Getting To Outcomes Training Series
In these times of tight fiscal resources and competing priorities, the ability to demonstrate accountability is paramount. As a result of local district requests for training in the area of managing and achieving outcomes, and increased pressures to meet federal participation rates, OTDA and OCFS have partnered to develop a training series geared toward building the capacity of State and local staff.
The first outcome developed from this partnership was a videoconference held on June 1, 2006 entitled Practical Planning and Achieving Results: Getting To Outcomes (GTO). This session provided a general overview of the RAND Corp's GTO framework. The framework is a ten-step process that enhances the practitioner's ability to plan, implement, and evaluate programs and community-wide planning efforts. A video of the telecast can be viewed right here at TrainingSpace (You must register in STARS to view the video).
The Governor’s Office of Employee Relations awarded $30,000 to support the second phase of the training series which is a joint OCFS/OTDA effort to provide Getting To Outcomes training for PEF staff. Training and technical assistance activities for these staff are slated to continue through this summer.
The third part of the training series consisted of regional trainings on outcomes that were held last Fall for local districts and youth bureaus. The trainings emphasized the GTO set of ten concrete questions and accompanying tools for how to build capacity for community planning, contracting, program implementation and self-evaluation in order to achieve results.
What is GTO?
- GTO is a method for planning, implementing, and evaluating programs in order to achieve success.
- GTO is a framework of 10 accountability and empowerment evaluation questions that, when answered, provide a pathway for successful programs.
The 10 GTO Questions and How to Answer Them
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