LYFE ACADEMY EVALUATION APPROACH

 

We use data, youth feedback, program evaluation, and community input to understand what is working, what is not, and what we can do better.

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CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT: What we learn informs how we strengthen programs, remove barriers, and respond to community needs.

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Our evaluation approach is informed by:

• CDC Program Evaluation Framework

• CDC Youth Advisory Council Approach

• ASCD Whole Child Framework

• Preventing ACEs and Promoting PCEs

• Youth.gov Evidence for Improvement

• Logic Models

• Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Evaluation

• SMART Goals

• Cost Effectiveness and Cost Benefit Analysis

• Impact Evaluation

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FROM DATA TO ACTION

LISTEN. LEARN. ADAPT. IMPROVE.

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• We do not wait until the end of a program to ask whether it worked.

• We listen throughout the experience.

• We learn from young people.

• We adapt when something is not working.

• And we use what we learn to improve LYFE Academy over time.

• The goal is not just to deliver a program. The goal is to create an experience that gets better because we are paying attention.