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Evaluating school capacity to implement new programs.

Cynthia Roberts-Gray1, Phyllis M Gingiss, Melynda Boerm

  • 1Third Coast R&D Inc., 2200 Market Ste 810, Galveston, TX 77550, USA. croberts@thirdcoastresearch.com

Evaluation and Program Planning
|August 11, 2007
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The Bridge-It model effectively assessed school capacity for health programs, predicting implementation quality and activity. Specific factors like leadership and facilitation influenced program success.

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Program Evaluation
  • Educational Psychology

Background:

  • School-based health and education programs require robust capacity for successful implementation.
  • Assessing school capacity is crucial for program planning and predicting outcomes.
  • Existing tools may not fully capture the multi-faceted nature of school program implementation capacity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the utility of the eight-factor survey-based Bayesian model, Bridge-It, for assessing school capacity.
  • To determine if Bridge-It scores predict the quality and quantity of program implementation.
  • To identify specific capacity factors influencing implementation success in school settings.

Main Methods:

  • Secondary analysis of data from 47 schools participating in the Texas Tobacco Prevention Initiative (TTPI).

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  • Application of the Bridge-It model during the pre-implementation and mid-course phases of the TTPI.
  • Evaluation of achieved implementation status through follow-up data collected nearly 4 years after the TTPI commencement.

    • Main Results:

    • The aggregated Bridge-It score significantly predicted both the quality of adherence to program guidelines and the quantity of implementing activity.
    • School-based leadership emerged as an independent predictor of implementation quality.
    • Facilitation processes were identified as a predictor of the quantity of implementing activity.

    Conclusions:

    • The Bridge-It model is a valuable tool for assessing school capacity to implement health and education programs.
    • Understanding specific capacity factors, such as leadership and facilitation, can guide targeted interventions.
    • Integrating multi-attribute tools like Bridge-It into program planning and evaluation enhances implementation success.