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Sample Program Goals

 
Sample measurable goals and objectives for grant proposals:
 
Upon completion of the class, ___% of students will have raised their career goals and expectations as demonstrated by pre- and pos-surveys.

Upon completion of the class, ___% of students who at the beginning of the class had not planned any further education or training after high school will have changed their minds and will be preparing for post-secondary education.

Upon completion of the class, ___% of the students in the course will have changed their attitude towards and therefore increased their performance in their academic subjects, as evaluated by pre- and post-survey of their other teachers.

Upon completion of the class each student will have a realistic educational and career plan for the next ten years. They will also be able to demonstrate the goal setting, analytical and decision-making skills necessary to adapt that plan as they mature.

Upon completion of this class, all females will be able to articulate, in a quantitative way, why becoming a teen parent is not a good plan. Females who were ambivalent about teen pregnancy at the beginning of the course will have a strong opinion and attitude that is against teen parenting. Students completing this course will be less likely to drop out of high school. This will be demonstrated by decreasing the drop out rate among the graduates of this program from ____% (current school average) to ____%.

Test scores within academic subjects (define which ones) will increase by _____ within one semester of completing this course.

In post-class surveys, ___% of graduates' parents will report a positive impact on their child due to this classroom experience.
 
  Reprinted from the 6th edition of the Instructor's and Counselor's Guide for Career Choices by Mindy Bingham, page 9/7.  
© 2003 Melinda Bingham
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