Career Dreams Educational Foundation

Evaluation

TEACHER & STAFF WORKSHOP

Communities in Schools
(staff )

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

November 28, 2000

Evaluation of Speaker:

1 = Poor  to  10 = Excellent    Average = 9.2

9, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 9, 8, 10, 10, 10, 10, 8, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 7, 9, 10, 4, 8, 8     

Comments:

• Very motivational & inspiring.
  
  
• Dynamic, well versed & knowledgeable, uplifting and insightful.
  
  
• Very inspirational.
  
  
• Very comfortable and confident. Knows how to get people involved.
  
  
• Very positive, energetic and helpful w/motivation.
  
  
• Couldn’t have chosen better!
  
  
• Very well spoken, kept my interest, lively.
  
  
• Both speakers were entertaining, uplifting, positive forces.
  
  
• It is refreshing to listen to someone who has been diagnosed with ADHD and is truly successful.
  
  
• Very honest with life story. Very motivated & inspiring.
  
  
• I could listen to you for hours. You got me thinking & re-motivated for my job.
  
  
• The speakers were good communicators and the workshop information will be useful.
  
  
• Helped us to think out of the box and not to place limits on the way we think.
  
  
• The speakers were friendly & highly engaging in their presentations.
  

Evaluation of the Content and Organization of the Program:

1 = Poor  to  10 = Excellent    Average = 8.9

9. 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 9, 8, 8, 9, 8, 10, 10, 8, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10, 7, 9, 8, 4, 7, 8

Comments:

• Only one thing to change, have last exercise earlier & plan out what you can do to make everything happen & DO IT!
  
  
• Relevant to personal and professional lives.
  
  
• Well thought out and moving. It was exciting.
  
  
• I liked the small group activities best.
  
  
• Very organized, productive, and informative.
  
  
• Very well organized, flowed well, interesting materials.
  
  
• The content & organization were very good.
  
  

• This program has so much to offer, especially team building and seeing your colleagues in a whole new light.
  
  
• It was structured in a good way. Very informative.
  
  
• Everything flowed - the content was not scattered and it complemented itself.
  
  
• Program/training well organized.
  
  
• The beginning is very interesting. Too much is try to be put in for one day. It gets boring!
  
  
• The content & organization of the program was well planned.

How do you feel the Career Dreams program has helped you personally?

• Rejuvenated me. Gave me hope that there is a possibility for change.
  
  
• Remember the goals that I once had & help me to see that they are reachable.
  
  
• There are many dreams that I’d no longer thought about and you both made me feel if they were possible.
  
  
• Helped me to re-group on a positive vane - Helped me learn more about my colleagues - Helped me to focus on my potential.
  
  
• It helped me see that what I believe in, can happen.
  
  
• It has me thinking of the things I would like to do and things that I thought I couldn’t do but now know I can.
  
  
• It has helped me to realize my talents that I would have never noticed.
  
  
• Personally, the program has empowered me to achieve or start planning to achieve my career goals.
  
  
• It helped me see that anything is possible if you really want it to happen.
  
  
• It has helped me to realize that most things started as just a dream.
  
  
• Made me remember to try to think more positively.
  
  
• It helped me to look at the positive side of me.
  
  
• It has made my dream come alive!
  
  
• By allowing me to think beyond limits, and realize that I could very easily accomplish my dreams.
  
  
• It has helped me to think more positively & to think that there are really no boundaries.
  
  
• It has reinforced that I am not crazy and that I can work on my dreams even if others say “NO”!
  
  
• It helped me to realize that we usually always focus on the negative and over look the positive.
  
  
• I am setting new goals for myself. I am rejuvenating just coming off of maternity leave.
  
  
• I should not look so much toward negatives and try to go outside the box as often as I can.
  
  
• No limits.
  
  
• Think outside of the box - Take risks and except challenges.
  
  
• The Career Dreams program has helped me to realize that there is no limit to what I can do for myself or others.
  
  
• Inspiring.
  
  
• It helped to articulate my long term goals.
  
  
• It helped me to go outside of the limits & to have confidence & believe in what I can achieve.
  
  
• How do you feel the Career Dreams program has impacted your department, and/or your school?
  
  
• Hopefully!
  
  
• To think more positively & see one another’s strengths instead of weaknesses.
  
  
• As a moral booster and to show lots of creativity & ideas of things that can be done.
  
  
• Helped to re-evaluate attitudes, goals and vision - Helped to re-vamp the direction of the program.
  
  
• It allowed us to get to know each other.
  
  
• It made people more comfortable with each other and got everyone thinking of how he/she can make a difference.
  
  
• It has helped CIS Philadelphia realize what the needs are and that a majority of the needs can be met.
  
  
• The program gave us hope that our every day routine can change with a little bit of creativity and thinking outside the box.
  
  
• Helped realize all the different talents that my co-workers have and that combining those talents could bring great things.
  
  
• It has equipped me to help my students eliminate negatives and to make moves toward their dreams.
  
  
• Thinking positively will help organization as a whole to think about how to improve itself.
  
  
• Impact in a positive way - we got to know each other better - and understand each other - respect each other.
  
  
• I believe because of such an informative program, changes/improvements will definitely be made.
  
  
• It will allow us to encourage our students to think beyond limits.
  
  
• It has helped us to broaden our horizons & work towards improving our programs.
  
  
• It has impacted CIS Philadelphia to the point that it is the norm to have no limits and no negativity.
  
  
• It has opened everyone’s eyes & will allow us to promote positive vibes within our schools.
  
  
• My co-workers and I can go back & set new goals for our program & ourselves. We can be more excited for our jobs.
  
  
• It has given us more to think about.
  
  
• No negatives.
  
  
• To help people think positive - develop better communication.
  
  
• The program has helped Communities in Schools in that the workers can feel that there should be no limit on how we can help others.
  
  
• We all will leave with more motivation.
  
  
• It has impacted my department favorably, because we were able to bond & share personal & professional aspirations.
  
  
• It gave us a sense of what’s needed in the schools & where our program needs to go in achieving goals.

Do you feel that continuing the Career Dreams programs will impact your team, department and/or school? If yes, what do you believe the impact will be?

• Yes, but only if the School District Of Philadelphia is involved.
  
  
• Yes, better programs, more dedication, more optimism.
  
  
• Yes - more planning & creativity.
  
  
• Yes - more focused staff - more teamwork - more creativity - more and better outcomes.
  
  
• Yes, implementing a lot of dreams we had.
  
  
• Yes. I believe that it will keep people positive and motivated.
  
  
• Continuing CDEF can affect CISP positively because it can provide the motivation & support that may be needed.
  
  
• Yes, I believe that this program will effect implementation of new and current rules & regulations.
  
  
• Yes. If we can find out who has the same ideas and work together to make them a reality using the idea of “NO NEGATIVES”; “NO LIMITS”.
  
  
• Yes! Because most people don’t realize they have the same helpful ideas.
  
  
• We can always do with a reminder of the things we learned today, to keep us thinking positively.
  
  
• Yes, it will help them not to be so negative about everything.
  
  
• It makes you feel good about who you are, gives you direction, and makes you want to follow a dream.
  
  
• Yes, the impact will be a boost in employee morale and creativity.
  
  
• Yes - it is a very positive force that we can all benefit from.
  
  
• Yes. The impact will be positive because it allows one to unleash creativity.
  
  
• Yes, because it will help all staff as well as our clients.
  
  
• Yes. We will develop better teams & we will work more positively together.
  
  
• Yes. For staff to start looking past negatives and reaching for no limits.
  
  
• Possibly - need a team leader to implement salary increase.
  
  
• We are all trying to reach a common goal.
  
  
• I believe that continuing the program can only impact our program in a positive manner.
  
  
• I believe that the students & teachers should take the seminars together - It will allow them to bond & recognize one another’s personal value.