Congratulations!

You have taken that critical first step on your readiness journey: Measuring your readiness.

Readiness has been defined as having the willingness and capacity to implement a new initiative with integrity and quality. In out of school time, readiness is dependent on (1) strong program operations; (2) staff well-being, beliefs, and skills; (3) engaged and informed stakeholders; and (4) intentional practices. Reflecting on readiness before making changes or doing something new can help prepare your program for implementation success.

About This Survey

This survey includes a summary of your reflections from the Ready to Implement assessment. The assessment covers four key areas of readiness: (1) strong program operations; (2) staff well-being, beliefs, and skills; (3) engaged and informed stakeholders; and (4) intentional practices. We used your responses to create a summary report for you to use in preparing your program for implementation success. Please note, your report will only include the areas of readiness that you selected to take at the start of the assessment.

Readiness Assessment Results

Strong Program Operations

Strong program operations provide the foundation for implementing new practices or making changes to existing ones. When strong program operations are in place, programs have a positive culture and climate, are open to change, engage in collaborative decision making, make implementation decisions that align with organizational priorities, engage in positive youth development practices, align activities with their mission and purpose, ensure staff have the capacity for implementation, and create details plans for implementation.

Positive Culture and Climate Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
Our program communicates formally with staff on a regular basis.
Our program has structures and processes in place to foster collaboration among staff.
Most staff feel free to ask questions and express concerns in this program.
Most staff trust one another.
Most staff work together to achieve program goals.
Most staff work together intentionally to implement programming.
Openness to Change Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
Think outside the box.
Accept major program changes.
Embrace new ideas.
Readily accept changes to new rules and procedures.
Think innovation is important.
Are willing to change.
Collaborative Decision Making Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
Seeks input from all staff when making program decisions.
Seeks input from all youth when making program decisions.
Seeks input from all families when making program decisions.
Seeks input from the community when making program decisions.
Organizational Priorities Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
Make sure that all staff have opportunities to succeed.
Make sure all staff feel respected and valued as individuals.
Make sure all staff have support when they make mistakes.
Make sure all staff work effectively with each other in multicultural situations.
Support the social and emotional well-being of all staff.
Youth development practices Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
Make sure that all youth have opportunities to succeed in our program.
Make sure all youth feel respected and valued as individuals.
Make sure all youth who attend our program have support for mistakes.
Make sure all staff work effectively with youth in multicultural situations.
Foster youth’s social and emotional development.
Alignment Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
Our program’s mission and vision.
Our program’s existing funding rules and requirements.
The commitments we have made to youth and their families
Our current operations.
Capacity for Implementation Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
Our program has the funding to engage in this practice.
Staff have the tools and materials needed to engage in this practice.
Staff have the time we need to engage in this practice.
Staff have the skills to engage in this practice.
Staff have support from program leadership to engage in this practice.
Plans for Implementation Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
Aligns with other settings where youth learn and develop (e.g., school).
Is based on research of this practice.
Includes basic training for all staff to engage in this practice effectively.
Describes the programs and practices staff will implement.
Accounts for staff turnover.
Involves ongoing data collection and reflection for continuous improvement.

Staff Well-Being, Beliefs, and Skills

Staff make change happen. It is essential to consider their perspectives and overall well-being as a key element of your program’s overall readiness. When staff are ready, they experience well-being, see that there is an advantage to and alignment with their personal values and beliefs, and have a sense of self-efficacy and growth mindset – in other words, they believe they have the knowledge and skills necessary to make the change.

Staff Well-Being Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
Staff members often show signs of stress and strain.
Staff frustrations are common here.
Staff are less motivated about something new or making a change because of the workload and pressures at this program.
The heavy workload here reduces program effectiveness.
A larger support staff is needed to help meet program needs.
Perceived advantage and alignment with staff personal values and beliefs Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
Time spent on this practice is time well spent.
We have a role to play in helping youth develop socially and emotionally.
Engaging in this practice makes us better equipped to meet youth needs.
The program will benefit from this practice.
There are legitimate reasons for us to engage in this practice.
This practice could lead to positive outcomes for youth.
This practice will work.
Self-Efficacy, Growth Mindset, and Perceived Knowledge and Skills Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
I have a clear understanding of what it means to engage in this practice at our program.
I have the knowledge and skills that help me engage in this practice.
I believe that I can grow in my skills and ability to engage in this practice as I learn more.
I am motivated to engage in this practice.
I feel confident that I can manage the politics of this practice.
I feel confident that I can handle the challenges that might arise when it comes to this practice.
I am committed to this practice.

Engaged and Informed Stakeholders

Young people and families are two key stakeholder groups that are essential to readiness because they are the ones who will experience the change. Ensuring that stakeholders are engaged and informed is a critical step on your readiness journey. Programs with engaged and informed stakeholders have authentic relationships with youth and families and engage them in program decisions.

Youth Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
We have strong relationships with all youth in our program.
All youth trust our program.
We communicate formally with all youth about the decisions we make in the program.
We considered all youth who attend our program when we decided how to engage in our program.
We have communicated how we will engage in this practice to all youth who attend our program.
We have explained to all youth who attend our program how engaging in this practice will affect them.
All youth who attend our program support our plan to engage in this practice.
I believe all youth can change as a result of our planned use of this practice in our program.
Family Strongly Disagree Disagree Agree Strongly Agree
We have strong relationships with all families in our program.
All families trust our program.
We communicate regularly with all families about the decisions we make in the program.
We took all families into consideration when we decided how to engage in this practice.
We have communicated how we will engage in this practice to all families.
We have explained to all families how engaging in this practice will affect them.
All families of youth who attend our program support our plan to engage in the use of this practice in our program.