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The Center for Emotional and Behavioral Health @IRMH- Camp Manatee Therapeutic Summer Camp — IRC- CSAC F. PROGRAM EVALUATION (Entire Section F not to exceed two pages) 1 . DEMOGRAPHICS : What information (data elements) will you need to collect in order to accurately describe your target population including demographics (age, gender, and ethnic background) required by the funder in Section H? What are the pieces of information that qualify them for your target population? How do you document their need for services or their "unacceptable condition requiring change" from Section 1319 We have created a camper database in Microsoft Access that will allow us to track the following demographics as provided by the parents via the registration form. ❖ Age ❖ Gender ❖ Ethnic Background •'• Family income ❖ School attending ❖ Medications •'• Zip code 2 . MEASURES : What data elements will you need to collect to show that you have achieved (or made progress toward) your Measurable Outcomes in Section D ? What tools or items are you using as measures (grades, survey scores, attendance, absences, skill levels) for your program? Are you getting baseline information from a source on your Collaboration List in Section E ? Are there results from your Activities in Section D that need to be documented? How often do you need to collect or follow-up on this data ? We have developed a point system (based on the behavior of the camper) and feedback sheet (a written synopsis of the day for each camper given to his/her parent(s)) to track our outcomes and record the statistics . We also have evaluation forms filled pre and post parenting classes to accurately measure goals and outcomes of our interventions and education. The Feedback sheets and point sheets are filled out on a daily basis by the camp counselors assigned to each group. The numbers will be complied on a weekly basis and entered in to a database accordingly. From the database we will be able to chart our outcomes 3 . REPORTING: What will you do with this information to show that change has occurred ? How will you use or present these results to the consumer, the funder, the program, and the community? How will you use this information to improve your program? The numbers for the point system will be complied on a weekly basis and entered in to a database accordingly. From the database we will be able to chart our outcomes to see when improvements in behaviors are being made. We will be keeping all the returned feedback sheets -� — for one year, to reference as needed. Information collected for pre and post parenting classes is complied and then entered in to a database. We will be able to chart the results and accurately measure outcomes . The information is shared with the counselors and parents of the child in camp, with a signed release of information form. It may also be shared with educators and therapists , to help better serve the child ' s needs . 11