Proposed Evaluation

Purpose of Proposed Evaluation

The purpose of this evaluation of the Ohel-Bais Ezra Outpatient Substance Abuse Program is to provide information to the agency Executive Director, David Mandel, the six current program directors and Chief Financial Officer, Howard Lorch. Mr. Mandel requested this evaluation, and he has specifically requested it to focus most specifically on the number of patients/clients served and determining if the program goals and objectives have been met. Another area of concern Mr. Mandel voiced to the evaluation team leader, Marcia Kesner was concern of the likely relatively high cost per patient/client served and determining if the program might provide similar services more cost effectively.

Mr. Mandel was also

Using Stufflebeam’s paradigm (2012) (Sidani & Sechrest, 1999) the CIP may be diagramed or viewed in the following framework:

Context: The record of objectives and bases for their choice along with a record of opportunities, needs, and problems.

Input: A record of strategy and designs and the reasons for one choice over others. This incorporates client characteristics, staffing, and setting of the program, along with organizational culture.

Process: A record of the actual process. This includes assessing the program delivered variables along with actual program implementation, and process.

Product: The record of attainment and recycling decisions in order to enhance future decisions. This includes the expected outcome, actual results and it may also include exogenous

4) What was the fundraising goal for this program?

5) Were there additional unaccounted for or unexpected expenses or revenue?

6) Might these services be reimbursable through other program billing or health insurance?

7) What are the results of the previous data and is it cost-effective to resume this program based on personnel expenses, ancillary costs and numbers served? If so, should the program be administered In the previous location and format? In another venue or with another model?

Resources Needed to Conduct This Program Evaluation

This program evaluation should be able to be thoroughly conducted with a very nominal budget. Due to the relatively small number of previous patients available and willing to participate in the survey as well as the minimal program staff involved the following budget is recommended. It is of note this evaluation is occurring in New York City, where evaluation staff salaries command a premium.

Proposed Evaluation Budget

Personnel and Projected Costs Cost $

Lead evaluator (3 days at $1500 a day) 4500

Line Evaluator (3 days at $750 a day) 3000

Financial Evaluator (1 day at 1250 a day)