Assignment #1: Organization/Agency Interview Assessment 150 pts.
The purpose of this assignment is to research within your community an outside agency. Interview an organization leader associated with assessment, review an organization website or research in a way to gain insight about the organizational assessment processes available. The agency/individual selected needs to be specifically connected to student assessments either cognitive, SEL, mental health, and/or trauma. Findings will be demonstrated via visual/auditory presentation of choice. Note feel free to utilize the innovative technology you learned in CI 525.
Identify an agency/organization available in your community that provides services to students and/or families. In researching these organizations, identify the following:
What is the mission of the agency/organization?
Identify student age, grade severed (PK, Elementary, MS or HS)
How are they funded?
How are students/families referred?
What services are available?
What assessments are used to guide student healing/resiliency/learning
Are the assessments used, from their point of view, “trauma-informed”
How do students/families qualify for services offered?
Describe the relationship between the school and community resources.
Upon completion of these steps, students will incorporate information into the presentation, summarizing and describing findings.
REMINDER: first slide or information is to reflect APA cover page formatting.
● Purpose of the Writing (one paragraph)
● Respond to each of the nine components, cite research to support your writing content. (Note: each component
becomes a heading/slide)
● Conclusion (summarizes key concepts of the writing)
● APA 7 formatting as necessary, e.g. citations
● Reference page per APA guidelines
● Audio/Visual presentation not to exceed 10 minutes
Rubric for reference
