Note: The UVM Extension Performance Planning Framework is based on a logical framework model

Note: The UVM Extension Performance Planning Framework is based on a logical framework model. This framework has been developed to assist faculty in planning for program impact and evaluation in concert with program development and prior to program implementation. The framework should be used for each major program or activity identified in Part 1. At the Program Objective level, Curriculum/Program teams are encouraged to involve all faculty in the identification and prioritization of performance goals, evaluation strategies and performance indicators, as well as in the establishment of specific performance Atargets@ for the next four years.
*Part 3. Impact Assessment Planning--Curriculum Plans (NREM sample)*
Logical Framework Copy this matrix multiple times and complete one for each major program or activity identified in Part 1--Curriculum Foci.	Performance Goal (a target level of activity or accomplishment against which achievement or success can be documented or measured)	Evaluation Strategy (ways to document results using objective and systematic measures, e.g., pre- and post-surveys--mail, phone, in-person; secondary data analysis; focus groups; key informant interviews; participant observation; etc.)	Performance Indicator (specific indicators used to assess program activity that can be expressed as a standard, value, or rate, in comparison to baseline data whenever possible, e.g., x% decrease in teen pregnancy, x% increase in milk production, x% increase in acreage maintained by EXT-trained foresters, x% improvement in healthy nutrition knowledge, etc.)
			What to Measure	Target (Estimates for the next four years)				Actual (result)
			What to Measure	YR 1	YR 2	YR 3	YR 4	YR 1
Program Objective	Goal 1 (Sustainable Natural Resources Education and Management. Objective 1 (encourage Ecosystem approach to land use)	Pre- and post tests/surveys Observation and feedback (regarding participant KASA) Written program evaluation	Change in KASA regarding ecosystem-approach to land use (forest management and harvesting practices)	?	?	?	?
Economic Outcome (Impact)	Increased efficiency of some forest management in some harvesting operations. Increase in no. of clients, gross income and profitability (of some but not all operations).	Pre- and post-tests/surveys . Case-studies.	Change in forest mgmt./harvesting practices Change in no. of clients, gross in-come and profitability (attributed to KASA)	?	?	?	?
Social Outcome (Impact)	Increase in positive image of logging business(es) by peers, suppliers, clients, and community. Increased networking & participation by logging contractors in policy-setting at local and state levels. Decrease in timber harvesting laws/regula-tions based on poor forest mgmt./ harvesting operations.	Observation (e.g., media) Feedback from logging contractors and others Observation Feedback from logging contractors and others Monitoring no. of existing and future (proposed, adopted) laws regulations	Positive statements/reports on forest mgmt./timber harvesting (attributed to participants KASA) Change in no. Of logging contractors involved in association or group activities to influence forest mgmt/timber harvesting policies (involvement attributed to KASA/Ext. Programs) Change in no. Of forest mgmt/timber harvesting laws and regulations (attributed to KASA)	?	?	?	?
Environ -mental Outcome (Impact)	Increase in acres of well-managed forestland and improved ecosystem protection/restoration therein.	Pre- and post-surveys, possible case-studies of land owned /affected by participating logging contractors.	Acres affected by (KASA among) participants.	?	?	?	?
Program Output (Result or Product)	Logging contractors learn about (or how to improve) forest mgmt. and harvesting operations.	Pre- and post surveys of participants (to determine change) Observation Feedback (from participants and partners/co-sponsors)	No. Of participants/audience members in workshops, media efforts, etc.	?	?	?	?
Program Inputs (Activity)	Forest Management/ Timber Harvesting workshop(s) for loggers. Produce fact sheet(s) & educational display	Record/docu-ment work-shop(s) materials/data Monitor production, use and distribution of materials.	No. Of Ext. Faculty/staff, volunteer and partner-agency staff time committed/utilized, including CTR office. No. Of workshops held, fact sheets distributed, educational display utilized (no. in audience)	?	?	?	?
Success Stories (Reporting)	Incorporating the data from the logical framework matrix, write program success stories. Briefly describe how you implemented planned activities and the resulting economic, social, and environmental impacts. Quotes from program participants can and should be included.