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Our reports can be geared to funders that want to determine whether a program is reaching its intended population with the planned outcome, or to program managers who want to examine what they can do to enhance current operations and administration. Our services include interim reporting as well as final reports that summarize all findings. To receive a list of the types of reports we offer, please email us.
Here is a partial list of work we have done in the areas of:
Program Evaluation | Community Needs Assessment | Policy Research & Proposals
Program Evaluation
SEECAP Final Evaluation 2009.
Summative evaluation of SEECAP’s leadership training programming. This report analyzes all components of SEECAP’s leadership training over the previous twelve months, including ExCEL, Symposium, and Special Events. Staff from CalSTAT designed the survey and database and collected the survey data for Symposium and Special Events evaluation. The report was provided to the Special Education Early Childhood Administrators Project (SEECAP), a project administered by the San Diego County Office of Education Early Education Programs and Services Unit and funded by the California Department of Education/ Special Education Division.
The Role of the Coach in ExCEL.
Evaluation of a leadership training program for those providing early childhood education and early childhood special education. This thematic report evaluates a key program element: year-round one-to-one coaching for members of the training cohort. The report was provided to the Special Education Early Childhood Administrators Project (SEECAP), a project administered by the San Diego County Office of Education Early Education Programs and Services Unit and funded by the California Department of Education/ Special Education Division.
Fall 2007 ExCEL Seminar Evaluation.
Evaluation of a leadership training program for those providing early childhood education and early special education. This report evaluates the intensive program element that includes year-round one-to-one mentoring together with annual customized training seminars for a cohort receiving training over a three-year period. The report was provided to the Special Education Early Childhood Administrators Project (SEECAP), a project administered by the San Diego County Office of Education and funded by the California Department of Education.
Personnel Center: Summary and Evaluation.
A three-year evaluation of the Personnel Center, a national organization dedicated to increasing states' capacity in special education personnel development. The Personnel Center engaged in multi-state technical assistance and capacity development for personnel development, and this report summarized achievements and challenges at the three-year point of their five-year program. The Personnel Center is more formally known as the National Center for Special Education Personnel and Related Service Providers.
CalSTAT Leadership Site Profiles.
Profiles of seventeen schools and districts in California receiving funding through CalSTAT/CDE that have implemented collaborative reforms supporting a unified approach to general and special education. The profiles were developed under the auspices of the California Institute on Human Services at Sonoma State University for CalSTAT/CDE.They can be found online at www.calstat.org.
CalSTAT Leadership Sites—Emerging Models and Practices.
A cross-site analysis of seventeen schools and districts in California that have implemented collaborative reforms supporting a unified approach to general and special education. The analysis was developed under the auspices of the California Institute on Human Services at Sonoma State University for CalSTAT/CDE. The report can be found online at www.calstat.org/leadershipSites.
Evaluation of Phase I of the Sonoma County Community Partnership State Incentive Grant (SIG).
An evaluation of the planning phase of a prevention program to reduce binge drinking by young people in Sonoma County.
Data Development Plan for the Sonoma County Community Partnership State Incentive Grant (SIG).
A set of recommendations to the partnership on specific population-level data elements to be collected to understand the impact of binge drinking by young people in Sonoma County.
Evaluation of the Oral Health Training Project—A Report to the
Sonoma County First 5 Commission.
An evaluation of a project based in Sonoma County and funded by the First 5 Commission that offered education and training on oral health practices for children under five and their families.
The Resilient Communities Initiative in Sonoma
County—
A Report to the Community Foundation Sonoma County.
A final evaluation of a multi-year, two-site youth development program supported by the Community Foundation Sonoma County as part of the James Irvine Foundation’s regional foundation support initiative.
Birth and Beyond Home Visitation Program—Year Three Evaluation Report.
Evaluation of a multi-site child abuse prevention program using paraprofessional home visitors, multi-disciplinary consultation teams and family resource centers. The program is based in Sacramento County, funded by the County of Sacramento and administered by a public-private collaborative partnership.
Special Report on Child Care to the Sonoma County
Children and
Families Commission.
An evaluation of the Sonoma County Children and Families Commission’s child care programming, including its Provider Retention Program, Child Care Behavioral Health Consultation Project and the results of a survey of child care providers. Also included is an analysis of “minigrant” awards.
Results of Second Annual Collaborative Self-Assessment: Family Support
Collaborative.
An analysis of the collaborative functioning of the cross-agency, public/private collaborative team responsible for administering a paraprofessional home visitation program based in Sacramento County.
Implementation of the Multi-Disciplinary Teams.
An implementation analysis of a key element in a paraprofessional home visitation program based in Sacramento County.
Cloverdale Community Partnership—Summary of Youth Development Assets Survey.
A summary of a local school district’s findings resulting from administration of the Search Institute’s Assets survey regarding assets and risk behaviors of local youth.
The Role of the Team Leader: A Special Report.
An implementation analysis of a key element in a paraprofessional home visitation program based in Sacramento County.
Cloverdale Site Summary: First Report of the Resilient Communities Initiative.
An initial report on implementation and community context for a multi-year, two-site youth development program supported by the Community Foundation Sonoma County as part of the James Irvine Foundation’s regional foundation support initiative.
Sonoma Valley Site Summary: First Report of the Resilient Communities Initiative.
An initial report on implementation and community context for a multi-year, two-site youth development program supported by the Community Foundation Sonoma County as part of the James Irvine Foundation’s regional foundation support initiative.
Community Needs and Resource Assessment.
This needs and resource assessment, a collaborative effort of CJM Associates and the TAC, assembled primary and secondary information on needs and resources in Placer County in a traditional indicator format, together with demographic information on Placer County's residents. The assessment was commissioned by the Technical Assistance Coalition of the Child Abuse Prevention Council of Placer County as part of the strategic and programmatic support provided to coalition members.
Sonoma County SB 697 Needs Assessment 2005.
A tri-annual assessment with information on demographics and population health indicators, as well as an analysis of the needs of caregivers to the county’s elderly. The report was completed to fulfill requirements under SB 697 for health needs assessment by area hospitals and was developed under the direction of a collaborative of hospitals and public agencies, the Sonoma County Community Health Committee of the Sonoma Health Alliance.
Building Family Self-Sufficiency and Preparing
Children Ages 0-5 for School:
A Report on Regional Indicators.
A report on community indicators for nine Bay Area counties developed in collaboration with state and county leadership, the Bay Area Partnership and the Foundation Consortium.
Community Perspectives: A Profile of 10 Sonoma County Communities. Appears as a
Chapter in Sonoma County Community Action Project—A Comprehensive
Assessment and Action Program to Foster a Healthy and Safe Community.
A summary of qualitative research conducted on selected Sonoma County communities for the United Way of Sonoma-Mendocino-Lake to augment community indicators developed through the Community Action Project.
Multi-Cultural Health Improvement Initiative Implementation Plan, 2002-2003.
An implementation plan for a program to address health disparities for cancer and diabetes experienced by communities of color in Solano County. The initiative was sponsored by the Solano Coalition for Better Health and funded through the California Endowment. The plan included a literature review and evaluation design developed by UCSF’s Family Health Outcomes Project, a collaborator in the planning process.
Program Design Proposals to the Bay Area Partnership.
- Full-day/Full-year Child Care
- Child Care under CalWORKS
- Family Coverage Expansion: MediCal and Healthy Families
- Eligibility Alignment
- Child Support
A set of policy redesign proposals on five topics developed in collaboration with state and county leadership, the Bay Area Partnership and the Foundation Consortium.
Families and Communities Together. A Proposal to the Health Care
Leadership Council
A program proposal for a countywide parent/clinician early childhood development training proposal (for T. Berry Brazelton’s “Touchpoints” approach) for Sonoma County, developed through convening a collaborative of health care clinicians, educators, planners and nonprofit organizations.
Public Health and Managed Care Collaboration in the Sacramento Region.
Results of a survey conducted for the Sierra Health Foundation in 1998 to determine the points of collaboration between the traditional public health delivery system and the managed health care system in the greater Northern Sacramento Valley area.