Evaluation is Core to the Success of A Program

  • Posted on: 16 December 2010
  • By: Brian Kasher

You will hear in this month's podcast how my district, Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools, uses evaluation in its asthma and IAQ programs. Evaluation is core to the success of a program. Program champions and funders (including EPA and CDC) also see the importance of evaluation to better understand if a program is effectively meeting its objectives.

Evaluation can seem complicated, resource intensive, and even costly. However, the results obtained from even a high level evaluation, are worth it to help a program stay true to its mission.

Where in the evaluation process do you get stuck and don’t know how to continue?