Using logic model mapping to evaluate program fidelity

• Logic model mapping is used to connect qualitative data from focus groups to the program's logic model.
• The effect of implementation challenges on short-term outcomes is examined.
• Communication challenges and staff capacity issues can impact fidelity.

School districts that implement multisite interventions often run into numerous challenges. Unique school needs and cultures, as well as staff buy-in and support for the intervention can affect the way in which programs are implemented. This study looks at four schools in a rural school district that were in their first year of implementing a program aimed at providing support to teachers. It evaluates fidelity by using logic model mapping to connect qualitative data from focus groups to the program's logic model. It seeks to address whether implementation challenges encountered by schools impacted short-term program outcomes.