The First 5 Sacramento Commission uses a multifaceted, comprehensive approach to evaluating its programs and services. All components of the evaluation have been designed to best demonstrate the impacts of the First 5 Sacramento Commission’s funding. The Commission uses collected data to inform short-term decision-making, while findings from the evaluation are used to formulate long-term funding strategies.
Commission Contact
Carmen Garcia-Gomez,
(916) 876-5869
Evaluation of Commission Programs
Applied Survey Research (ASR) a nonprofit social research firm that uses Results Based Accountability (RBA) framework to identify relevant evidence-based outcomes and strategies towards collective wisdom.
Contact Person
Lisa Colvig
Vice President of Evaluation
(408) 247-8319
The Committee meets every other month to develop policy recommendations on Commission evaluation issues and to oversee the evaluation design.