BEGINNING/NOT IN EMERGING (IN PROFICIENT ADVANCED PLACE INQUIRING PLANNING) (PARTIAL/ (SUSTAINING AND EXPLORING MATURING) AND EXCELLING) AREA IS TO “AGENCY “PLANNING STARTING AT THE PLAN” “BEGINNING BEGINNING” OPERATIONAL” OPERATIONAL” FOCUS No demonstrable public, Driven by the interest Champions at the Similar resolutions political, or organizational of a few staff political and stating support for will. members. organization level exist. GEY are adopted Governing board has by both entities. Driven by interest of one leaders in adopted budget or Champions include member the organization and policy to support the educational and community are aware effort. Community municipal elected of the planning effort partners are engaged officials, municipal but have not formally as part of the effort. managers and endorsed it. department heads, Some limited press WILL One political school about the youth-civic champion drives the superintendents, engagement work, without formal and key staff. GEY partnership. endorsement by other is noted in political leaders. Resolutions have been language, action, passed endorsing the and practices; work by one entity but student internship, not both. and work-based ORGANIZATIONAL learning experiences are a routine part of the organization's culture; multiple POLITICAL/ community leaders are committed to partnering with the municipal entity. PUBLIC/ Formal MOUs exist, media and newspaper articles about the effort occur several times a year and the public is engaged in the effort.
FOCUS AREA BEGINNING/NOT IN PLACE INQUIRING AND EXPLORING “AGENCY IS STARTING AT THE BEGINNING” EMERGING (IN PLANNING) “PLANNING TO PLAN” PROFICIENT (PARTIAL/ MATURING) “BEGINNING OPERATIONAL” ADVANCED (SUSTAINING AND EXCELLING) OPERATIONAL” PUBLIC/ POLITICAL/ ORGANIZATIONAL WILL No demonstrable public, political, or organizational will. Driven by interest of one member Driven by the interest of a few staff members. leaders in the organization and community are aware of the planning effort but have not formally endorsed it. One political champion drives the work, without formal endorsement by other political leaders. Champions at the political and organization level exist. Governing board has adopted budget or policy to support the effort. Community partners are engaged as part of the effort. Some limited press about the youth-civic engagement partnership. Resolutions have been passed endorsing the work by one entity but not both. Similar resolutions stating support for GEY are adopted by both entities. Champions include educational and municipal elected officials, municipal managers and department heads, school superintendents, and key staff. GEY is noted in language, action, and practices; student internship, and work-based learning experiences are a routine part of the organization's culture; multiple community leaders are committed to partnering with the municipal entity. Formal MOUs exist, media and newspaper articles about the effort occur several times a year and the public is engaged in the effort.
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