission Sample provided from State Plan Resource Guide Goal Objective Implementation Activities – Action Steps Evaluation Outcomes – Outputs Evaluation Methods – Data Indicators: National Data, NCI, State Data – RSSC Framework Timelines (see handout)

8. How did the Council Embed Evaluation into each Project ? State Plan: Blueprint to the Council’s Mission- Drives the work of the Council Request for Proposal (RFP)/ Implementing Activities Funding Proposal (initial/continuation) – Incorporate implementation activities, outcomes and evaluation methods as outlined in the State Plan Contract – Incorporate implementation activities, outcomes and evaluation methods as outlined in the State Plan

9. Evaluation during Project Implementation: Practical & Manageable – Mid-Year Project Update (see handout) Overall Progress made Progress to date made on Outcomes – Implementing Activities Funding Proposal (see handout) Assess outcomes met Assess scope of work for the subsequent project year – PPR Data (see handout) State Plan required reporting elements National & State Reports – State Plan Amendment Process (see handout) PPR Data What has been learned? What changes (if any are needed) ? What progress has been made to date to achieving Outcomes ? What are new & emerging issues ? Are changes needed to the State Plan ?

10. Evaluation: Practical & Manageable Planning the Work Working the Plan

11. Contact Info Allison Cruz, MS. Ed Deputy Director of Programs Florida Developmental Disabilities Council, Inc. 124 Marriott Drive, Suite 203 Tallahassee, Florida 32301-2981 Ph: (850) 488-4180 | (800) 580-7801 allisoncruz@fddc.org