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Youth Development (Valencia County)
Plan Goals
Valencia County youth will enhance their personal growth through the development of leadership, citizenship and life skills, and experience the satisfaction of making a difference in their own lives, their families, their schools, and their communities.
- Owner
- Laura Bittner
- Related Plans
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Youth Development
Impact Reports
Laura Bittner has signed on to support Youth Development within Valencia County.
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP)Grant that I am P.I. for provided funds for hiring a county agent that reports to the McKinley County Director. His efforts had the following evaluation results:
• 95.83% of the participants from Fort Wingate High School made life skill gains from pre-program to post-program in Communication, and Useful/Marketable skills. This same percentage was also indicated for gains in tools and skills in GIS/GPS. Results below are from the Fort Wingate High School 4-H school enrichment program. Using the Targeting Life Skills Evaluation Tool, analysis of quantitative data indicates the following:
In terms of the life skill, communication, surveys indicated:
• An increase of average 1.82 to 3.5 for the students in terms of opportunity to practice the exchange of thoughts, information, or messages between individuals using speech, writing, gestures, and artistic expression
• An increase of average 1.79 to 3.5 for the students in terms of opportunity to make a presentation of their project in a classroom setting
• An increase of average 1.85 to 3.5 for the students in terms of opportunity to clearly state my thoughts, feelings, and ideas to others while presenting the projects in a classroom setting
In terms of life skill, useful/marketable skills, surveys indicated:
• An increase of average 1.97 to 3.5 for the students in terms of having useful/marketable skills to have the abilities wanted by employers and needed to hold a job
• An increase of average 2.14 to 3.54 for the students in terms of following instructions as they are given to them
• An increase of average 1.97 to 3.5 for the students in terms of contributing as a member of a team
• An increase of average 1.81 to 3.45 for the students in terms of keeping accurate and useful records
In terms of reading topography map, using a compass, using a GPS unit, and using GIS mapping software, surveys indicated:
• An increase of 87% of knowledge in the areas of tools used in project for mapping
• An increase of 63% in the reading of topography map
• An increase of 75% in the use of compass
• An increase of 68% in the GIS/GPS application use
• An increase of 82% in the use of GPS unit
• An increase of 90% in the use of GIS software
• 95.83% of the participants from Fort Wingate High School made life skill gains from pre-program to post-program in Communication, and Useful/Marketable skills. This same percentage was also indicated for gains in tools and skills in GIS/GPS. Results below are from the Fort Wingate High School 4-H school enrichment program. Using the Targeting Life Skills Evaluation Tool, analysis of quantitative data indicates the following:
In terms of the life skill, communication, surveys indicated:
• An increase of average 1.82 to 3.5 for the students in terms of opportunity to practice the exchange of thoughts, information, or messages between individuals using speech, writing, gestures, and artistic expression
• An increase of average 1.79 to 3.5 for the students in terms of opportunity to make a presentation of their project in a classroom setting
• An increase of average 1.85 to 3.5 for the students in terms of opportunity to clearly state my thoughts, feelings, and ideas to others while presenting the projects in a classroom setting
In terms of life skill, useful/marketable skills, surveys indicated:
• An increase of average 1.97 to 3.5 for the students in terms of having useful/marketable skills to have the abilities wanted by employers and needed to hold a job
• An increase of average 2.14 to 3.54 for the students in terms of following instructions as they are given to them
• An increase of average 1.97 to 3.5 for the students in terms of contributing as a member of a team
• An increase of average 1.81 to 3.45 for the students in terms of keeping accurate and useful records
In terms of reading topography map, using a compass, using a GPS unit, and using GIS mapping software, surveys indicated:
• An increase of 87% of knowledge in the areas of tools used in project for mapping
• An increase of 63% in the reading of topography map
• An increase of 75% in the use of compass
• An increase of 68% in the GIS/GPS application use
• An increase of 82% in the use of GPS unit
• An increase of 90% in the use of GIS software