Using this week’s textbook readings as a guide, your assignment will be to design an assessment program.
Planning a Agency Assessment Program
Your assignment will be to design a agency assessment program (Ministry or Church, Public Christian Worship, Clergy). This program should be created in the APA template provided .
The following are recommend steps in designing an assessment program. The six steps include:
1. Identify the goals and purposes of the assessment program/plan
2. Identify the types of information needed to make decisions (for example for Schools – state and district assessment calendars, state standardized testing protocols for test integrity, state reporting requirements. For Mental Health – social history, family history, suicidal behavior)
3. Identify the types of instruments to be given and establish procedures for selecting them (Use assessment instrument review)
4. Identify the responsibilities of the staff in the assessment program/plan
5. Develop procedures for disseminating assessment results to appropriate individuals
6. Develop an evaluation strategy to continuously monitor the assessment program/plan
