Office of Performance Evaluations

Promoting confidence and accountability in state government

Work Guided by Professional Standards

Government Auditing Standards (issued by the US Comptroller General)

Guiding Principles for Evaluators (issued by the American Evaluation Association)

Program Evaluation Standards (issued by the Joint Committee on Standards for Educational Evaluation)

Recent Work Products

Reports Released

Date

Guide to Comparing Business Tax Policies

June 12, 2013

Lottery Operations and Charitable Gaming, Follow-up Report

June 12, 2013

Governance of EMS Agencies in Idaho, Follow-up Report

June 12, 2013

Equity in Higher Education Funding, Follow-up Report

June 12, 2013

Reducing Barriers to Postsecondary Education, Follow-up Report

June 12, 2013

Coordination and Delivery of Senior Services in Idaho, Follow-up Report

Mar. 18, 2013

Policy Differences Between Charter and Traditional Schools

Mar. 18, 2013

State Employee Compensation and Turnover

Jan. 30, 2013

Strengthening Contract Management in Idaho

Jan. 21, 2013

Workforce Issues Affecting Public School Teachers

Jan. 8, 2013

Delays in Medicaid Claims Processing, Follow-up Report

Nov. 14, 2012

Increasing Efficiencies in Idaho's Parole Process, Follow-up Report

Nov. 14, 2012

Reports in Progress

Est. Release Date

Creation of a Taxpayer Advocacy Office (legislative request)

October 2013

Organization and Structure of the Department of Health and Welfare (legislative request)

October 2013

Review of Idaho's Death Penalty System (legislative request)

January 2014

Managing Water Quality Programs (legislative request)

January 2014

Reducing Confinement Rates of Juveniles in Custody (legislative request)

January 2014

Recent Office Recognitions

2013 Impact Award of the National Legislative Program Evaluation Society for the report Coordination and Delivery of Senior Service in Idaho.

2012 Excellence in Research Methods Award of the National Legislative Program Evaluation Society, for the report Equity in Higher Education Funding.

2012 Impact Award of the National Legislative Program Evaluation Society, for the report Idaho's End-Stage Renal Disease Program.

2012 Notable Document Award of the National Conference of State Legislatures, Legislative Research Librarians, for the report Lottery Operations and Charitable Gaming.

All awards and recognitions