[Partnerships] due date change of cp a/n assessment

[Alan Brickman]

Hi Cathy:

I am working with two groups on their community assessment. The postponement
reinforces for people that this is basically a frivolous
exercise/funder-hoop-to-jump-through that is unconnected to the development
of the partnership. They'll do it, but give it a lesser priority for now,
and the pushed back due date just means that people can focus on other
things for a while. There are not sufficient resources to conduct the
assessment the way that DOE describes it, anyway. May 2003 is so far into
the 5 year funding cycle, that by the time the data will be available to
support the strategic planning at the community level, the funding cycle
will be over.  Another example of how community planning was a wonderful
idea that was ruined in the way it was implemented.

-- Alan


----- Original Message -----
From: Cathy Gannon <CGannon at qcc.mass.edu>
To: <partnerships at lists.literacytent.org>
Sent: Friday, February 22, 2002 2:33 PM
Subject: [Partnerships] due date change of cp a/n assessment


> Hi Community Planning Coordinators et al,   I am wondering what effect the
> postponement of the community planning assessment of assets and needs has
> had upon the work of your partnership.    Are you progressing as you had
> originally planned?  How have you changed your assessment plan because of
> the extra time available?  Has everything gone on the back burner?  Does
the
> extra time necessarily mean a better assessment ?
>
> We (all of us on this list!) are interested in how you are handling this.
>
> Cathy Gannon
>
>
>
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