Transcript How to Get Where You’re Going

How to Get Where You’re Going (Part 1)
Why You Should Use a Logic Model to Translate
Your Mission and Vision into a Program
National Institute for Magnet School Leadership
Mystic, Connecticut
July 14, 2008
A logic model is…
…a conceptual framework for describing the
relationships between investments, activities, and
results.
INPUTS
OUTPUTS
OUTCOMES
The framework supports an integrated approach to planning,
implementation, and evaluation by charting your program’s
theory of change.
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A logic model is…
…a road map that shows where you are going, how
you will get there, and what landmarks you will
see when you arrive.
“If you don’t know where you
are going, how are you gonna
know when you get there?
-Yogi Berra
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A logic model also is…
…a way of thinking, and reflects a process of
engaging participants in deep conversation. It
is more than completing a graphic organizer.
“We build the road and the
road builds us.
-Sri Lankan saying
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Let’s look at an everyday example.
Source:
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Situation
University of Wisconsin-Extension, Program Development and Evaluation
Get pills
Take pills
Feel better
INPUTS
OUTPUTS
OUTCOMES
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Let’s try a “simple” logic model
for magnet schools.
Situation: minority group isolation (MGI); declining
enrollment; low-performing staff and students
Magnet School
Program
Investments
• Recruitment
(staff, materials,
time, $$, partners)
• Professional
development
INPUTS
• Theme-based
curriculum
OUTPUTS
• Reduced MGI,
increase enrollment
• Student
achievement rises
• High-performing
school
OUTCOMES
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A More Developed Logic Model - Parent Education Program
University of Wisconsin-Extension, Program Development and Evaluation
Source:
SITUATION: During a county needs assessment, majority of parents reported that they were
having difficulty parenting and felt stressed as a result
INPUTS
Staff
Money
Partners
Research
OUTPUTS
Assess
parent ed
programs
Designdeliver
evidencebased
program
of 8
sessions
Facilitate
support
groups
Parents
of 3-10
year
olds
attend
Parents
increase
knowledge of
child dev
Parents better
understanding
their own
parenting style
Parents gain
skills in new
ways to parent
OUTCOMES
Parents
identify
appropriate
actions to
take
Parents use
effective
parenting
practices
Reduced
stress
Improved
childparent
relations
Parents gain
confidence in
their abilities
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So Why Should I Use A Logic Model?
ACTVITY:What problems can you
imagine being addressed with a
logic model?
Apply the following purpose statements to your
own school and district context to understand
how a logic model can help your school meet
its vision and mission.
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A logic model is a helpful tool for
PLANNING…
• providing a coherent conceptual framework for
the program.
• increasing understanding about the program
among all stakeholders.
• identifying key conditions, not just symptoms of
problem(s) being addressed.
• uncovering assumptions about program activities
and their impact.
• motivating staff.
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A logic model is a helpful tool for
IMPLEMENTATION…
• developing and managing a clear implementation
plan (the who, what, when, where, how).
• differentiating activities (“what we do”) from
outcomes (“the results we get”).
• prioritizing the allocation of staffing and other
resources.
• aligning the use of resources across all levels of
the program.
• enhancing teamwork among stakeholders.
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A logic model is a helpful tool for
EVALUATION…
• communicating success and increasing resources,
opportunities, recognition for the program.
• identifying gaps in program or areas of need.
• supporting expansion or replication of program.
• providing a common language for program staff
and program evaluators.
• identifying outcomes to measure and wisely target
the use of evaluation resources.
• preparing for a rigorous evaluation.
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Additional Resources on Logic Models
• Kellogg Foundation Logic Model Development Guide
http://www.wkkf.org/Pubs/Tools/Evaluation/Pub3669.pdf
• University of Wisconsin- Extension, Program Development and
Evaluation
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/pdande/evaluation/evallogicmodel.html
Breakout session, Tuesday, 10:15-11:15 AM
- practice the thinking process involved in creating a logic model.
- feedback from this session will be used to develop an online magnet
evaluation toolkit commissioned by the Department of Education’s
Office of Innovation and Improvement.
Seewan Eng
<[email protected]>
415.615.3190
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