| Evalumetrics Research (Last updated February 18, 2008) |
Welcome to the web site for Evalumetrics Research. You can learn more about our
evaluation research services by contacting us at: rlillis@rochester.rr.com.
SAVE THE DATES!
14th annual Summer Institute in Character Education:
"Smart & Good Schools:
Helping Your Students Do Their Best Work and Do the Right
Thing"
JUNE 30 - JULY 2, 20
This conference is strongly recommended for anyone working
with young people. Click here for link to conference information/registration.
Evalumetrics completed a second level of outcome study for the Prisoner of the
Truck Foundation - Yes Pa Program. Results indicate that the Yes Pa curriculum
followed by either a live presentation by Fred or the new Yes Pa Video have
significant effects on students' sense of self-efficacy. The study involved
approximately 1,000 students in eight schools. A full report is now available ((Click
here.).
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As part of the series of public forums presented by the Partnership for Ontario
County, Evalumetrics Research prepared analyses and an article on youth attitudes
toward violence as reported in the Student Risk and Protective Survey. Nearly one
in three (30.2%) middle school students and more than four of ten high school
students said is was not wrong to, “pick a fight with someone.”Nine out of ten
middle school students said their parents would think it would be “very wrong” for
them to steal anything while 87% thought their parents would disapprove of them
drawing graffiti on a building. Compare this to the 67% who thought their parents
would disapprove of them if they, “picked a fight with someone.” Among high
school students the pattern is the same. Eight of ten felt their parents think
stealing is very wrong, 75% disapprove of their child drawing graffiti, yet fewer than
half of high school students believe their parents think it would very wrong if they
were to pick a fight with someone. (Click here for article on attitudes toward
violence.)
| Links to Client Sites Parent Survey Big Brothers/Big Sisters Council on Alcoholism and Addictions of the Finger Lakes Partnership for Ontario County Prisoner of the Truck Foundation (Yes Pa) Other Related Links SAMHSA Science-based Programs |
What Is Evalumetrics Research? - Evalumetrics Research is a private, independent research consulting firm providing evaluation and strategic planning services to a variety of public and private organizations addressing prevention of substance abuse, violence, or other social problems. Evalumetrics also conducts evaluations of education, criminal justice, public health and mental health prevention, intervention and treatment programs. Because Evalumetrics is a small business, planning, research and evaluation services are offered at a fraction of the cost of most large consulting firms. Rob Lillis, who is President and primary research consultant for Evalumetrics, has over 30 years experience in the substance abuse, character education, youth development, public health and preventive medicine fields. Youth Development and Character Education - Yes Pa Character Education Program - Currently, Evalumetrics is conducting evaluations of innovative character education and youth development programs in the school and community sectors. Evalumetrics is working with the Yes Pa Foundation to establish its "Yes Pa" character education program as a "science-based" program meeting criteria of the U.S. Substance Abuse Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA). Mentoring Programs - An outcome study of School-based Mentoring, conducted for Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Greater Rochester and the Partnership for Ontario County, helped establish the project in nine school districts. Results of the study were presented at the 2003 National Prevention Network Prevention Research Conference as well as at the 14th Annual Prevention and Early Intervention Forum in Wilmington, Delaware (May 2004) and at the Illinois State Prevention Conference in Chicago (June 2004). BBBS of Rochester recently received a major grant from the U.S. Department of Education to expand the school-based mentoring program into additional schools and to coordinate mentor recruiting and monitoring with the Partnership for Ontario County Service-learning Through Recreation Education And Mentoring (STREAM). Evalumetrics is also conducting a comprehensive evaluation of school-based mentoring programs under a U.S. Department of Education Grant to the Family Service Society, Inc., in Corning, New York and for the Allegany-Steuben Rural Health Network in Allegany County, New York. Marcus Whitman Schools - Environmental Classroom Opportunity (ECO) - The ECO program is an environment-based education program for 6th and 7th grade. Students attend all classes at the Cumming Nature Center and study environmental issues integrated into every subject. Evalumetrics conducted an evaluation of the impact of ECO on academic performance as well as on risk and protective factors, knowledge of the environment and attitudes toward environmental issues. Substance Abuse Prevention- Partnership for Ontario County - Since 1996 Evalumetrics Research has provided planning, program development, grant writing and program evaluation services for numerous school and community-based substance abuse prevention initiatives in Ontario County, New York. Projects have included the School-based Mentoring Program, Project STREAM, implementation of Life Skills Training (LST), Youth Court and Project Citizen. Evalumetrics also provides the Partnership with technical assistance in strategic planning. Rural Middle School Prevention Consortium - Evalumetrics provided strategic planning and project evaluation technical assistance to the Rural Middle School Prevention Consortium in Wayne County, New York. The project included a comprehensive needs assessment and conducted evaluations of implementation of Life Skills Training (LST) and other prevention initiatives in four rural school districts. Evalumetrics has conducted evaluations of school and community prevention programs for the Allegany Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (ACASA). Criminal Justice and Safety Programs - Drug Court - Process and outcome evaluations are currently being conducted for several intervention programs including Finger Lakes Drug Treatment Court and the Ontario County Juvenile Drug Treatment Court. School Resource Officers - Evalumetrics is conducting an outcome study for the School Resource Officer (SRO) program at Marcus Whitman Schools and Midlakes Schools in upstate New York. Youth Court - Evalumetrics is conducting an evaluation of the Ontario County Youth Court for the Partnership for Ontario County, Inc. Preliminary findings can be found on the Youth Court page. Strategic Planning - Strategic planning projects including: comprehensive needs assessment, resource assessment, gaps analyses, project development and process and outcome studies have been conducted for community based prevention organizations such as the Partnership for Ontario County, Allegany Council on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (ACASA) and the Council on Alcoholism and Addictions of the Finger Lakes. Available Services - Evalumetrics provides personalized services including project development, grant preparation, data collection protocols, database development, analysis, report and presentation writing and policy development as well as training in evaluation for program staff and administrators.. Evalumetrics has provided logistical and analytical support for the Student Risk and Protective Factor Survey. The survey has been conducted in school districts throughout the Finger Lakes and Southern Tier of New York. A sample report is available by clicking here. Evalumetrics now offers a Parent Risk and Protective Factor Survey for local school districts and prevention programs. See the details on the Parent page. Philosophy of Evaluation - Evalumetrics Research believes that evaluation should be an integral part of all programs and as such an evaluator should be involved from the very beginning of project planning. Programs structured to allow for a solid evaluation are designed better and have a far greater chance of receiving funding and long-term support. The evaluator must work cooperatively while maintaining independence. Solid evaluation is critical to quality programing, accountability to funders, and accessing scarce competitive funds. Cost - Evalumetrics believes that quality evaluation does not have to be expensive. Programs interested in integrating evaluation into a new or existing project can contact Evalumetrics for an initial no-cost consultation. If a project is being developed that requires a proposal for funding, Evalumetrics will generally offer technical assistance in preparing the proposal at no cost if there is an adequate evaluation component. As an independent small business, costs for services from Evalumetrics are considerably less than from large research firms |
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