1. Program of Work
CORE 2008

2. What is a program of work?
An annual calendar of activities
developed by chapters to
achieve goals set forth by the members.

3. GOAL SETTING ACTIVITY Purpose:
To practice setting and achieving realistic and ambitious goals
To understand the influences on individual and group setting
To experience the impact of competition and the achievement motive on goal setting.

4. GOAL SETTING ACTIVITY Reflection
How accurate were your goals? How did your goal setting change in the second and third rounds? What strategy did you use?
What environmental influences came into play? How did you respond to those?
How did team members motivate and encourage each other?

5. Set 1 yearly goal for your chapter.
GOAL SETTING
SMART (ies)
S = Specific
M = Measurable
A = Attainable
R = Responsible
T = Timed
PRACTICE:
Set 1 yearly goal for your chapter.
If you have time, start to list the steps
your chapter needs to complete
in order to achieve that goal.

6. Why do you need a program of work?
It is the duty of your chapter to set goals and work to achieve those goals each year.
In order to move toward and achieve goals, we must have planning and direction.
A Program of Work allows you to look at an entire year and effectively plan activities to achieve your goals.

7. What is a Program of Work – The Details
It is an outline of activities covering a definite period.
It includes specific goals and plans to achieve those goals.
It should be well planned and carefully worded.
It should be based on the needs of the members and the organization, with consideration given to the needs of the school and community.
It should represent the combined thinking of a majority of the members.

8. Building Your Program of Work
Steps are listed on Page 10 of your Chapter Planning Guide:
Brainstorm
Organize & Prioritize
Construct & Enact

9. Building Your Program of Work
Brainstorm
Use page 9 & page 13 in your Chapter Planning Guide
Highlight, circle, or discuss options from the examples provided that your chapter would like to complete

10. Building Your Program of Work
Organize & Prioritize:
Of those highlighted, choose a few (2 – 3) that will definitely be included in your POW.
Use pages 12 & 13 to establish your chapter’s yearly goals.
HINT: 1 of these goals should be the one established with the SMARTIES activity!

11. Building Your Program of Work
Construct & Enact
The next pages in your Chapter Planning Guide are for you to use to create your POW.
Each month is divided into two sections (pg )—your monthly goals & the activities that will take place that month.
HINTS:
Your monthly goals should support your yearly goals!
And, your montly activities should support the monthly goals!

12. POW RUBRIC TOTAL 100 ATTRIBUTE Goals (Yearly & Monthly) 20 Fundraisers
POSSIBLE POINTS
Goals (Yearly & Monthly) 20
Fundraisers 10
Community Service
Socials (ex: pizza parties, dinner nights, movie nights, sporting events, tail-gating for football games, lock-ins)
P.R. (ex: involvement with community, news articles, membership recruitment)
Meetings (officer & all member) 15
Deadlines (include: School, State, and National)
Conferences 5
Personal (ex: birthdays, reminders, project check-points)
Holidays
TOTAL
100