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NLPES Site Map 2001 Excellence in Evaluation Award Click here to start Table of Contents 2001 Excellence in Evaluation Award Utah’s Application Included 3 Reports “Best Practices for Good Management” Brochure Areas We’ll Talk About: How We Got the Best Practices Assignment How Things Got Started Bill Sponsor Wanted aProactive Approach The Bill Sponsor Stressed the Following Topics: Here’s the Thought Process Why We Were Chosen A New Mandate –Ongoing Responsibilities What the Mandated Process Involves We’ll Follow These Steps: How We Identified the Programs How We Identified the Programs Delivering the Brochure More Steps in the Mandated Process And, Follow-up the 2nd Year It’s Analysis Time! Provide Feedback to the Legislature How We Developed the Brochure Guidance in the Legislation We Did Some TraditionalCriteria Searching Brainstorming From the Start Conceptualizing It Took a Lot of Initial Discussion We Needed to Decide Who the Audience Was Needed to Get Them to Read It Needed to Decide on a Tone How We Set the Tone Setting the Tone More on Establishing Tone Audit Story Illustration-What NOT to Do Choosing the Format Deciding on a Look Story-Boarding Was Helpful Used Focus Groups Settled on a Page Format Brochure Headings Include: And Also: This Isn’t Rocket Science The Key Point Is the Process It’s More Than the Brochure Where We Are Now First Year Events First Follow-Up Round Two What’s Next Last Words Thanks! Author: L. Marks NLPES Contact: bob.boerner@ncsl.org NLPES Home Page: http://www.ncsl.org/programs/nlpes/ Other information: NLPES Fall Training Conference September 5-8, 2001 Marriott Country Club Plaza Kansas City

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