4-H
Developing Responsible Youth
Objective Y-1: Long
term support systems in 4-H clubs will develop competent youth by building
internal and external assets through life skill development.
1.
Increased knowledge of
value of community service
NUMBER Demonstrating
Non
Limited Resource_____
Limited
Resource_______
2.
Increased communication
skills
NUMBER Demonstrating
Non
Limited Resource_____
Limited Resource_______
3.
Number of youth
participating in county, district and state presentation (public speaking)
programs
NUMBER Participating
Non
Limited Resource_____
Limited Resource_______
4.
Increased knowledge
gained
NUMBER Demonstrating
Non
Limited Resource_____
Limited Resource_______
5.
Increased leadership
skills
NUMBER Demonstrating________
Non
Limited Resource_____
Limited Resource_______
6.
Increased decision
making skills
NUMBER Demonstrating
Non
Limited Resource_____
Limited
Resource_______
7.
Number of new clubs
formed for youth 9-18
NUMBER New Clubs
Non
Limited Resource_____
Limited
Resource_______
8.
Number of new clubs
formed for youth 5 to 8
NUMBER New Clubs
Non
Limited Resource_____
Limited
Resource_______
9.
Number of new families
actively involved in 4-H
NUMBER New Families Involved______
Non
Limited Resource_____
Limited
Resource_______
10.
Number of families sustaining active involvement in
4-H
NUMBER Families
Non
Limited Resource_____
Limited
Resource_______
1.
Dollars saved by the
community from 4-H Community Service Projects
DOLLARS Saved
Non
Limited Resource_____
Limited
Resource_______
2.
Scholarship dollars
received by 4-H’ers
DOLLARS Saved
Non
Limited Resource_____
Limited
Resource_______
3.
Dollars earned by
4-H’ers as a result of their 4-H project work
DOLLARS Saved
Non
Limited Resource_____
Limited
Resource_______
4.
Dollars saved by
4-H’ers as a result of their 4-H project work
DOLLARS Saved
Non
Limited Resource_____
Limited
Resource_______
5.
Increased competency in
youth as illustrated by the following areas:
NUMBER Demonstrating managing relationships
Non
Limited Resource_____
Limited
Resource_______
NUMBER Demonstrating communication skills
Non
Limited Resource_____
Limited
Resource_______
NUMBER Demonstrating making decisions
Non
Limited Resource_____
Limited
Resource_______
NUMBER Demonstrating self-confidence
Non
Limited Resource_____
Limited
Resource_______
Objective Y-2: Limited
resource youth residing in diverse/public housing will increase life skill
development, which will ultimately result in making informed decisions about
life choices to manage life situations and transitions.
1.
Number of 4-H clubs
formed for the 5 to 8 year old youth
NUMBER New Clubs Formed________
2.
Youth acquiring skills
in using the decision making process
NUMBER Demonstrating________
3.
Youth acquiring skills
in saying “no” to peer pressure
NUMBER Demonstrating________
4.
Youth writing
statements of clearly defined aspirations
NUMBER Writing statements________
5.
Youth increasing
knowledge and skills in conflict resolution
NUMBER Increasing knowledge________
6.
Youth acquiring
knowledge of community service/involvement
NUMBER Gaining knowledge________
7.
Number of youth
participating in 4-H through programs
NUMBER Participating________
1.
Dollars saved as a
result of community service
DOLLARS Saved________
2.
Youth improving
resistance to peer pressure
NUMBER Demonstrating________
3.
Youth defining
aspirations
NUMBER Demonstrating________
4.
Youth (5-8) increasing
competency within the environment as related to play, clothing, the outdoors,
bug out, community, safety, grooming and other relevant topics.
NUMBER Demonstrating________
Objective Y-3: Youth
involved in special interest educational programs will show increased life
skill knowledge and subject matter skill.
1. Number of workshops in each curriculum area
NUMBER In
Citizenship and Civic Education _____
Communication and Expressive Arts _____
Family and Consumer Sciences _____
Environment and Earth Education _____
Healthy Life Styles _____
Personal Development & Leadership _____
Plants and Animals _____
Science and Technology _____
2. Number of workshops with each life skill as the primary life skill
NUMBER In
Decision making _____
Problem Solving _____
Healthy Lifestyles _____
Communications _____
3. Number of workshops having these time frames
NUMBER In
One 6-hour session _____
Two 3-hour sessions _____
Three 2-hour sessions _____
Four 1.5-hour sessions ______
Six 1-hour sessions _____
More than 6 hours of instruction _____
4. Number of workshops having the following time intervals
NUMBER Having
All in one day _____
Consecutive days _____
Every other day _____
Weekly _____
Every other week _____
Monthly _____
5. Total number participating in special interest programming
NUMBER Youth _____
NUMBER Adult _____
NUMBER Male _____
NUMBER Female _____
NUMBER White _____
NUMBER American Indian or Alaskan Native _____
NUMBER Black or African American _____
NUMBER Asian _____
NUMBER Native Hawaiian or Pacific Island_____
NUMBER Hispanic/Latino _____
NUMBER Multi-racial _____
6. Cost of workshops
NUMBER At
Free ______
$1 - $2.99 _____
$3 - $4.99 _____
$5 - $10 _____
Greater than $10 _____
7. Number of volunteers trained with experiential methodologies before
interacting
with youth in special interest programming
NUMBER Trained _____
1. Number of youth indicating positive knowledge/attitude changes as a
result of
workshops as reported by
parents and leaders
NUMBER Increasing _____
2. Number of youth
indicating positive life skill changes as a result of workshops as reported by
parents and leaders
NUMBER Increasing _____
3. Number of volunteers demonstrating the
experiential learning process in special interest programming
NUMBER Demonstrating________
Objective Y-4: Youth Involved in workforce preparation programs will acquire
improved understanding of occupational career choice options, career
preparation options, entrepreneurship knowledge and competencies required in
entry level positions.
(No Current MOPs or Impact Indicators for this
Objective)
Objective Y-5: Youth in high risk environments will participate in community based
programs resulting in opportunities for the youth to acquire internal and
external assets.
1.
Increased internal
assets
NUMBER Demonstrating Gains________
2.
Increased external
assets
NUMBER Demonstrating Gains________
3.
Increased knowledge of
alternatives to negative risk taking behavior
NUMBER Demonstrating________
1.
Increased life skills
NUMBER Demonstrating________
2.
Improved academic
performance
NUMBER Demonstrating________
3.
Increased Community
Service
NUMBER Demonstrating________
4.
Reduced negative risk
taking behaviors
NUMBER Demonstrating________
5.
Reduced judicial
involvement
NUMBER Demonstrating________
Objective Y-6: Engaging
families vulnerable to stress and crisis to help youth acquire resiliency
skills to cope with hardships
1.
Number of families
participating in self-help programs
NUMBER Participating_______
2.
Increased practice of
effective communication
NUMBER Demonstrating________
3.
Increased use of family
coping and nurturing practices
NUMBER Demonstrating________
1.
Reduced conflicts
through improved family and interpersonal communication
NUMBER Demonstrating________
2.
Adoption of coping and
nurturing practices
NUMBER Adopting________
3.
Sustained family
involvement with youth
NUMBER Demonstrating _____
Objective Y-7: Youth
and adults in communities will be strengthen capacities in understanding
community needs, policy development, resource development, and collaboration
through technical assistance
1. Number reporting or demonstrating increased knowledge
in the policy development process
NUMBER Youth and adults demonstrating_______
2. Number demonstrating increased knowledge of a policy development process
NUMBER Youth and adults demonstrating_______
3. Number of key decision makers increasing knowledge of issues pertaining to
migrant or non-English speaking populations in the targeted community
NUMBER Increasing knowledge______
4. Number of key decision makers increasing knowledge of issues related to economically challenged youth
NUMBER Increasing knowledge______
5. Number of new collaborations established_____________
NUMBER Established _____
6. Number of
collaborations maintained
NUMBER Maintained_______
1. Estimated dollars saved, contributed or
invested by collaborating partners through collaborative and networking data
DOLLARS_________
2. Number of programs sustaining
_____ NUMBER 6 months past funding
_____ NUMBER 1 year past funding
_____ NUMBER 2 years or more past funding
Number adopting leadership positions
NUMBER Adopting _____
Objective Y-8: To
increase the quality of after school programs by helping to provide safe,
nurturing and appropriate environments for children, through Cooperative
Extension work.
1. Number of providers trained
NUMBER trained_____
2. Number of 4-H Clubs started
NUMBER Started______
3. Number of 4-H Clubs sustained
NUMBER Sustained _____
4. Number of sites licensed
NUMBER Licensed_______
5. Number of sites increasing star rated licensure
level
NUMBER Increasing level _____
6. Increased amount of resources obtained
DOLLARS Increase_______
7. Amount of resources sustained
NUMBER Sustained _____
8. Number of hours of community service provided by
youth
NUMBER Hours_________
9. Total involvement in
after school programs supported by Extension
NUMBER Youth _____
NUMBER Adult _____
1. Increased involvement of parents, business leaders,
and volunteers
NUMBER Increase of
parents______
NUMBER Increase of business leaders _____
NUMBER Increase of volunteers _____
2. Increased providers’ knowledge and skills of six
elements of quality
NUMBER Increase in
Administration _____
Human Relations _____
Indoor Environment _____
Outdoor Environment _____
Activities ______
Health, Safety, Nutrition _____
3. Increased social-emotional, cognitive and physical
development of youth as reported by parents, providers and school personnel
NUMBER Increasing _____
NUMBER Demonstrating self
confidence______
NUMBER Demonstrating
interpersonal skills______
NUMBER Demonstrating Community service
NUMBER Increasing Homework
completion______
NUMBER Increasing academic performance _____
Objective
Y-9:
To increase
availability of quality school age care as a result of collaboration and/or
increased resource development, through Cooperative Extension work.
1. Amount of financial resources secured or sustained
DOLLARS Secured____________
DOLLARS Sustained ___________
2. Number of new collaborations established
NUMBER Established_________
3. Increased
number of centers providing SAC
NUMBER Increase_________
1. Number of new programs implemented
NUMBER Implemented_________
2. Number of additional spaces generated
NUMBER New Spaces_________
3. Number of collaborations serving children and
families sustained
NUMBER Sustained_________
4. Number of collaborations serving children and families
formed
NUMBER Formed _____
Objective Y-10: School based youth educators and
administrators will be actively engaged in the design, delivery and revisions
of programs, which enrich school-based curriculum design and delivery;
resulting in improved academic performance
1. Number
of teachers trained
NUMBER Trained in subject
matter_________
NUMBER trained in experiential learning _____
2. Students demonstrating an increase in
positive knowledge of subject matter
NUMBER Demonstrating_________
1 Students demonstrating an increase in academic
performance (grades)
NUMBER Demonstrating _____
2. Students demonstrating increased homework
completion
NUMBER Demonstrating _____
3. Students demonstrating increased amounts of
quality classroom work
NUMBER Demonstrating _____
4. Student demonstrating Increased quality
interaction in class
NUMBER Demonstrating _____
5 Number of
teachers using the Experiential Model to deliver school enrichment programming
NUMBER Using_________
Objective Y-11: Provide youth experiential educational opportunities
in cooperative, nurturing, residential camping environments that stimulate the
development of life skills, while focusing on the mental, physical and social
growth of the individual.
1, Increase in number of 4-H club members attending
summer camp.
NUMBER Increase_____
2. Increase
in number of non 4-H members attending summer camp.
NUMBER Increase_____
3. Increased knowledge of the value of camping experiences.
NUMBER Youth demonstrating_____
NUMBER Parents demonstrating _____
NUMBER Volunteers demonstrating _____
4. Number of youth attending specialty camps
sustained and started.
NUMBER Sustained_____
NUMBER Increased _____
1. Number of camping participants demonstrating
improved self-confidence.
NUMBER Demonstrating_____
2. Number of camping participants demonstrating
improved overall behavior.
NUMBER Demonstrating_____
3. Number of camping participants demonstrating
improved social skills.
NUMBER Demonstrating_____
4. Number of camping participants demonstrating
improved life-time sports skills.
NUMBER Demonstrating_____
5. Number of camping participants demonstrating improved knowledge of a healthy, safe and sustainable natural environment.
NUMBER Demonstrating_____
Objective Y-12: Youth and adult volunteerism will strengthen a community's
capacity for positive youth development.
MEASURES
OF PROGRESS
1. Number of current youth and adult volunteers indicating knowledge gained regarding volunteerism.
4. Number of new youth and adult volunteers
indicating positive attitude change regarding volunteerism.
IMPACTS
1. Number of youth and adult 4-H volunteers serving in additional/expanded 4-H volunteer roles
2. Number of youth and adult 4-H volunteers serving in
additional/expanded (non 4-H) community volunteer roles.
Objective Y-13: Youth and adults will be engaged in positive community leadership roles.
1.Youth and adult leaders gaining increased knowledge of leadership
basics.
2. Youth and adult leaders gaining increased knowledge regarding effective teen/adult partnerships.
3. Youth and adult leaders indicating positive attitude change regarding
leadership basics.
4. Youth/adult leaders indicating positive attitude change regarding effective
teen/adult partnerships.
1. Number of youth and adult leaders serving in additional/expanded 4-H leadership positions
2. Number of youth and adult leaders serving in additional/expanded
non-4-H community leadership positions.
3. Number of teens and adults engaging in expanded/additional teen/adult
partnerships.
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