All About Roles & Goals
Here is a series of short video presentations on Roles & Goals, the outcomes-based evaluation process used by California Library Literacy Services (CLLS). These are a great reference for literacy staff and volunteers.
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Segment 1: Why Roles & Goals?
Length: 19 minutes
Here we’ll touch on the philosophy behind Roles & Goals. You’ll get a quick overview of outcomes based evaluation and then we’ll demonstrate how your literacy services
benefit from the Roles & Goals process. This is great video piece for a new staff-person who would like to get the big picture or for the veteran staffer as a review of the rationale
behind Roles & Goals.
Segment 2: New Directions for Roles & Goals
Length: 23 minutes
Segment 2 takes an in-depth look at the newly evolved form and instructions and shows how input from literacy staff and learners throughout California has shaped these tools. This piece
complements the "Instructions for the Roles & Goals Process" handout and gives you the nuts and bolts for training staff and volunteers to use Roles & Goals.
Segment 3: Reporting to the State Library
Length 20 minutes
Now that the form has evolved, so have the reporting requirements, but not to worry! Even with new components, your overall reporting workload has likely diminished. Get the scoop so
you can face your biannual Roles & Goals report without fear and loathing. This piece complements the handout, "Roles & Goals Reporting to the State Library."
Slides and Handouts:
- Why Roles & Goals [2.46mb] PowerPoint - Acrobat
- New Directions for Roles & Goals [1.87mb] PowerPoint - Acrobat
- Reporting to the State Library [865kb] PowerPoint - Acrobat
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