STOP Training Grant
Evaluation
Our overarching goal for the STOP grant project is to prevent school violence. We have identified three objectives for our grant program.
Objective 1): To provide training sessions to teachers and school personnel designed to respond to threats of violence and prevent violence on school campus.
Objective 2): To provide specialized training sessions for school officials as they relate to responding to on-campus mental health crises.
Deliverables for these first two objectives include the number of trainings completed; number of specialized trainings for school administration officials about campus mental health crisis response; number of school staff trained; and average number of training hours per person trained.
Deliverables for these first two objectives include the number of trainings completed; number of specialized trainings for school administration officials about campus mental health crisis response; number of school staff trained; and average number of training hours per person trained.
Objective 3): To provide education and awareness campaigns to students with the intent to prevent violence against others or self. Deliverables include type of training and awareness campaigns conducted and number of individuals receiving the training and awareness campaigns, including method of delivery.
A project of this scope needs high quality evaluation. Our project includes hiring SPSG, Inc. as our independent Evaluator. SPSG has served as the independent Evaluator for PUSD since 2010, which has included previous state and federal grant programs received by PUSD that support students’ social and emotional needs, and is familiar with PUSD schools and our community, as well as the evidence-based practices included in this project. SPSG has extensive experience evaluating education, health, mental health and social services programs, and is proficient in all aspects and methods of evaluation stated in this proposal.
SPSG will conduct a comprehensive evaluation plan to ensure an ongoing review of the project’s progress and a thorough assessment of its overall effectiveness. The multi-method approach to our evaluation includes empowerment, process, fidelity, and outcome procedures. Our evaluation plan is designed to collect and analyze data on how the project is affecting individual student behavior, in accordance with privacy requirements, to ensure the programs are working to improve our students’ well being and our school environment.