The UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation has worked with Stockton Rising partners to develop an evaluation plan for both of their Transformative Climate Community (TCC) grants. Stockton’s first TCC grant was $10.8 million and funded the implementation of projects and plans from 2020 through 2023. The second TCC grant is $20.4 million to fund implementation from 2023 through 2027.

Each evaluation plan was the result of a collaborative logic modeling process with Stockton Rising project partners. Logic models visually illustrate the steps that must occur for a project or plan to realize its intended goals. The evaluation team at the Luskin Center for Innovation then translated the steps in the Stockton Rising logic models into indicators that could be quantified and tracked.

After helping finalize the evaluation plans, the UCLA evaluation team has continued to assist Stockton Rising partners with tracking many of the indicators that emerged during the logic modelling process. These indicators are the basis for many of the accomplishments that are presented on this website. The indicator data and derivative accomplishments will be updated annually each spring through 2028.

To complement the indicator data, the Luskin Center for Innovation is also uplifting the personal stories of Stockton Rising partners and the individuals they serve. New stories will also be added to the website on a rolling basis as they are finalized.

It’s important to note that the individuals featured in the “Stories from the Community” chapter are recruited directly by TCC project partners and then interviewed by the UCLA evaluation team. While providing invaluable insights into what the TCC model looks like in practice, these interviews are not included in the formal evaluation plan for Stockton Rising (and thus are discussed separately from other qualitative data collection activities) because the interviewees are not recruited through traditional program evaluation practices.

Given TCC’s emphasis on community empowerment, the UCLA evaluation team felt it was critical to give project partners the opportunity to tell their stories.

Meet UCLA’s Evaluation Team
See the Evaluation Plan for 2020 Through 2023
See the Evaluation Plan for 2023 Through 2027
See the Indicator Data that UCLA is Tracking
Read the Stories that UCLA is Uplifting