On behalf of AmeriCorps State and National, and the Office of Research and Policy Development (RPD), thank you for your willing and active participation in last month’s working group meeting on national performance measures. Your input was invaluable. The feedback received from those of you who were in the session at the Grantee Meeting was also appreciated.

Since the working group meeting we have carefully reviewed and synthesized your feedback. Attached to this message is a document that shows each of the measures proposed, with a summary of the strengths and limitations of each. We are working on finalizing the measures and our approach, and determining the data collection tools that might be most appropriate. Our commitment remains to release the measures by November and earlier than that if at all possible. We appreciate your patience with this process. Please feel free to share this document with others and we continue to welcome input.

Please note that Kevin Cramer is now on paternity leave and has been ably replaced by Susannah Washburn.

Lois Nembhard | Acting Director

Attached: Grantee Feedback (Microsoft Word)