An EIS report based on an educational initiative with links to progress and quantitative will tell the story much like the logic model. Adaptation of Bennett's Hierarchy In some educational initiatives, staff will be using evaluation to assess impact at various levels. Higher level impacts are also more desireable to funders, legislators, county commissioners, decision-makers, and, often times, the general public. Ideally, we are always pushing our audience the next step from possibly awareness to knowledge or aspirations to behavior changes. Also in the ideal situation, we could describe where our audience started and finished as well as demonstrate the MSU Extension impact.
Some impact can be short and sweet.
Through asking questions, testing models, collecting data, using the data for research and program improvement, and evaluating accomplishments of goals-will produce not only a body of knowledge and a learning organization, but evidence of our good work and impacts. EIS can contain information that will be helpful for staff during their three and six year Continuing Employment Review. When you select Professional Development in the AOE, you can select one or more of the Core Competencies from the goal section.