Attachment_1_-_Statement_of_Work_(SOW).pdf

Statement of Work

Evaluator for W.K Kellogg (SIPI ACCESS) Program For

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI)

Title of Duties:

To provide evaluation services including data collection, tool development, quality improvement, quarterly snapshot reports, and other data collection and reporting as required by the W.K. Kellogg/SIPI ACCESS grant.

Background The Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute (SIPI) is a national Indian community college operated by the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), US, Department of Interior (DOI) and is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. SIPI was founded in 1971 with the goal of providing post-secondary education opportunities for American Indians and Alaska Natives from federally recognized tribes from throughout the United States.

Instructional offerings include two-year transfer programs, one and two-year career and technical education programs, short course occupational programs, adult basic education, and a high school diploma program. Classes are offered on the Albuquerque campus and at various tribal distance learning sites.

SIPI was designated a Land Grant Institution in 1994. Land Grant status facilitates the development of food and agriculture science programs involving teaching, community outreach, and research.

SIPI’s student body is comprised of American Indian students from across the country; students are generally 18 years old and older, although 17-year old’s are sometimes admitted. The average enrollment is 800-900 students with 100+ American Indian and Alaskan Native tribes represented. The base funding for the school comes from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. There are supplemental grants from the Department of Education, other government agencies, and other education grants.

2. Scope of Services The scope of work is to provide continuing consulting, evaluation, and analysis service and for the Final Evaluation Report. The services will involve compiling three years of grant information, data, outcomes, insights, and lessons learned. Reporting will require consultation with the administrator, faculty, and staff to examine and evaluate SIPI ACCESS. The results of the evaluation report will be utilized to inform project implementation for future years, as well as forming the basis for a larger evaluation of the implementation and effectiveness of SIPI ACCESS. The Evaluator will complete a written evaluation report that will be submitted to the grantor.

3. Consultants Tasks and Responsibilities

a. Maintain regular communication with the SIPI ACCESS staff, engage with program staff in order to learn about the ACCESS program and existing data systems.

b. Obtain input and feedback from SIPI ACCESS staff required for the evaluation report.

c. Gather information and data that pertain the ACCESS goals and objectives.

d. Provide a report outline and draft report to SIPI ACCESS staff for review and feedback prior to report finalization.

e. Compile information in a format that clearly documents outcomes, lessons learned, and data development plans necessary for ongoing evaluation of the SIPI ACCESS program.

f. Complete ACCESS Annual Evaluation Report

4. Objectives Lead the writing and development of the Annual Evaluation Report for the Kellogg-funded ACCESS Program at SIPI. Provide guidance to SIPI staff on evaluation questions, methods, and findings.

5. Deliverables to SIPI Complete ACCESS Annual Evaluation Report at the end of each grant period.

6. Government Furnished Property SIPI will accommodate the needs of the consultant by providing access to the necessary equipment, data, and other resources, as feasible within constraints of the current coronavirus pandemic.

7. Security The consultant will ensure the highest level of data security, and privacy, and will utilize data solely for the purpose of completing the scope of work and validating the quality and accuracy of the completed work.

8. Place of Performance The consultant will work as needed with Jolene Aguilar, Grant Coordinator. Project activities are to occur at suitable off-campus location(s) of the consultant’s choosing, as appropriate under the SIPI campus closure and other circumstances and policies associated with the coronavirus pandemic.

9. Period of Performance

a. Provide report for Grant Period I (7/1/21-6/30/22).

Draft report for review and feedback prior to report finalization by 9/15/22* Complete ACCESS Annual Evaluation Report for Grant Period I (7/1-6/31/22) by 10/1/22*

b. Provide report for Grant Period II (7/1/22-6/30/23).

Draft report for review and feedback prior to report finalization by 9/15/23 Complete ACCESS Annual Evaluation Report for Grant Period II (7/1/22- 6/30/23) by 10/1/23

*Dates may be negotiated based on award date.

10. Qualifications of Expert Consultant The consultant must have sufficient professional knowledge, skill, and experience in evaluation and compiling necessary data and evaluation reports. The consultant must have experience working with New Mexico Tribal communities and Governments, educational settings, and public health systems. Consultant must have a Master’s degree or higher in a related field, and familiarity with ACCESS goals and programs. The consultant must have experience evaluating state and federal grants of similar scale and be able to meet grant deadlines sufficiently.