Michigan’s AmeriCorps Planning Phase – Part III MCSC Office Planning Phase Meeting August 17, 2004

Agenda  Member Enrollment Process  Member Orientation  Pre-Service Member Training  On-Going Member Development  Member Supervision & Evaluation  Meet with Mentors  Michigan’s AmeriCorps Policies and Procedures  Questions and Answers

Member Enrollment Process Have members fill out CNCS Member Enrollment Form Programs must verify member eligibility Enter member enrollment information into WBRS (more details on WBRS next month)

Member Orientation to AC Program CNCS/MCSC expectations Program/site specific information Documentation Sense of Corps

Member Orientation to Site Site Checklist – Site expectations – Introduction to office/staff – Office procedure/systems – Organizational structure – Facilitating member/program data collection

Pre-Service Member Training Goals of Member Training – Build a sense of Corps – Provide an understanding of program’s Performance Measures – Provide an understanding of member’s role in meeting Performance Measures – Equip members with the skills to carry out their service – Provide information about how to work with the community/volunteers

On-Going Member Development Develop Training Calendar for year Program meetings, trainings, and events Site role in member training Citizenship & Civic Engagement Member Leadership Opportunities Life After AmeriCorps

Member Supervision and Evaluation Member Supervision – Program Director’s role – Site Supervisor’s role – Regular Meetings Member Evaluation – Six-month – End of year – Members’ feedback / assessment of the program

Meet with Your Mentors Update on progress toward starting program – Member recruitment – Site preparation – Required Paperwork Member/Site Contracts Member File Documents – Financial management/Record keeping What is the biggest challenge you have had so far? What is the greatest accomplishment so far?

Michigan’s AmeriCorps Policies and Procedures Michigan’s AmeriCorps Policies and Procedures Manual – Contains all federal requirements of CNCS grants – Contains Michigan specific AmeriCorps requirements

Questions and Answers