PEARS Training PSE

Every PSE site activity should be entered in PEARS. Qualtrics is for ongoing PSE site activities when site activity is unable to be entered.

From the PEARS home page under Track click PSE Site Activity.

Click Add.

In the site or organization box, fill in the name of the site or organization. The example showsthe Cache Food Pantry. You can also select an organization that has multiple sites like a school district or grocery store chain. Fill in your county in the unit box. If the site activity took place at a summer meal site, Indian reservation or military base check the appropriate box.

In the PSE setting box choose the setting from the drop down menu In the PSE setting box choose the setting from the drop down menu. The fiscal year for Food $ense (SNAP-Ed) runs from October 1 through September 30. We are in fiscal year 2017. Fill in 2017 in the box.

In the Planning Stages section use the drop down box to select what stage the PSE Site Activity is at. Each time you work with or at the PSE setting, add a stage and a date. PEARS will only allow you to enter the same stage once. Until PEARS is able to change this feature, enter the repeat stages (activities) on the Qualtrics Survey https://usu.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_cUZKUfxh29ivcdD

Pictures, documents or anything that would add to the information on the PSE Site Activity can be added at this time. When you are ready to move on click Save and continue.

If a formal needs assessment was used to evaluate the site’s readiness for change choose Yes. Otherwise, choose No. Click Save and continue.

Choose the appropriate box for any activities that were implemented at the site during 2017.

Check the appropriate box in each column to show SNAP-Ed funds or contributions at the site or organization.

Enter any additional ways funds or people contributed at this site or organization. Click Save and continue.

To record the change that occurred as a result of the PSE work click Attach Change.

The menu contains 40 choices. You can choose more than one.

Decide which method you used to determine how many individuals the PSE Site Activity reached. Enter the number of individuals reached. If you are confused about calculating reach PEARS provides a link that is helpful.

Choose the method that was used to determine the demographics of the participants. Enter the percentages for each category.

Click Save and continue.

If individuals are being evaluated at the PSE site click yes and additional boxes will appear. Otherwise, click No and Save and Continue.

If individuals are being evaluated and you clicked yes, you will need to choose from the drop down box the indicator(s) used.

If you are assessing individuals and have an assessment tool it can be attached now by clicking Attach Assessment Tool. Then click Save and continue.

You are halfway there!!!

If the site activity received awards, media coverage or any other recognition click Add Recognition & Media Coverage.

Choose the type of recognition from the drop down menu Choose the type of recognition from the drop down menu. Continue filling out the Name, Recognizing body, level and date received box. Then click add.

Continue to Sustainability

If the PSE Site Activity is sustained over time choose Yes If the PSE Site Activity is sustained over time choose Yes. If not choose No, Save and Continue

Continue answering the questions in the appropriate columns.

Select the site and the groups that support the PSE effort.

Enter the assessment used to measure the sustainability of the PSE Site Activity. If there was no assessment choose none. Fill out the box with a description of the assessment results. Click Save and continue.

Chose the box or boxes which identify the challenges in this PSE Site Activity.

Add the five top facilitators Add the five top facilitators. Facilitators are things that helped the PSE activity be successful. Add the top five barriers. Barriers are things that made the PSE activity challenging.

There are four additional boxes you may fill in There are four additional boxes you may fill in. After completing these click save and continue.

Click Mark as Complete and the PSE Site Activity is completed!