WestCare requested info on how to effectively survey students. Students do not like the environment (stuffy gym) that the program is being held in and WestCare is concerned that the poor environment will lead to overwhelming negative responses that are not related to things they can control. SPR/ Mathematica shared information on recruitment benchmarking.
WestCare has not selected one strategy to focus on yet. They are interested in strategies to increase either enrollment or engagement.
WestCare is potentially interested in implementing a social media strategy. They are concerned about how to collect data for the road test. SPR/Mathematica shared that other grantees are pursuing social media strategies and can share how those programs are approaching data collection.
Next steps:
Westcare to select a strategy
Mathematica to provide an update on the other grantees implementing social media strategies