Stevens presses on what aspects of 2017 Beacon model are working or need redesign
Stevens asks which parts of the expanded 2017 Beacon model are working well and which need redesign. Asherall says the agency is still evaluating effectiveness and plans to take a deeper dive on all components as part of future planning.
The 2017 Beacon RFP significantly expanded expectation for providers by requiring them to function as youth development programs, family support centers, community hubs, referral networks, outreach organizations.
Nearly a decade later, what aspects of those models has DYCD concluded are working well, and what aspects would the agencies redesign if they were issuing a new RFP today?
Again, that's one of the things that we're planning to look at more closely to determine kind of like the effectiveness and figuring out like what makes most sense for the program moving forward.
So there's no place, none of these are, it's like, we should be moving on from, or you're still told to say you're still evaluating it.
I'm just making sure because I don't know.
It can't be the answer to every question, right?