Sample Youth Focus Group Protocol

This is a fairly basic protocol for the evaluation of a generic afterschool program. It provides a number of suggestions for prompting young people to provide good feedback, and can be modified to fit different needs and audiences

School Data Checklist

Have you  built a strong culture of data use in your organization? Could your services to students be improved through timely access to student data? Do you have strong data security practices in place? This checklist can help you determine whether school data is a good fit for your organization.

Survey Selection and Design Guiding Questions

This resource is designed to help you think through whether and how a survey tool can fit into a holistic evaluation plan. It provides guiding questions and summarizes some basic considerations when designing or revising an in-house survey. 

Tip Sheet: Theory of Change to Logic Model

This tip sheet is a one-page guide to creating a logic model based on your program’s theory of change. Once your logic model has been created, you can begin to identify evaluation questions.

Theory of Change to Logic Model Worksheet

This worksheet provides activities to help you create a logic model based on your program’s theory of change. Once your logic model has been created, you can begin to identify evaluation questions. 

Tip Sheet: Do you need a Validated Survey?

This tip sheet provides guidance on choosing survey tools appropriate to your purposes. Specifically, it details considerations around validated (versus custom) surveys