Monitoring

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Monitoring Tracking Performance Measures
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• TYPES OF PERFORMANCE MEASURES
• Outputs the amount or units of service provided
  by the program, or the number of community
  beneficiaries the program has served.
• Intermediate-outcome a change or benefit in
  communities or in the lives of community
  beneficiaries that contributes to the desired the
  end outcome.
• End-outcome a change that has occurred in
  communities or in the lives of community
  beneficiaries that is significant and lasting
• Aligned Performance Measures A set of 3
  measures that are aligned with and relate to the
  programs primary activity consisting of
• Volunteer Florida requires at least one volunteer
  recruitment performance measure

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Literacy AmeriCorps Palm Beach County Performance
Measures Childrens Literacy (Output) Members
will provide literacy enrichment activities for
at least 300 preschool and elementary school
children as documented by Tutoring and Reading
Session Logs completed by members recording
student identification, age/grade levels and
attendance information. Childrens Literacy
(Intermediate Outcome) Children receiving
services from members will demonstrate more
positive reading behaviors and attitudes. At
least 50 of children served will demonstrate
more positive reading behaviors and attitudes as
measured by surveys and/or the Quarterly Skills
Checklist. Childrens Literacy (End Outcome)
Children receiving services from members will
improve reading skills. At least 75 of children
tutored for at least 30 hours will score at least
20 percent higher on the LEARNS Literacy
Assessment Profile or the Early Literacy
Preschool Assessment.
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New programs are required to submit monthly
progress reports MPRs Due the 15th of the
Month Reporting on the Previous Months Progress
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AmeriCorps SFLUM Monthly Progress
Report Section I Member Status/Hours Describe
below any challenges in member enrollment,
retention or hours to serve.


Section II Performance Measures After School
Program (Output) AmeriCorps members will provide
daily after-school and mentoring services to at
least 175 students as evidenced by attendance
data.
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Programs are required to submit Quarterly
Progress Reports (QPRs) Due According to
Schedule Provided
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AmeriCorps SFLUM Quarterly Progress
Report Section I Member Status/Hours Describe
below any challenges in member enrollment,
retention or hours to serve.


Section II Performance Measures After School
Program (Output) AmeriCorps members will provide
daily after-school and mentoring services to at
least 175 students as evidenced by attendance
data.
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Section IV Demographics Enter year-to-date
numbers for each item
Section III Great Stories/Comments Please
include stories of your AmeriCorps members
accomplishments, successes and impact on
communities being served

Section IV Demographics Enter year-to-date
numbers for each item
Number of individuals who applied to be
AmeriCorps Members _____ Number of volunteers
recruited _____ Number of disadvantaged youth
serving as volunteers _____ Number of college
students serving as volunteers _____ Number of
baby boomers (born 1946 -1964) serving as
volunteers _____
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Methods Tools to Measure Outputs
Outcomes Pre and Post Tests/Assessments Quizzes S
urveys Logs Checklists Evaluations Project
Reports
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AmeriCorps Youth Pride Performance Measure
2005-06 (End Outcome) Members will provide
after school academic tutoring and homework
assistance resulting in at least 80 showing
improved academic achievement in the areas of
reading, language arts, ESOL or mathematics as
documented and evidenced by improved report card
grades and/or other documentation of improvement
such as test results, written reports from
parents, teachers or other responsible adults.
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The Importance of Data Collection Systems Dr.
Dee Wilder
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• Activity
• Design a datasheet that can be used to track the
  outputs and end outcomes of your primary
  performance measure.
• Identify the items that will be maintained to
  document outcomes.