INTERLOCAL CWU MAT EVALUATOR - FY23 COSSUP - NEEDS BOCC

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Attachment "A" - Scope of Work During fiscal year 2023, the Kittitas County Jail was awarded continued grant funding to support the medication assisted treatment (MAT) program which was created and implemented with substantial financial support from a fiscal year 2020 grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance's COSSUP program. The grant narrative outlines the expected tasks of the program evaluator. Below is a summary of the expected duties of the evaluator. In accordance with the expectation of federal grant funding, funds associated with the fiscal year 2023 grant have been reserved for evaluation research. The evaluation research will be fully aligned with the standards and best practices of social science research methodology. Further, the evaluation will adhere to the guidelines, expectations, and parameters defined by Central Washington University's Institutional Review Board (IRB) and the Human Subjects Review Council, (HRSC). Per the grant narrative, the evaluation research will examine aspects of both implementation and outcomes and will employ a mixed methods research design. The specific tasks are outlined below: 1. Design and implement an evaluation study that examines the following: Treatment processes, implementation procedures and integrity, stakeholder perceptions, correctional outcomes, and challenges and/or barriers. 2. Communicate with the Kittitas County Sheriffs office, jail and program administrators, jail staff, and BJA facilitators. 3. Submit the necessary applications for and engage in the proper review process for approval from the Central Washington University Institutional Review Board and Human Subjects Review Council. In the event that another IRB/HRSC has granted approval, the proper reciprocity procedures must be followed to ensure that standards are fully aligned with expectations of Central Washington University. 4. Maintain rigorous ethical, methodological, and scientific standards throughout the entirety of the evaluation process — both during and after the completion of the grant funded MAT program. 5. Oversee data collection, acquisition, and analysis. These tasks include but are not limited to survey creation and validation, conducting interviews and focus groups, direct observation, record data analysis, instrumentation (item inclusion), and necessary follow-up. 6. Overseeing/co-authoring a final report based on the analysis of all data collected throughout the program evaluation process. This final report will be submitted as deliverable to the DOJ/BJA. 7. Upon the completion and submission of the final report, Dr. Schaefer will work with the Kittitas County Jail Administrators to develop a plan to fully utilize the finds of the evaluation — completing the evidence - based cycle.