Literacy Basics - Community Literacy of Ontario

This logic model clearly shows the role each type of agency or program plays. The roles and responsibilities listed in the top section of the diagram for each of the LBS Section, LBS Delivery Agencies, and LBS Support and Service Agencies is not new information, but it does clearly lay out the core business for each group and shows how together we are working to achieve the ultimate long-term goal of a more literate Ontario.

Click here to view text version of the LBS Logic Model

The logic model also shows the shift in focus that CIPMS is bringing. The activities that we are involved in are not changing, but we are shifting our focus from simply monitoring those activities to measuring the results that we are achieving. Therefore, the emphasis will be on our learners – who they are and what they achieve and how we help them realize their goals. We can see this in the middle and bottom sections of the diagram, i.e., the “core business results” and the “program results”.

For those of you who are familiar with outcomes-based evaluation, where logic models are used regularly, the term “core business” equates to “activities”, “core business results” equates to “outputs” and “program results” equates to “outcomes”. As you become familiar with CIPMS and its various concepts, you will notice many similarities to outcomes-based evaluation. In fact, if you have already been implementing this type of program evaluation, you are well on your way to understanding and incorporating CIPMS in your agency.

If you are not familiar with outcomes-based evaluation, be sure to visit CLO's Literacy Basics Evaluation module at www.nald.ca/literacybasics/evaluate/Program/01.htm.

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