Step 6: Evaluation
Related Forms & Examples
Points to Look for in a Good 4-H Meeting
Planning alone is not enough to make a successful 4-H Club. People must follow through with their responsibilities. To insure a successful experience, you must check with people and see that plans are being carried out and that details of the plan are communicated to others.
Evaluating progress is an ongoing process. You need to make sure that your plan is still appropriate. At some time during the year, you may need to modify your plan.
The planning committee can help insure that things are happening by:
- providing each family with a calendar of club events
- encouraging them to post it for everyone to see
- announcing dates at meetings and in the newspaper
- putting information in club newsletter
- checking with other people to see that the job is done
How are we doing?
After several meetings look at the goals again. Ask the following questions:
- What have we done so far to reach our goals?
- What do we still have to do?
- Do the goals match the group's interests and concerns?
- What changes should be made in the goals?
Points to Look for in a Good 4-H Meeting will help you to evaluate each meeting. You may want to check with others to see if they feel the way you do. If you answer "NO" to more than five of the questions, some things about the meeting need changing.
At the end of the year look at the total program. Record your club's feelings for next year's planning committee.
- Were the club goals met?
- Was attendance at meetings and events good?
- Were all interested members involved in events?
- Did parents participate in activities and events?
Another tool you may wish to use to evaluate your club plan is the Illinois 4-H Standards of Excellence for 4-H Groups. A Peer Evaluation Activity is also included.
Thoroughly evaluate what has been happening and use the information to "Make the Best Better."
