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Table 4 Budget impact analysis results

From: A mixed methods partner-focused cost and budget impact analysis to deploy implementation strategies for school-based prevention

Phases

Description

State

RESA

University

Implementer

 
  

Hours

Cost

Hours

Cost

Hours

Cost

Hours

Cost

Total Costs

Exploration

          

Engagement & Assessment

         

 Meetings with health coordinators

6

$349

6

$223

-

-

-

-

$572

 Assessing student needs

-

-

20

$1,532

-

-

-

-

$1,532

 Assessing existing efforts

-

-

15

$1,149

-

-

-

-

$1,149

Feasibility

         

 Preliminary feasibility considerations

-

-

10

$766

-

-

-

-

$766

 Assess alignment with current efforts

32

$1,863

16

$932

-

-

-

-

$2,795

 Health coordinator meetings with ISD leadership

-

-

20

$1,453

-

-

-

-

$1,453

Total Exploration

38

$2,213

87

$6,054

0

-

-

-

$8,266

      

Exploration cost per school

$2,067

Preparation

Planning & Preparation

         

 Logistics planning

-

-

48

$3,045

-

-

-

-

$3,045

 Health coordinator facilitation training prep

4

$233

8

$455

-

-

-

-

$688

 Health coordinator training: Facilitation

9

$524

8

$297

4

$344

 3

$230

$1,395

Recruitment

         

 Identify and recruit eligible schools

3

$112

67.75

$2,715

-

-

 8

$571

$3,398

 Prepare for package dissemination

-

-

15.5

$576

-

-

-

-

$576

Total Preparation

16

$868

147.25

$7,089

4

$344

 8

$801

$9,103

      

Preparation cost per school

$2,276

Implementation

Teacher Training

       

 Teacher Training

-

-

36.25

$1,347

-

-

 78

$5,981

$7,329

 Lesson Preparation & Action Planning

-

-

-

-

-

-

 31

$2,339

$2,339

Management

         

 Implementation facilitation (teacher meetings)

-

-

25

$929

-

-

 25

$1,917

$2,846

 Facilitation support for health coordinators

11.5

$670

11.5

$427

-

-

-

-

$1,097

Total Implementation

11.5

$670

72.75

$2,704

0

-

133.5

$10,237

$13,611

      

Implementation cost per school

$3,403

Sustainment

Refinement

         

 Assessment/Evaluation

-

-

10

$372

-

-

-

-

$372

 Annual training updates

-

-

19.25

$716

-

-

-

-

$716

 Facilitation (light touch version)

-

-

14.75

$548

-

-

9

$690

$1,238

 Packaging refinement

-

$1,331

-

-

-

-

-

-

$1,331

Total Sustainment

0

$1,331

44

$1,636

0

-

9

$690

$3,657

      

Sustainment cost per school

$914

 Totals

 

65.5

$5,082

351

$17,483

4

$344

151

$11,729

$34,637

       

Cost per additional school

$8,659

  1. Note: We rounded costs in the table to the nearest whole number for the sake of clarity in reporting. As a result, some totals in the table may be subject to minor discrepancies due to rounding. These discrepancies do not significantly impact the overall findings and conclusions of this study. Sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Mackinaw Policy Center. Time estimations are based on reported activity logs. Wage data includes Full-Time Equivalency for estimated benefits for all personnel. Wage data for the State Agency Employees & Health Coordinators is derived from the Mackinaw Policy Center. All remaining wages are derived from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) 2021 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics report for the state of Michigan