Program Planning

Tennessee Program Planning and Evaluation Model

• Tennessee Extension Program Planning and Evaluation Model (Extension Publication W240) (.pdf)
• Needs Assessment Guidebook for Extension Professionals  (PB 1839) PB1839.pdf
• Plugged In: Virtually Connecting to Identify Program Needs trainingPlugged In Need Assessment.mp4
  

Program Planning Tools

Thoughtful planning has no substitute. It is paramount to effective Extension education. Planning ensures that you are conducting the programs that will address the most pressing needs of people that can be addressed through education, in your county or area served. It allows you to secure the curricula and resources to conduct the program. Effective planning will involve people, like volunteers, Advisory Councils, donors and other stakeholders, in decisions and programs. This is essential to an engaged and educated populous in a democratic society. Please use these tools to gain planning ideas, and please contact Hannah Wright if you have specific planning needs.

• Annual Plan Checklist (.doc) (.pdf)
• Data Indicators for Needs Assessment (.doc) (.pdf)
• Child Care Provider Needs Survey (.doc) (.pdf)
• Using Paired Couplets for Planning (.doc) (.pdf)
• Overall Aims of Extension Work (.pdf)
• UT Office of Research - Human Subjects/Institutional Review Board http://irb.utk.edu/
• USDA NIFA Grants http://nifa.usda.gov/grants
• Evaluation of Learning and Teaching (University of Michigan) www.crlt.umich.edu/tstrategies/tseot.php
• USDA NIFA Strategic Plan http://nifa.usda.gov/resource/nifa-strategic-plan-fy2014-fy2018
  
• Enhancing Program Performance with Logic Models University of Wisconsin Extension
• Targeting Outcomes of Programs University of Nebraska http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1047&context=aglecfacpub
• RE-AIM Framework http://www.re-aim.hnfe.vt.edu/index.html
• Logic Model Template (.pdf)
• Defining Moments: Review of the History of Extension and the Land-Grant University System Facilitation Guide (W469) (.pdf)
• Focus Groups Enhance Needs Assessment for County Family and Consumer Sciences Programs GalaxyBowerDonaldson2013Booklet.pdf
  

Outcomes Management

• USDA-NIFA National Outcomes and Indicators (Five Priority Areas): http://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/resource/Natl%20Outcomes%20%26%20Indicators%20Listing.pdf
• USDA-NIFA National Outcomes and Indicators (Family and Consumer Sciences): http://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/resource/Family%20%26%20Consumer%20Sciences%20Nat'l%20Outcomes%20Listing_0.pdf
• USDA-NIFA National Outcomes and Indicators (4-H Youth Development): http://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/resource/4h%20%26%20Youth%20National%20Outcomes%20Listing.pdf
• USDA-NIFA Guidance for Voluntary Reporting of National Outcomes Data:http://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/resource/Guidance%20for%20Voluntary%20Reporting%20of%20National%20Outcomes%20Data.pdf
• USDA-NIFA: How to Write Meaningful Outcomes/Impact Statements: http://nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/resource/2012_writing_better_outcomes_web_0.pdf