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About Platometrics
Platometrics is a measurment philosophy. 
 
The goal of a Platometrics approach to planning and evaluation is to acquire knowledge using measures of progress and impact. What determines whether a program has met or will meet its goals or whether it is succeeding depends on many factors, some of which will be unique to that program. Thus, in order to capture the nature and result of program efforts, the approach to measurment needs to utilize metrics that reflect the reality in which those efforts occur. This often means looking at both quantitative and qualititive metrics that are tailored to the program.
Randahl Kirkendall, Principal
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 For more than twenty years, Randy has been planning, implementing, and evaluating programs. His experience includes managing local and state government public health programs, aiding non-profit organizations through restructuring and strategy developement, and launching new businesses in the private sector. In addition to leading Platometrics, Randy is on the staff of Carleton College as an evaluator for the Science Education Resource Center.
 
With a degree in epidemiology and an aptitude for analytic methods, he is well grounded in methods for research, assessment, and evaluation. Additionally, he has been conducting interviews and focus groups for 15 years. Randy's mixed methods approach to evaluation emphasizes combining quantitive analysis with qualitative assessment to fully understand the complete picture of how and why programs succeed.
 
 

Molly French, Associate

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Molly specializes in analyzing and synthesizing complex sets of data into reports for senior decisionmakers, designing and conducting formative evaluations, developing grant performance measures and assessments, and writing and editing a wide variety of products.  Past services have enabled clients to successfully document progress and outcomes on grant-funded initiatives.  She offers more than 15 years of experience at the national and state levels.  Along with an MS in Community and Regional Planning at The University of Texas at Austin, Molly has professional training in management from the University of California, Davis.