Bridging the Gap
External Evaluator Monthly Report
January 1 – 31, 2003

Activities:

• The major activity from the evaluation perspective was the quarterly evaluation meeting. The meeting went well and several issues around the evaluation were debated. Specifically, these included the first draft of the Social and Economic Landscape, how to measure the key indicators for success for the project and what were comparable programs which we could compare BTG results, how we measure BTG results and others. (I also baked cookies for this meeting – the things I do for this group!!)
• Requested the thoughts of the Co–ordinators on their "Lesson's Learned" to date.
• Working with the Financial Co–ordinator to determine the cost per participant of BTG. This is an ongoing process and requires inputs from several different places.
• Received and reviewed a variety of reports and minutes from the five sites, the Program Co–ordinator and the Provincial Co–ordination Team.
• Making plans for site visits to Burgeo and PHS in May.
• Met up with Debbie Earle, Bob Simms of the College, as well as Roxanne Notley and had a brief discussion on the status of BTG while in Happy Valley – Goose Bay on other business.
• Went to Qatar for the last two weeks of January, so my contact with the project was less than normal. (Had a great trip – 9 nights in a five star hotel, by myself, 25 degrees – what's not to like??)