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There are a number of ways of implementing
evaluation throughout the year. Each time you meet as a site
team, you can evaluate at the end of your meeting (just as
the Public Achievement teams evaluate their meetings). You
can also evaluate specific events, such as the issue convention.
Writing down your responses to a few questions after the issue
convention can really help to make next year’s convention
even better. You can also do a mid-year review. The following
tool is one you can use for a mid-year evaluation. It was created
with use of some of the questions from the Year
End Self Evaluation Packet. Set aside a specific meeting
for your site team in the middle of your Public Achievement
year to respond to and
discuss the questions.
Mid-Year Review
- How is
the year going so far?
- What has happened that was unexpected?
How did you deal with it? What did you learn from it?
- What
is going well?
- What new things have you tried?
- What is not going well?
Is there anything you can change to improve the situation?
- What
goals do you have for the remainder of the year?
Work
as a Site Team
- How well are you all working
together?
- How well do you communicate with one another?
- Are there
any problem areas that need to be addressed?
- What things
are going well with the site team?
Work
with Coaches
- How would you judge the coach
training?
- Are there specific things you need to address
with the coaches?
- How are the coaches supported by the team?
- How is the communication
between coaches and teachers?
- What is going well with the
coaches?
Work with Issue
Groups
- How did the issue convention go this
year?
- How are the teams progressing?
- Have the teams researched
their issues sufficiently? Do they have a deep understanding
of the issue?
- Have the teams made contacts with the community?
If so, how has that gone? If not, how can the site
team facilitate
community connections?
Are there any other issues that need
to be addressed?
What are the site team’s goals for the rest of the
year?
Weekly questions for Public Achievement coaches
Please answer yes or no for the first three questions and
answer the rest
- Youth are central in planning and implementing
the project? (Yes | No)
- Youth
accept responsibility for the project’s
success or failure? (Yes | No)
- Youth and adults are engaged
and working towards the same goal? (Yes | No)
- Explain
the topics and related activities that were covered this
session.
- What
important things did you learn about PA and
the civic capacities of individuals?
- What did you learn about
the
following?
a. youth-
b. communities-
c. institutions-
d. service/citizenship-
- What challenges were
encountered?
- What opportunities were encountered?
- Describe
any interesting project related stories?
- What
do you need to do to
prepare for the next session?
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