Ms Baker asks about the status of the SDERA evaluation report commissioned from Edith Cowan University. The Minister responds that the evaluation was completed in November 2011, is under review by relevant bodies, and will be released after endorsement.

AnsweredQoN 7997Legislative Assembly
Asked
16 May 2012
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Education

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The Department of Education's School Drug Education and Road Aware (SDERA) website states that Edith Cowan University has been commissioned to prepare an evaluation proposal for the monitoring and evaluation of SDERA between 2008 and 2011, due to be released in 2011. In relation to this, I ask whether the evaluation for the drug awareness activities has been completed; and
(a) if so, when was this evaluation completed;
(b) if so, why has the evaluation not yet been released;
(c) if so, when will it be released;
(d) if not, why has no evaluation been completed;
(e) if not, when is it intended that it be completed; and
(f) if not, when will this evaluation be released?

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Answered
19 June 2012
Responded by
Minister for Education
Response time
34 days
SDERA is a collaborative, cross-sectoral initiative between the Department of Education, the Catholic Education Office and the Association of Independent Schools of Western Australia. It is funded through the Catholic Education Office by the Drug and Alcohol Office WA and the Road Trauma Trust Account.
The evaluation was approved and funded by the Drug and Alcohol Office. The evaluation was requested by the SDERA Steering Committee and endorsed by the Drug and Alcohol Office which was seeking to evaluate the impact of the program.
I am advised by the Department of Education as follows:
(a) The evaluation was completed in November 2011.
(b)-(c)
The evaluation was presented for discussion to the members of the cross-sectoral School Drug Education and Road Aware (SDERA) Steering Committee at the Steering Committee meeting held at the Catholic Education Office on 23 February 2012.
The final findings have not been endorsed at this point in time.  The final report will be presented to the Drug and Alcohol Office Board of Management and the Minister for Mental Health for endorsement prior to any public release. The process of release will be determined in partnership with the SDERA Steering Committee.
(d)-(f) Not applicable
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