1. 2016 AmeriCorps Texas All-Grantee Meeting February 25-26, 2016
March 1-2, 2017
2016 AmeriCorps Texas
All-Grantee Meeting
February 25-26, 2016

2. Performance Measures: Track Your Hike

3. What is Performance Measurement? Grant Application Clarification
Overview
Overview of Session
What is Performance Measurement?
Grant Application Clarification
Choosing Appropriate Measures
Changes to Performance Measures
APR / Data Dive

4. What is Performance Measurements
Performance measures are measurable indicators of a program's performance as it relates to AmeriCorps Member service activities.
Performance measurement is the process of regularly measuring the services provided by your program and the effect your program has in communities or in the lives of members or community beneficiaries.

5. What is Performance Measurement?

6. What is Performance Measurement
Performance Measure vs. Evaluation?
Intervention
Trail safety training for all new hikers
Output
Number of hikers that hike on a trail
Outcome
Number of hikers that finish the hike
Impact Evaluation
Number of hikers that finish the hike that otherwise would not have without the trail safety training

7. Grant Application Clarification
Performance Measure Consultations
Re-Compete
New for Grant Application
After First Draft Submission, but before Final Submission
Continuation
Only occurs if major changes to Performance Measures are being made.
Should be initiated by Program PRIOR to application submission

8. Grant Application Clarification
CNCS Performance Measure Resources
Performance Measure Instructions
Updated Annually
CNCS 2017 Performance Measures
Performance Measure Checklist
We Use This, You Should Too!
Appendix B

9. Grant Application Clarification
Common Clarification Issues
Completion is not defined for education measures
Timing of pre- and post-tests is not clear
Target values do not appear ambitious and/or realistic
Not clear that tools are sufficient to ensure individuals are not double counted in measures
Data collection methods are not explained
Not clear that the population counted matches the population specified in the instructions

10. Choosing Appropriate Measures
National vs. Applicant-Determined PMs
Previously, OneStar required a minimum of one nationally aligned measure
Starting in , programs may develop applicant-determined aligned measures, in consultation with OneStar

11. Choosing Appropriate Measures
Applicant-Determined
Must still fit into one of the 6 priority areas
Same standards for quality and rigor as national measures
Must consult with OneStar prior to proposing change in grant application

12. Choosing Appropriate Measures
Choosing the Right Measures
Minimum of One Aligned Measure
Output(s) and Outcome
How Many Measures?
Choose the performance measures that best capture the core services your members provide
Timeline
Must be able to report on measures the same year that the intervention occurs

13. Changes to Performance Measures
Program Amendments
“Paper” Amendments (outside-of-eGrants)
Change in definitions (ex. completion)
Instruments or Tools in most cases
Methodology
eGrants Amendments
Changing Performance Measures
Changing Targets
Program design changes that make your program not compliant with requirements of measures

14. APR and Data Dive Mid-Year APR Data Dive Reporting Due April 13th
Report on Data through March 31st
Planning Grants have no Mid-Year APR
Data Dive
Set to occur in May
OneStar will select a data point from the 2017 Mid-Year APR or 2016 Final APR

15. Wrap-Up
Questions?

16. 2016 AmeriCorps Texas All-Grantee Meeting February 25-26, 2016
March 1-2, 2017
2016 AmeriCorps Texas
All-Grantee Meeting
February 25-26, 2016