Cooking Local Foods Made Simple Program Planning Program

Cooking Local Foods Made Simple Program Planning

Program Planning Involves Identifying needs Projecting needs Responding to needs Planning and delivering programs Evaluating outcomes Reporting outcomes to partners, stakeholders, and constituents

Setting Priorities Involves Relative importance Time-management Relative effort

A System Process Designed to make products that are directly useful to YOU!

Key Principles for Effective Program Planning Importance and value Key to being effective educators Sets priorities and time usage Focuses on outcomes Includes individual plans of work that support the state plan of work and county initiatives

Basic Steps of Program Planning Needs assessment and goal identification Identifying resources and restraints Determining objectives Designing the program Program implementation Evaluation

Needs Assessment and Goal Identification Development of programs guided by societal needs Informs statewide initiatives Influences how counties to relate to the statewide focus Helps determine statewide and local goals and priorities

Identifying Resources and Restraints Planning WITH people, not for people

Determining Objectives Process Analyzing the goal statement Breaking it into workable “parts” Develop programs and activities around these “parts” Criteria Describe intended results/impacts Measurable

Designing the Program methods + activities = desired outcomes + =

Program Implementation Goal statement Objectives Methods Activities previously planned

Evaluation can be used at any step in the program planning and implementation process.

Impact Evaluation Meets goals and objectives Impacts on individuals and communities Documentation for stakeholders Meets accountability requirements