Needs Assessment Update or Why are you Making Us Do This Anyway?

Reminder: Due June 1  That’s only 33 days!  The Template(Appendix Q)  MYDAUS, interviews, focus groups, scans of business and media, and SWOT analysis  Program Selection(Appendix U)  Programs you intend to implement and why

From speaking to 20 of 23 Coalitions  Three-fourths think the time is too SHORT  Why?  Began late due to hiring delays  New coordinators need time to build relationships

Who is Working on Assessment?  One-half of coordinators doing it on their own  One-half have active coalitions  Two using student help

How are Tasks Delegated?  Let people volunteer on own  Ask for volunteers  Hold meetings to attract support  Assign specific tasks to people  Ask for help from school system  Develop mini-checklist of tasks for steering committee

Most Creative Idea  Assigned one model program to each member to research and report back to group!

 Coordinators are new and feel need to build relationships before assigning tasks  Difficult to ask “volunteers” to do big jobs Biggest Challenges

Helpfulness of Process

Help Coalition To:  Get things done  Build relationships  Meet with people in community  Generate momentum  Expand awareness particularly with  Schools  Law enforcement

Help Coalition To (cont’d) :  Find out what people really think (focus groups)  Identify community priorities  Identify gaps  Look at data in new way using Guide  Get local school to do MYDAUS

Other Observations  It’s a pain in the rear  How do you get parents to participate  How do we avoid bombarding some (e.g., media who serve many communities)