This article sets out to examine the public policy evaluation model, which is applied for evaluating public policy in Lithuania. Thedata was collected from the papers published by local researchers, official documents available at the ministries and agencies websites and other printed materials. Qualitative data for this paper was taken from the series of individual interviews with public officialsand evaluators (conducted 200–2010). The data was supplemented with quantitative data from the survey about the scope andsignificance of evaluation in Lithuania (conducted in 2010). It was found that monitoring system was weak designed and requiredsignificant reinvention. The reinvention of the monitoring system will built base for the future evaluation of the results. It is suggestedthat that the greatest demand for the effectiveness, efficiency and productivity in the government leads to the highest use of performancemanagement and evaluation as a tool for decision-making.KEY WORDS: evaluation, program, monitoring, Lithuania
