Planning, Evaluation and Reporting

Planning is critical in designing and implementing extension programs that demonstrate community input, clear and relevant objectives, effective and efficient use of resources and activities, targeted audiences, and outcomes that result in social impacts. 

Evaluation adds to our scholarly work of learning what helps us improve programs and document the net social value of the program. 

Reporting communicates plans and logic models, progress, outputs and outcomes and lessons learned.

Evaluation

Evaluation Expedition is a free D2L online course with 11 modules that cover a wide variety of program evaluation topics. 

Other evaluation resources are available here

Planning and Reporting

PEARS

PEARS, the Program Evaluation and Reporting System, is MSU Extension's reporting system. Each fall we enter action plans and professional development plans in PEARS for the upcoming calendar year. Throughout the year, we report program activities, indirect activities, partnerships, coalitions, success stories, direct contacts, and more. 

4-H Online

4-H Online is used for individual enrollment in 4-H and to track 4-H members. 

Other Planning Resources

Dawn Earnesty

Senior Extension Evaluation Specialist
wilcoxd4@msu.edu
5174327608

Norma Lundeen

Planning and Reporting Project Manager, Data Analyst II
nlundeen@msu.edu
517-432-7691

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