HIGHLIGHTS
- The evaluation supports the Food and Nutrition Service’s E-STAR needs.
- Abt is conducting a process evaluation and providing evaluation technical assistance.
- The study's findings will inform program improvement and facilitate scaling the E-STAR program to other states.
PROJECT
Team Nutrition Training Grant E-STAR Evaluation
The Challenge
The Team Nutrition Training Grant E-STAR Evaluation is a 4.5-year study that addresses Food and Nutrition Service’s need to understand the implementation of the Enhanced Strategies, Training, Action Plans, and Resources (E-STAR) Team Nutrition Training Grant program.
The Approach
Abt conducted a process evaluation of the E-STAR training as implemented and experienced by school nutrition managers (SNMs) and their mentors. Abt also provided evaluation technical assistance to support a grantee in developing research questions and a study design and evaluating school-based interventions carried out by the trained SNMs.
The Results
The final report examines the implementation of E-STAR and barriers to and facilitators of SNMs’ engagement in the program. The report also examines our technical assistance efforts to help local evaluators identify and overcome barriers to their evaluations. The study's findings will inform program improvement and facilitate scaling the E-STAR program to other states.