1. Common Measures into Practice: 4-H Military Partnerships Case Casey D. Mull, Ph.D. Public Service Associate

2. Background on the 4-H Military Partnerships World’s largest employer sponsored child care program Integration of 4-H Grant funding since 2004 – 4 Partners form the funding – USDA administers through Kansas State Univ

3. Sources of Funding USDA Air Force CYP Army CYSS Navy CYP CYFAR Funds

4. The Value of Common Measures Program impact nationwide Individual program improvement Accountability of funds to multiple masters

5. The Value of Common Measures Program impact nationwide Individual program improvement Accountability of funds to multiple masters Challenges

6. Challenges of Common Measures Program fidelity – Local needs – Multiple service branches with different needs Accountability of funds to multiple masters Lack of evaluation capacity and involvement on both the military and extension perspectives IRB Challenges / Survey Challenges

7. Yet We Move Forward Military metrics are output driven – Though they value the outcomes – Military’s lack of evaluation capacity Constructs used in Social-Emotional align with desired programming in military child & youth You don’t know what you don’t know….