Jackson County Program Evaluation Project Year 3, Report 1.pdf

of the school year and implementing school staff’s suggestions for methodsof advertising the service; 2) the Project Towards No Drug Abuse programnot fitting with one school’s philosophy, which was addressed by the schooldeciding not to continue the program beyond the project period; and 3)inadequacy of the training and technical assistance for CommunitiesMobilizing for Change on Alcohol, which was addressed by implementingactivities that were appropriate for and met the needs of individualcommunities.• Some respondents reported that there have been issues related to lack ofcommitment and reliability with some project and school staff members. Theissue with the project staff person was addressed by the supervisor, whospoke with that staff person and a school staff member who monitors thatperson’s schedule at the school. This problem appears to be resolved. Theproblem with the school staff person is currently being addressed: TheProject Coordinator spoke with the project staff person who co-teaches withthe school staff member, and the project staff person will outline clearexpectations in class for both students and co-teachers, and will also speakto the school staff person individually.3. a.) What CMCA actions have had the greatest success?• Most respondents identified Hidden in Plain Sight as the most successfulCMCA action thus far. These respondents noted that Hidden in Plain Sightwas well attended and garnered positive feedback from participants.• A few respondents indicated that Sticker Shock had the greatest success,with one noting that the involvement of the Leadership and ResiliencyProgram students had a positive influence on those students.• Additional successes mentioned were the overall increase in communityinvolvement in activities and the coalition, and the new social marketingcampaign involving students.b.) Have any CMCA actions not met your expectations?• Most respondents did not identify any actions that did not meet expectations,but mentioned two planned events that did not occur: 1) Shoulder-to-Shoulder, a parent training event that fell through due to issues on the part ofthe training organization; and, 2) the summer leadership conference, whichproject staff decided to forgo in lieu of a fall youth conference being hosted ina nearby county. Project staff presented a workshop on familycommunication at the conference, and project funds paid transportation costsfor Jackson County youth to attend that event.• One respondent reported that the police remain too busy and under-funded toperform compliance checks. Project staff is looking into additional sources offunding for this.c.) What other actions would you like to implement as part of CMCA?Jackson County GRAA Evaluation Report 27