PART 1 - General Black River Technical College is seeking an experienced third-party developmental evaluator that will be engaged throughout the four-year grant period to conduct a comprehensive Project Evaluation that: • Supports the project by developing a conceptual model of the project and identifying key evaluation points to ensure all participants and stakeholders understand the project’s structure and expected outcomes. • Develops an evaluation plan that is consistent with project goals and complies with federal regulations and the DOL-SCC4 review criteria for program evaluation. • Provide assistance with or preparation of optional interim and annual performance reports required by the funding agency. • Works with project staff to design and execute evaluation activities in accordance with DOL/ETA expectations and requirements. • Collaborates with project director to determine outcomes associated with the program effectiveness. • Provide consultation regarding the status of the project, including addressing barriers to progress toward objectives. • Conduct review of the colleges work plan to assure the evaluation plan is consistent and appropriate for the proposed project. PART 2 – Tasks The developmental evaluator will work closely with BRTC to assess the implementation of the grant strategies, activities, and programs. They will work in cooperation with the colleges project director, faculty and staff, as well as other key stakeholders, to implement the approved evaluation plan, including, but not limited to, data collection, analysis, and reporting. Stakeholders will participate in evaluation activities through advisory committees, existing institutional effectiveness faculty/staff and student satisfaction surveys, program and course specific surveys as well as assessment surveys of program services, and other evaluation activities developed in conjunction with the Project Director. The tasks the evaluator will be required to complete to support the operation and implementation of the project are included below but may evolve after close collaboration and communication with the College’s project personnel. • Provide support for BRTC’s communication with the national evaluator. • Develop an evaluation plan that is consistent with project goals and complies with federal regulations and the DOL/ETA review criteria for program evaluation. • Provide support to BRTC in documenting outcomes • Assist BRTC in identifying and evaluating data sources. • Conduct start-up meetings with key stakeholders to discuss timelines, current progress on the project methods and sources of data collection, etc. • Assist BRTC in the development of metrics or timeframes outside of the national evaluation • Analyzing progress against strategy implementation. • Provide real-time feedback to inform the development of the intervention. • Assessing project outcomes. • Work with project personnel to finalize the research questions and further refine the logic model. • Provide support to BRTC to track performance data to inform project implementation. • Provide assistance to BRTC in improve data reporting capacity. • Offer technical guidance and review in compiling information. This data collection will be used for an assessment of the impact of the project. • Comply with regulations for the use of confidential information • Support BRTC in instituting a Good Jobs and Equitable Employment Outcomes data review and analysis process. • Provide unlimited communication through telephone, e-mail, or online meetings and/or onsite consultations concerning the evaluation of the grant project. • Provide consultation regarding the status of the project, including addressing barriers to progress toward objectives.
