This report captures lessons learned from Omni Institute’s efforts to recruit school-based healthcare clinics (SBHCs) for an adolescent SBIRT study seeking to strengthen SBIRT’s evidence designation to supported.
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Colorado TANF Unifying Theory of Change: Current
A unifying theory of change that describes how the various current TANF programmatic efforts are expected to contribute to long-term outcomes for families are used to inform future program modifications.
TANF Theory of Change Measurement Recommendations
An outline of how to measure outcomes aligned to the current TANF theory of change to inform performance-based contracting and program evaluation.
Findings from the Alternative Response Pilot: 2-Year Outcomes
This evaluation report provides an in-depth review of methods, findings, and actionable insights for the rigorous evaluation of the Alternative Response pilot.
The Plans of Safe Care Pilot in the San Luis Valley: Findings from 1 Year of Serving Families
This brief synthesizes the seven key drivers of success that were deployed during Year One of serving families with the POSC Framework.
Early Care and Education Workforce Compensation Policy Analysis
Pillars Research + Strategy conducted a Colorado environmental analysis and national landscape scan of compensation initiatives for the early care and education (ECE) sector. This included: (1) a scan of past and current efforts to increase ECE workforce compensation in Colorado and (2) a national landscape scan to identify how other states address key design […]
SFY25 Colorado UPK Evidence-Building Update and Outlook
A summary of the Universal Preschool Evidence-Building Hub’s SFY25 work, including progress, a summary of initial findings, and plans for SFY26.
SFY26 Early Childhood Workforce Evidence-Building Strategy
Delivered annually, this report includes evidence-building priorities for SFY26. The report can be used by CDEC and the ECLC’s Compensation and Benefits Working Group to inform development policy strategies to increase early childhood workforce compensation.
Colorado Early Care and Education Workforce Compensation Patterns
Using administrative data from the Colorado Department of Early Childhood and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, this report presents findings from an analysis of wages among ECE professionals in center-based programs during the 2022–2023 school year. It serves as a foundation for CDEC to design, test, and evaluate targeted interventions aimed at increasing […]
Evaluation of the School Counselor Corps Grant Program Technical Report
Final evaluation report for the School Counselor Corps Grant Program, aimed at improving high school graduation rates and postsecondary and workforce readiness and support work-based learning awareness, education, and opportunities by increasing the availability of effective school-based counseling services within K-12 schools.