Fun Facts
If Jess could eat one meal for the rest of her life, what would it be?
Italian
If McKenna could eat one meal for the rest of her life, what would it be?
Pasta (bonus point [+1] for Pesto)
CWVE
Child Welfare Virtual Expo
the presence of differences within a given setting, generally referring to psychological, physical, and social differences that occur among any and all individuals (adapted from University of Houston, 2022)
diversity
OMB stands for
Office of Management and Budget
What is Katie’s favorite holiday treat?
Peanut Butter Cracker Cookies
What is Toni's favorite holiday treat?
Homemade peanut or pecan brittle
C&I
Change and Implementation
refers to attitudes, beliefs, or associations expressed automatically that people unknowingly hold and that affect understanding, actions, and decisions (adapted from Center for the Study of Social Policy, 2019)
Implicit biases
the name of the act or compliance that requires federal agencies to make electronic and information technology to people with disabilities
508 compliance
Name one hobby Blair has?
2. Listening to a podcast or an audiobook while going for long walks
3. Trivia
What did Erica want to be when she grew up when she was 8?
An archeologist
NCAAN
National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect
refers to historical, social, political, institutional, and cultural factors that contribute to, normalize, legitimize, and maintain racial disparities, which routinely advantage White people while producing cumulative adverse outcomes for people of color (adapted from Center for the Study of Social Policy, 2019; Lawrence & Keleher, 2004)
Structural and systemic racism
T/F: All individuals in evaluation are a part of the YAE portfolio
F
What is Lyz's greatest accomplishment? (hint: education related)
Master's in Public Health (MPH)
What is Anna’s greatest accomplishment? (hint: this newsletter!)
Completing her first 50k
CCWIS
Comprehensive Child Welfare Information Systems
refers to the overrepresentation or underrepresentation of a racial or ethnic group with a particular experience or outcome when compared with the group’s percentage in the total population (adapted from Child Welfare Information Gateway, 2021)
Disporportionality
Requires the integration of diversity, inclusion, and equity in all phases of evaluation, advances equity by informing strategy, program improvement, decision-making, policy formation, and social change in evaluation work
Culturally Responsive Evaluation
Which song(s) can Kim listen to all day long? (hint: family related)
Her daughter playing piano
Which Song can Shailiegh listen to all day long
(hint: partner related)
All I Want Is You-Barry Louis
AFCARS
Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System
the unequal experiences or outcomes of one racial or ethnic group as compared to the experiences or outcomes of another group (adapted from Child Welfare Information Gateway, 2021)
disparities
How many team members have been on the Center evaluation team for at least four years?
4 team members; Christy, Toni, Kathleen, and Katie