PROGRAM CONTENT GUIDECHOOSE YOUR FUTUREPROGRAM: ______
As OCCP’s website for student oriented content, which currently houses many staff resources and reports as well, Choose Your Future is a tool that should have relevance for all of OCCP. The site should also be as user-friendly/well-organized as our technology and personnel capabilities will allow.
Choose Your Future is one place for students (and parents) to find information that presents and/or promotes our curriculum and programs. The following Program Content Guide is designed to assist you in thinking about your programs specifically.
The guide is presented in a questionnaire format to provoke thoughts that we hope will lead to creating appropriate content to present on Choose Your Future for our students. While we do want you to actively fill out the questionnaire with your notes and comments, it is not a survey tool designed to be returned to us.
Contents
Program Description or Overview
Program Resources
Marketing and Other Communications
Regular Events and Happenings
News, Press Releases and Success Stories
SPECIAL – Program Applications
SPECIAL – Major or Special Events
Ideally everyone finds benefit from the sections on pages 2-4 in shaping the content about their program.
The news and events sections on pages 5 & 6 will apply to most programs – though not all.
The two sections on the last page are in regard to special program circumstances and will not apply to all programs.
Program Description or Overview
For students (parents) / For staff (counselors, coaches, teachers)Is your program listed and is it easy to find?
Yes, the program is listed
Yes, the program is easy to find
Is the description of your program student appropriate?
Check the adjectives you would use to describe the description of your program
Accurate
Informative
Compelling
Interesting
Other______
Check if description of your program incorporates the following:
Who
What
When
Where
Why
How
Who is your target audience?
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Is your target audience clearly indicated?
Yes
No / Is the description of your program staff appropriate?
Would the same description work for staff?
Yes
No
If not, how should the description change?
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NOTE: If your program’s target audience is staff, you may have additional needs and we will talk with you.
What are the 3-5-10 keywords or phrases that you would use to describe your program (think Google search terms).
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10______/ Would you use the same key words for staff as you would students?
Yes
No
If not, what would you change?
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Program Resources
For students (parents) / For staff (counselors, coaches, teachers)What are the top resources students in your program should be aware of?
List your top student resources
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If a student (or parent) asked you, “What should I (my child) be doing to be successful in (to take full advantage of) your program?” What would you tell him/her?
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Is this information on the site?
Yes
No
N/A
Is there an indication of where to go or who to contact if student (parent) wanted more information about your program?
Contact information is listed
Contact information is not currently listed, but should be
Contact information is not listed, and it does need to be listed
Other______/ What are the top resources in-school staff implementing your program should be aware of?
List your top staff resources
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If an in-school staff person asked you “What should I be doing to successfully implement your program?” What would you tell him/her?
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Is this information on the site?
Yes
No
N/A
Is there an indication of where to go or who to contact if a staff person wanted more information about your program?
Same as for students
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Contact information is listed
Contact information is not currently listed, but should be
Contact information is not listed, and it does need to be listed
Other______
Marketing and Other Communications
For students (parents) / For staff (counselors, coaches, teachers)In terms of getting information out about your program to students , what methods do you use (email, letters, posters, flyers, etc).
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When your information goes out, does it also get posted on CFY?
Yes, always (most of the time)
Sometimes
Never
Does not need to be listed on CYF / In terms of getting information out about your program to in-school staff, what methods do you use (email, letters, posters, flyers, etc).
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When your information goes out, does it also get posted on CFY?
Yes, always (most of the time)
Sometimes
Never
Does not need to be listed on CYF
Are there other internet related tools you are using or would like to use such as Facebook, Twitter, text messaging, etc. to interact with students?
List other tools you are currently using
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List other tools you would like to use (please only list if you have a sense of how you would use them)
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5______/ Are there other internet related tools you are using or would like to use such as Facebook, Twitter, text messaging, etc. to interact with staff?
List other tools you are currently using
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List other tools you would like to use (please only list if you have a sense of how you would use them)
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RegularEvents and Happenings
If your program hosts trainings, workshops, info sessions, year-end celebrations, etc.
For students (parents) / For staff (counselors, coaches, teachers)Does your program host any sort of events/competitions (college fairs, financial aid workshops, etc.) for students?
Does your program host events for students?
Yes
No (skip this section)
How often or how many ?
#_____ / per month
#_____ / per semester
#_____ / per year
What types of events?
Who hosts these events?
Listed on CYF?
Yes, always (most of the time)
Sometimes
Never
Our events don’t need to be listed on CYF
Follow-up stories created
Yes, always (most of the time)
Sometimes
Never
Our events don’t need follow-up stories
Do you currently use or need signup functionality for your student events?
Yes, we do online signups on CYF
Yes, we do online signups, but not on CYF
No, but we would like to
Not Sure
Not needed for our events / Does your program host any sort of events/competitions (pd’s, workshops, etc.) for staff?
Does your program host events for staff?
Yes
No (skip this section)
How often or how many ?
#_____ / per month
#_____ / per semester
#_____ / per year
What types of events?
Who hosts these events?
Listed on CYF?
Yes, always (most of the time)
Sometimes
Never
Our events don’t need to be listed on CYF
Follow-up stories created
Yes, always (most of the time)
Sometimes
Never
Our events don’t need follow-up stories
Do you currently use or need signup functionality for your staff events?
Yes, we do online signups on CYF
We use CPS University for signups
No, but we would like to
Not Sure
Not needed for our events
News, Press Releases and Success Stories
For students (parents) / For staff (counselors, coaches, teachers)Does your program get mentioned in the news or generate anything you would consider news-worthy to students (parents)?
Yes
No
Does your program have student success stories?
Yes
No
If you said yes to any of the above, how often or how many stories get created?
#_____ / per month
#_____ / per semester
#_____ / per year
Who prepares these stories?
Do the stories get posted on CYF
Yes, always (most of the time)
Sometimes
Never
N/A, my program has no stories / Does your program get mentioned in the news or generate anything you would consider news-worthy to staff?
Yes
No
Does your program have staff success stories?
Yes
No
If you said yes to any of the above, how often or how many stories get created?
#_____ / per month
#_____ / per semester
#_____ / per year
Who prepares these stories?
Do the stories get posted on CYF
Yes, always (most of the time)
Sometimes
Never
N/A, my program has no stories
SPECIAL – Program Applications
If your program requires an application process, (such as AVID, CTE, Spring Break College Tours)…
For students (parents) / For staff (counselors, coaches, teachers)Is the application process explained? Is the process incorporated into the website?
Does your program have an application?
Yes
No (skip this section)
Is the application process clearly explained?
Yes
No
Is the application on line?
Yes, using an online web form on CYF
Yes, online elsewhere (we link to it)
No, but a paper (PDF) application is available thru CYF
Not Sure / Do in-school staff participate in the application process?
Yes
No
If yes, please explain:
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SPECIAL – Major or Special Events
If your program is (or includes) a major event or special event, (such as Spring Break College Tours, HSI Day, Freshman Connection)…
For students (parents) / For staff (counselors, coaches, teachers)Does necessary additional information about the program get posted on the site at the appropriate time in the year, such as schedules, applications, resources, etc.
This program is or includes major events
Yes
No (skip the rest of these questions)
Is additional information needed for the event
Yes
No
If yes, what sort of information?
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______/ Do you or could you use the website to collect information from in-school staff about these events?
We currently do
We currently do not, but would like to
N/A
If applicable, what sort of information?
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