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AmeriCorps Summer Conference Los Angeles June 17, 2008. Beyond Compliance: Aligning Your Program with Standards.
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AmeriCorps Summer Conference Los Angeles June 17, 2008 Beyond Compliance: Aligning Your Program with Standards
Continue the quest for high quality programming by reviewing implementation of Program Standards and tools, share challenges and successes, and discuss continuous improvement. Purpose:
Demonstrate connection of Standards to all of CV work. Get feedback from the field. Identify gaps in assessment. Identify areas of program improvement for your program. Objectives
Strong Organization/Collaborative Needs and Services Design AmeriCorps Member Design Community Involvement Design Program Design is Effective CA Program Standards
Have the Program Standards helped you? Large Group
Pre-contract Assessment Contract Checklist Program Calendar Desk Review – Member File Checklist Enrollment/Retention Tracker PMWs Quarterly Progress Report Site Visit Report Continuation Assessment Closeout Process Tools
Once During Pre Award Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 3-year Award Review RiskContract Checklist Site Visit (2-days) Indicators PreContract Self Assessment Financial Fiscal Assessment Desk Review Audit Review Program Calendar Enrollment/Retention Tracker ( 3 x year) Desk Review w/Member Files Update w/Files Update w/Files Monthly Invoice Review Quarterly Progress Reports Quarterly FSR Cost Per Member Exercise Continuation Recommendation Holistic Assessment for Recompete Program Closeout Fiscal Closeout Key: Programmatic Fiscal Both CaliforniaVolunteers AmeriCorps Program Monitoring Strategy
Clarify and solidify expectations. Identify areas of importance. Set a level of acceptable quality. Illustrate degrees of performance. We Wanted Standards to:
Small group discussion Review all the tools. Select “primary” standard for each tool. Discuss effectiveness of tool. Report to large group. Your Turn