previous opportunities for discussions to share ideas andresources, it doesn’t appear to be utilized to a great degree as in previous years. Programscurrently tend to struggle with the same issues of program implementation and evaluation and itwould be nice to see increased dialogue between programs and to ensure that information andresources are readily available to those working with similar programs. Plans are now underwayfor an RET Listserve of current RET programs5 and a potential conference emphasizing theissues surrounding program evaluation. SWEPT programs, in their current form, have been in existence at least since the early1990’s and have been wrestling with the issues surrounding program evaluation from the start.Following a