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Vendor, 408379
OMNI INSTITUTE
899 LOGAN ST SUITE 600
D£NVER CO $0206
Date 10/26/07
Purchase Order Number 7707585
Ship To.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
POLICE SERVICES
2221 TIMBERLINE ROAD
FORT COLLINS CO 80525
Delivery Date 10/26/07 Buyer O'NEILL,JAMES
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Line Qty/Units Description Extended Price
1 1 Lot
Evaluation per Scope of Work
5,88000
Total $5,880 00
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City of Fort Collins Purchasing, PO Box 580, Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580 PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580
EXHIBIT A
Scope of Work
Between OMNI Research and Training, Inc and
The City of Fort Collins Restorative Justice Center
OcLobe r23, 2007
The City of Fort Collins Restorative Justice (FCRJ) Program
(www fcgov com/restorativejustice) was designed to be an alternative to sentencing for
juveniles and young adults (10-21) who have committed misdemeanor offenses. However,
individuals charged with felonies can be referred to the center under special circumstances
Also, while pnmanly intended for first time offenders, approximately 25% of those referred
have prior offenses Referrals may come from the Fort Collins Municipal Court, 8th Judicial
District Attomey's Office, police officers and school administrators
The Restorative Justice program currently consists of two components-
1 Restorative Justice Conferencing (RJC)
2. RESTORE
The RESTORE. component is specifically for juveniles who commit shoplifting offenses. It
was designed to provide a more meaningful way for the youth to repair the harm their crime
caused to his/her family and the community The goals of the RJC component are similar,
however juveniles who commit all types of misdemeanors are eligible to participate Both
components involve community conferences where the victims or victim representatives and
community representatives share how the crone affected them and require the offender to
give back to the victim and community in some way
Although the FCRJ program has been in operation for over six years, they have not
thoroughly evaluated their program implementation processes and overall infrastructure
FCRJ has therefore asked OMNI to provide a process evaluation of the RESTORE and RJC
components During initial discussions, the client noted that while she currently has an idea
of where there is need for improvement, obtaining an outside, objective process evaluation
would help ensure that the program is meeting its goals and strengthen their ability to
demonstrate program effectiveness. The client is also interested in determining whether
current assessment strategies they employ are adequately evaluating participant change and
the program components. Based on the client's initial goals the following activities are
proposed -
Description of Proposed Work
Objective 1• To develop a program logic model
In order to better understand the process, implementation and intende d outcomes of
RESTORE and RJC, OMNI will work with the client to develop evaluation logic models for
each component. OMNI will provide a brief overview of logic models as well as example
templates of each to help guide the development process OMNI will also read relevant
RESTORE and FCRJ program materials to further enhance understanding of each program
component. The client will develop drafts of the logic models and OIVNI will provide
assistance and feedback Information obtained through staff interview, will also be useful to
help inform the development efforts The final logic models will help guide the overall
evaluation, as well as the selection of appropriate participant survey items This step will be
completed by rrud November
Objective l To evaluate the RESTORE and RJC process
In order to solicit feedback on the process and implementation of the FCRJ components,
key staff and volunteers will be interviewed via telephone Three to four interviews will be
conducted with RESTORE and RJC key staff It is anticipated that interviews will be
conduced with Peme McMllen, the program director, Mary -Claire Geiss, case manager for
RJC and assistant to the director, Bernadette Martinez, RESTORE Program co -coordinator,
as well as facilitators for each component (to be conducted as a group conference call)
Interviews will be conducted throughout November
Objective 3 To assess and assist Rl outcome evaluation capacity
Based on the expected short term outcomes outlined in the logic models, OMNI will review
the tools currently used and consult relevant literature regarding other tools designed to
measure the expected outcomes. These tasks will enable OMNI to recommend additional
evaluation instruments that could be administered to enhance the programs' evaluation
capacity. Instruments will be chosen based on relevancy (e.g appropriate for the target
population, solid psychometric properties) and program restraints (e g administration time,
instrument cost). Since RESTORE and RJC likely address similar domains, recommended
instruments will likely apply to both components. However, if after de veloping the logic
model it is determined two separate assessments are needed the client will choose one
component for OMNI to focus their development efforts Furthermore, so that FCRJ can
compare their findings across jurisdictions, assessments used by Denier's RESTORE
program will be recommended if it is discovered that both sites have the same intended
outcomes
OMNI will also evaluate the current data collection and analysis methods As part of this
effort, OMNI will review the data collection, storage, and analysis procedures and provide
relevant educational materials (e.g, pretest posttest administration manual) as well as
suggestions for ways these steps could be unproved The addition of participant assessment
tools and revision of data protocols is expected to enhance FCRJ's capacity to evaluate the
intended effects of each program component
Objective 4. To increase FW's knowledge of their process and evaluation activities and
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Based on the tasks conducted as part of the previous three objectives, OMNI will prepare a
brief final written report summarizing findings and outhnmg overall recommendations The
report is expected to include a final draft of program logic models, a summary of findings
resulting from i he interviews, a pretest and post-test participant assessment instrument, as
well as a summary of ways the data collection, storage, and analysis efforts could be
enhanced The final report is expected to be delivered via email by January 9`h, 2007
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Proposed Budget
Objective 1: Development of logic model
Objective 2: To evaluate the RESTORE and RJC process
Objective 3: To assess and assist outcome evaluation capacity
Objective 4: To increase FCRJ,s knowledge of their process and evaluation
activities and capacity
Expenses (e g, travel)
Personnel Cost
Fringe @ 25%
Total Personnel cost
Operating cost @ 25%
Estimated
Cost
$ 586 4
$ 838 00
$ 1185 60
$ 1152 60
$000
$ 3763 20
$ 940 80
$ 4704 00
$ 1,176 00
Total Cost $5,880 00