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is pro~6~lM delih~ted, it Wili en~ur~(th~ hecess~ry feedback <br /> as ~ell as t~e in~4~mation Updat~n'~ ~hat is instrumental in <br />'determining i~ th~ pikn is'being implemented; <br /> <br /> The prbp6sed '~v~luk~i0~ cri~8~i~l~re tO be used only as <br /> <br /> a means to ~ssist"in th~'u~d~t~i~g Of:~e plah'ahd a guide to <br /> securing it's adopted goals. It is not meant to be an inflexible <br /> me~hod01ogy bu{ ~s a pos~iblepro~ess"by w~i~h the:benefits <br /> and gains can be gauged. As the plan is Updated the methods <br /> Used to evaluate ~t's ~ffectiveness and success must also be <br /> revised. <br /> <br /> Programs and policies must be'~xpress'~d in measurable terms, <br />representing the inpu%s'for analysis and e'valuation. S'imilarly, <br />a set of measurabe outputs mus~ al~o be'identified. Because <br />goals, objec%i~es, strategies, pFograms, policies and impacts <br />are occasion'ally indistinct from one andther, defined in thb <br />same context, impacts or benefits will be discerned individually <br />and totally zn an informational f~kme~o~k. In order to effectively <br />discern impacts, benefits and whet~er progress is being made <br />toward the realization of the adopted goals, objec'tives and <br />long-~hort t&rm polices; a five pronged,, interrelated, method <br />of evaluation should be used. <br /> <br /> First, an information gathering' <br /> capability must be estabiished <br /> <br />so that relevant data, regarding program progress3will be <br />available. Such a system must be internaliy consistent, compete, <br />and updated continuously. It should be a program priority so <br /> <br /> -6- <br /> <br /> <br />