Formative Evaluator's Report: Bridging the Gap, Phase II (Appendices)

Bridging the Gap
External Evaluator Monthly Report
October 1 – 31, 2002

Activities:

  • Quarterly evaluation meeting held on October 1. There was a good discussion of the status and progress of the evaluation as well as looking at some of the issues which are arising.
  • Discussion with Provincial Program Co–ordinator about the advantages and disadvantages of having the College as the training partner. This was in preparation for her teleconference with the College Community Relations Officers.
  • Discussion with Provincial Program Co–ordinator about her being invited by Minister Rock's office to the Innovation in Learning Summit in Toronto. I agreed to send her some background documentation I have on it.
  • Evening meeting with the Employment Partners in Lethbridge
  • Developed an interview guide for Provincial Program Co–ordinator to talk to the Port Union Participants from the original Pilot Project.
  • Interviewed Sharon Woodward, the Guidance Counsellor for Labrador
  • Interviewed Chris Mercer, Co–ordinating Guidance Counsellor. He will send me the minutes (or recommendations) from the teleconference they are having with all of the Guidance Counsellors on the BTG project.
  • Interviewed Sharon Veley, Counsellor for the Baie Verte/Triton Project.
  • Set up and completed the site visit to Triton. This went very well – the site is full of enthusiasm and there are no major issues to be addressed. It was a delight to meet all of the participants, the Co–ordinator, Academic Instructor, the Project Sponsor and the Employment Partner.
  • This completes all of my "pre" site visits.
  • Used WEB CT on a regular basis, although I can't say I am yet a convert to this process – I still find it duplicates a lot of my communications.
  • Received and reviewed a variety of reports and minutes from the five sites, the Program Co–ordinator and the Provincial Co–ordination Team.