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The Gifford Youth Activity Center, Inc. — Cummer Cultural Camp Indian River County Children ' s Services Advisory Committee 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 B19. Necessary data will be collected from registration forms, it will be indicated that the information Will be used for grant reporting purposes only . Children that are participating in the free or reduced lunch program , have an additional risk factor identified by the student support specialist or teacher in a school , indication from a teacher that there is a strong interest in art all qualify students to attend this camp . The presence of risk factors will be documented and shared with staff, as deemed appropriate by the Camp Director . 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 ? • Registration for use by instructors , teachers and support specialists . • Database of participating students, including demographic information and indicated risk factors . • Pre-test & Post-test • Identification of children with risk factors • Notify parents/guardians of children with risk factors to appropriate referral sources • Comparison of Pre-test & post test results . 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 most important information gathered would be the presence of risk factors indicted y the referring entity, instructors during the course of the program or at the end of the program . Parents & guardians will be involved in addressing these risk factors . A final report, including all test results, will be shared with the funder. All final reports are also on file at the GYAC office . C 13