General Information of Fellows
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Name:
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Employer:
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5. Staff size and budget:
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Title:
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Years at Employer:
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6. Organizational Structure: (Your department/agency and its
reporting structure, who do you and your organization report to
within the city structure.)
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In light of the first six months of hosting a fellow, please
provide us with feedback by completing the following survey. The
survey is broken down into categories (e.g. orientation,
projects), which include a mix of scaled and open-ended questions.
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Selection Process
& Introduction to the SC2 Initiative and Sc2 Fellowship
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How did you learn about the
SC2 Fellowship Program?
Friend/Family
Co-Worker
List-serv
Website
Other, please
specify: ______________
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Rate your level of
engagement during the selection process.
1-Very high
2-High
3-Moderate
4-Low
5-Very low
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Rate the selection
process in terms of timing and communication.
1-Very good
2-Good
3-Fair
4-Poor
5-Very poor
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In general, how do
you rate your introduction to the fellowship as a program?
1-Very
good
2-Good
3-Fair
4-Poor
5-Very
poor
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Is there anything
specific that can be done to improve the introduction of the
fellowship program?
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Was there any
formal orientation provided to your fellow(s) upon their arrival
to city?
Yes
No
If yes, what was organized? How much did it cost?
If no, what were the limiting factors? (e.g. time, money, etc.)
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Who
helped/assisted with informal or a more formal orientation?
Other SC2
Fellows
Others in my
department
CST
NGOs
Others outside
of the city
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Were you involved
in the orientation of the fellow to your organization?
Yes
No
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Is there anything
specific that you would suggest to improve or facilitate the
transition of an institution to hosting and orienting a fellow?
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How familiar are
you now with the entirety of the Strong Cities, Strong
Communities Initiative and its primary goals?
1-Very familiar
2-Familiar
3-Somewhat Familiar
4-Little Knowledge
5-No Knowledge
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How connected are
you with other SC2 components (i.e. the federal community
solution teams, the resource network) in your city?
1-Very Connected
2-Connected
3-Somewhat Connected
4-Little Connection Exists
5-No Connection
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Professional
Development
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Has your
institution/agency offered any additional professional
development opportunities to your fellow(s)? If so, please
describe.
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Are there
professional development opportunities available in your city
relevant to your office? If yes, please describe and identify the
host organization.
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Projects
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Describe the process of working with your fellow(s) in identifying
and selecting the projects included in their PPA. (If managing
more than one fellow please answer the following questions
separately for each fellow.)
How many meetings did you have
with your fellow(s) on the PPA?
How many weeks/months did the
process of selecting your projects take?)
What worked best to hone their
project plan to a defined list of realistic projects?
What influenced the selection
of your project(s)—positively and negatively?
Did internal (within host
institution) and/or external (outside of host institution)
influences (outside of your control) have an impact on their PPA?
If yes, please explain what influenced and impacted their PPA.
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Do you think the
projects listed in their PPA match the Fellow’s skills and
talent?
1-Strongly Agree
2-Agree
3-Somewhat Agree
4-Disagree
5-Strongly Disagree
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Is it feasible
for the projects (those included in their PPA) to be completed by
the end of their Fellowship appointment? Please provide a
predicted percentage of completion for each of the projects
listed in your PPA.
Main Project
Supplemental Project 1
Supplemental Project 2
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What, if any
obstacles or barriers do you see in completing the outlined
projects?
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Do you believe
your project(s) will help build capacity within the scope of:
(Please check
all that apply.)
The
agency/department where you work
The government
A specific
neighborhood, please specify: ___________________________
A specific
section of the population, please specifiy:______________________
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How much time did you spend
meeting and reviewing the PPA?
How many versions of the PPA
did you submit?
In general, how effective do
you think the PPA is/will be in guiding the work of their
fellow(s)?
1-Very effective
2-Effective
3-Moderately effective
4-Of little effective
5-No effect
Approximately when did the
Fellows begin work on the projects outlined in your PPA. (e.g.
started in October 2012, started in the first quarter of 2013.)
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Where in their
work plan is your fellow with respect to their major SC2 project?
(Project the Fellow uses in the Management Academies.)
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Have there been
any early breakthroughs or important milestones in their thus
far? If so, please describe:
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In general, how
satisfied are you with your Fellow’s progress toward their
project milestones?
1-Very Satisfied
2-Satisfied
3-Moderately Satisfied
4-Dissatisfied
5-Very Dissatisfied
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Inputs
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In general, how
would you rate your relationship with your Fellow(s)?
1-Very Good
2-Good
3-Fair
4-Poor
5-Very Poor
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In general, are
you satisfied with the level of communication with your
Fellow(s)?
1-Very Satisfied
2-Satisfied
3-Moderately Satisfied
4-Dissatisfied
5-Very Dissatisfied
If dissatisfied, please
explain:
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Have there been
any issues with your Fellow?
Yes
No
If so, has it been resolved?
How was it resolved? If it is remains unresolved, how can the SC2
Management Team assist?
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In general, how
would you rate your relationship with the SC2 Management Team?
1-Very Good
2-Good
3-Fair
4-Poor
5-Very Poor
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How would you
rate your level of contact with your city’s Community
Solutions Team?
1-Very Frequent
2-Frequent
3-Occasional
4-Rare
5-Never
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Are you satisfied
with the level of contact with your CST?
1-Very Satisfied
2-Satisfied
3-Moderately Satisfied
4-Dissatisfied
5-Very Dissatisfied
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Is CST contact
important to the success of the projects included in the Fellow’s
PPA?
1-Very Important
2-Important
3-Moderately Important
4-Of little importance
5-Not at all important
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If contact would
be valuable, do you have ideas on how to expand contact? Is there
anything the SC2 Management Team can do to help?
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In general, how
would you measure the level of resources you provide to your
fellow(s)?
1-Very good
2-Good
3-Acceptable
4-Poor
5-Very poor
Are there any resources not
currently provided to you that would be useful?
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In general, do
you find your institution to have a formal structure advantageous
to hosting fellows? Please explain.
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Placement
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Do you believe the fellowship placement is a good match:
With Fellow’s current
skills?
1-Very good
2-Good
3-Fair
4-Poor
5-Very Poor
The City’s priorities?
1-Very good
2-Good
3-Fair
4-Poor
5-Very Poor
Given the priorities of your
organization and its needs?
1-Very good
2-Good
3-Fair
4-Poor
5-Very Poor
Overall?
1-Very good
2-Good
3-Fair
4-Poor
5-Very Poor
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Reflecting back
on the first six months of the fellowship, knowing that you and
your agency/organization and the fellow worked hard to get the
fellowship placement up and running, overall, how would you rate
your satisfaction with your fellow’s placement?
1-Very good
2-Good
3-Somewhat good
4-Poor
5-Very poor
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