More Information for 2nd Community Audit

Community Audit – Second Meeting

There are several things that are necessary for this meeting to be successful:

1) All committee members should bring the Scoring Guides they filled out during the first meeting. If a synopsis of the findings of each break-out group was written, that would be helpful, too. The committee will need as much documentation as possible about what happened at the first meeting.

2) If there are any members of the committee who will be joining the group for the first time, they should have a copy of the full “Community Audit for Arts Education” document, not just the Scoring Guide. They should read at least the first part. It would be helpful if someone could explain it to them in person.

This second meeting will be a time of fleshing out the items on the Scoring Guide that need more detailed attention, with the three breakout groups working independently. Near the end of the meeting, the entire committee will meet again and report any progress made, as well as any "Next Steps and Future Priorities" that have been identified.

Before they leave the meeting, the committee should identify several items that could be completed within the next 6 weeks, without spending any money. In addition, they should identify several items that will be more long-range projects, might require additional funding, but some aspects could be started now.

When the items are identified, the group should decide who will accomplish each task and by what date. After the meeting, someone should type up this list and send a copy to all committee members.

This will give the committee members something to work on after they leave the meeting. A project as massive as this can become an exercise in frustration unless there are interim goals and objectives to keep the committee focused.