Group Assignment

Assignment Prompt

Each student will participate in an out-of-class special event or teach a class for eight weeks that will be developed with an agency or organization. The student is responsible for finding the agency and creating the program or class they will design, implement, and/or teach. Students will work in groups of two. The students are responsible for finding an individual to supervise the program. Parents and/or friends should not finance the event or class. Financing should either come from the agency or through donations solicited by the student. The two students working together will put together a notebook after the conclusion of their event of class with the following information and documents:

PREPARATION

1.         Student Agreement Form

2.         Co-Manager Contract

3.         Facility/Site Analysis

PLANNING

4.         Program Description*

5.         Mission, Goals, and Objectives*

6.         Agency Policies and Procedures*

7.         Event Timeline*

8.         Job Description for Program Managers

9.         Marketing Plan*

10.       Budget Outline*

IMPLEMENTATION

11.       Weekly Meeting Minutes and Agenda*

12.       Special Event Evaluation (by managers and by participants)

13.       Participant Attendance*

14.       Program Visitations

EVALUATION

15.       Final Program Report

16.       Agency Evaluation of Co-Managers

17.       Program Information Sheet*

18.       Evaluation of Agency Supervisor

19.       Miscellaneous Supporting Documents*

*Items I was responsible for.

Our event was working with the West Sacramento Parks and Recreation Department to create a conservation day in the park which included planting 11 trees, conservation agency booths, food trucks, a park scavenger hunt, and rock painting.