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STUDI' DESIGN -RETURN ON INVESTMENT ANALYSIS <br />We propose to obtain annual pre- and-post-salary information from the target population <br />during telephone surve}~ administration to more accurately estimate the ROI for this <br />group of users. <br />It is possible that because the WORK Center provides free placement services, a portion <br />of the recipients that make use of the Center would not have gone to any other placement <br />center had the WORK Center not existed. We propose including the additional tax <br />revenue generated from this group of people in the overall economic benefit estimated for <br />the program. <br />Any benefit provided to both the Center users and the government accrues over time <br />because individuals, on average, retain their jobs for multiple years. Therefore, our ROI <br />calculations will capture estimated economic benefits to the government from taxes paid <br />to date over the term of their employment. To derive this estimate, respondents will be <br />queried as to the length of their employment since using WORK_ Center services or <br />resources. <br />DOCUMENTATIOl~T NEEDED <br />The SSRC requests the entire universal access customer database for each quarter in the <br />Prograni Year (July 1 2007 to June 30 2008) as we anticipate that not all numbers will be <br />valid (e.g., disconnects resulting from phone number changes). To produce the ROI <br />report, the SSRC team will require total funds provided to the Santa Ana WORK Center <br />during Program Year 2007-2008 as well as estimates of in-kind or time donations <br />provided by parhler agencies. <br />TIMELINE <br />Assuming an approval date of January 11, 2008, the SSRC and its collaborative partners <br />(Ph.D. level staff will immediately begin working with Santa Ana WORK Center and <br />WIB staff to develop a questionnaire for telephone survey admii>istration. Tlus should be <br />accomplished by February 15, 2008. Once finalized, it will be programmed in-house <br />using Ci3 CATI software. A sample of unique clients utilizing the One Stop from 7-1-07 <br />to 9-30-07, and from 10-O1-07 to 12-31-07 would be drawn immediately, and interviews <br />would commence ASAP in March, 2008. Interviews for the sample selected in the 1-1- <br />08 to 3-31-08 quarter will commence in April, 2008, and interviews for the 4-1-08 to 6- <br />30-08 quarter would corrunence in July, 2008. During data collection, relevant financial <br />data will be obtained and report preparations will coirunence. A draft ROI report will be <br />circulated for feedback two to three weeks prior to December 31, 2008 to allow V~TIB <br />staff to comment. One or more representatives from the SSRC's team will be available to <br />present study results to the Santa Ana Workforce Investment Board in January 2009. <br />8 <br />25N-34 <br />