I have attached the guidelines and rubric and must be followed exactly. For this assignment my location i required. I am located in the southeastern Massachusetts area.
Draft of Introduction
Overview: For this program evaluation, you will identify a community or school-based program in your geographical area or an area of your choice. You will
determine the targeted age group of this program, and this will be your focus of study. (If the program targets more than one age group, simply choose one of
the groups.) Using this group and the program, you will determine how the interventions provided either address or do not address the developmental needs,
risk factors, and resiliency factors of the involved children. After identifying gaps in services, you will research and select an intervention plan to address these
gaps, providing justification around the selection.
Prompt: For this assignment, you will complete the introduction.
Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:
1. Provide an introduction by describing the purpose of the evaluation and how it will be completed. Do this by stating the purpose and describing the
process of the evaluation (generally, the sections of your report).
2. Identify one community or school-based program from your geographical area or the area of your choice. Examples include, but are not limited to,
YWCA/YMCA programs, Boys & Girls Club, Big Brothers Big Sisters, Early Head Start, Head Start, mental health services, child development services, and
after-school programs. Be sure to indicate whether the program is community or school-based.
3. Identify the age group served by the program. Typical age groups include infancy (0–3), early childhood (3–5), middle childhood (5–12), and adolescence
(13–18). If the program serves multiple age groups, select and identify one group you will address.
4. Identify the major developmental needs, risk factors, and resiliency factors of your selected age group. Refer to the Definitions document for an
explanation of developmental needs, risk factors, and resiliency factors; refer to the text for age-specific developmental needs and risks, and to the
assigned web resources for the resiliency factors. This section may be presented in paragraph or bulleted list format.
• Developmental needs include, but are not limited to, learning to walk and run, reading and writing, gaining independence, and making friends.
• Risk factors include poor parenting skills, drug use in the household, social isolation, living in a high-crime neighborhood, and others.
• Resiliency factors include appropriate parenting, good schools, reading and writing supported in the home, healthy meals, appropriate
developmental supports, high self-esteem, and others.
5. Describe the service or services provided by the program. Your description should provide some detail without overwhelming the reader. Briefly describe
the specific activities provided by the program and their stated purpose, if provided.
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Your introduction must be submitted as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman
font, and one-inch margins. Sources should be cited in APA format on a separate references page.
https://snhu-media.snhu.edu/files/course_repository/undergraduate/hse/hse215/hse215_definitions x
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Introduction Succinctly and accurately describes
the purpose and process for the
evaluation report
Describes the purpose and process
for the report but leaves an unclear
impression or confusion
Introduction is unintelligible or not
included
20
Program Identification Indicates the name of the agency and
specific program, when applicable, to
be examined, including whether the
program is community or school-
based
Agency name, specific program, or
base is missing
Agency, program, and base are not
identified
15
Targeted Age Group Indicates the specific age group
served by the program
Specific age group is not indicated 15
Developmental Needs and
Risk Factors
All major age-specific developmental
needs and risk factors are discussed
Most, but not all, major
developmental needs and risk factors
for the selected age group are
discussed
No age-specific developmental needs
and risk factors are included
20
Program Description
Description provides sufficient detail
that the reader gains an accurate
overview of the program services
Description is vague or unclear
regarding the specific activities of the
program
Program description is not included
20
Articulation of Response Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
Submission has major errors related
to citations, grammar, spelling,
syntax, or organization that negatively
impact readability and articulation of
main ideas
Submission has critical errors related
to citations, grammar, spelling,
syntax, or organization that prevent
understanding of ideas
10
Total 100%
- HSE 215 Milestone One Guidelines and Rubric
Rubric