Learning and Growing through Evaluation
Each of these items needs to be considered and documented in every individual evaluation plan.
Refer to
Appendix E
for one example of how to document these decisions.
Module 2 provides a number of detailed strategies for successfully implementing all aspects of
your evaluation, from tips about working with stakeholders to ideas for action planning. In
addition to Module 2, you can find more resources on the NACP website at
https://www.cdc.gov/asthma/program_eval/
.
These include information about how to improve
the cultural responsiveness of an evaluation and templates for action plans and evaluation
timelines.
Revisiting the Strategic Evaluation Plan
Once several of the individual evaluation plans have been created, you may find it necessary to
revisit the strategic evaluation plan with the Strategic Evaluation Planning Team. Adjusting the
strategic evaluation plan based on specifications in the individual evaluation plans may mean
that more or fewer evaluations can be conducted over the lifecycle of the cooperative agreement
or that you may decide on a different sequence. We recommend updating the strategic evaluation
plan at least annually. The changes you make to the plan, along with the rationale for those
changes, should be documented.
What Have We Learned?
The use of evaluation findings is critical. Going through an evaluation process only to have the
resulting report sit on a shelf is a waste of valuable time and resources. The process suggested in
this chapter for developing an individual evaluation plan can help to strengthen use of evaluation
results and keep our programs strong. And by documenting our evaluation processes, we can
continue to learn about the best ways to evaluate our programs in our particular circumstances.
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