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

• Some respondents also indicated coalition attendance and involvement is stilllacking. Some parents are beginning to express interest in becoming involved.Some respondents suggested obtaining feedback from community members whoattend one or two meetings but do not return.5. What suggestions do you have for improving the project?• Several respondents indicated that project staff and partners are doing all they can toengage the community, and that these efforts and media exposure should continue.• Some respondents offered suggestions for improvement, including: engaging moreparents in coalition meetings and outreach events; engaging more students byoffering activities that appeal to them and working with the local SADD group;obtaining buy-in from law enforcement; allowing project staff to attend full CADCAtrainings; and updating school-based prevention program materials.6. How closely did implementation match the plan? What deviations, if any, occurred?What led to the deviations and what was the impact on the project? (Answered byimplementation staff and the project coordinator only.)• Most respondents indicated that project implementation is more closely matching theplan this year, with school-based prevention programs and counseling services beingprovided in all districts. One respondent indicated that post-test survey participationwas good.• Respondents noted two areas of deviation from the plan. First, communityinvolvement and readiness for change is not as great as expected. Second, therehave been school-based prevention program deviations, including one school havingone, rather than two, teachers trained; LRP is implemented in two districts ratherthan three; TND is presented in 9 th grade rather than 10 th in some schools due tocurriculum schedule conflicts; and LST is not presented in 6 th grade in one district.7. What activities have been initiated to sustain prevention programming beyond the grant?(Answered by superintendents, the project assistant, and the project coordinator only.)• Almost all the respondents identified at least one thing being done to sustain theproject. Some actions undertaken include: embedding programs into school plansand classroom curricula; training school personnel and community members toimplement the programs; and updating and enforcing school good conduct policies.• A few respondents indicated that LRP likely won’t continue beyond the grant due tothe program’s cost.• Several respondents indicated that they are hoping to find ways to continue providingcounseling services in the schools.8. What activities has the oversight committee undertaken to effect system-wide change?(Answered by superintendents, the project assistant, and the project coordinator only.)• Several respondents stated that the oversight committee itself has not done much toeffect system-wide change, but that the meetings help school personnel get a betterJackson County GRAA Evaluation Report 61