Agent resources for Community Assessment

The Extension Community Assessment process is outlined below. A committee of agents, specialists and stakeholders worked for six weeks to determine the process and how the Community Assessment could be used to guide counties through the Plan of Work, making this assessment an asset to counties. As a result, the Community Assessments will be conducted in Year 3 of the Plan of Work process. The goal is that the Community Assessments will inform the direction of each county's next Plan of Work and guide administration in hiring priorities. 

All of the resources you need can be found in these links. It's important to note that each county should follow the timeline and guides that have been provided. This is a process that is being standardized across all counties with the results and analysis compiled on campus, so following the template is crucial. If you have questions or concerns about the process, contact your District Director. If you are unable to access any of the tools below, email Hayley Pierce at hayley.pierce@uky.edu.

Community Assessment Process Outline - A short outline of all the pieces and timeline for the Community Assessment.

Timeline - This timeline is being provided to all counties and we strongly recommend that you use it as your guide through the process. 

Marketing Toolkit - Market the survey and the community assessment process using these ready-to-post 

Paper Survey - Just add in your county name and return address, then print these off to distribute. When collecting, add the survey data to the online survey.

Survey Participants Ideas - Suggestions of people and groups that you should reach out to in marketing the survey. 

Focus groups and Key Informants Participants Ideas - Suggestions of people and groups that you should consider.  

Secondary Data List - This list will be used to collect data on your county and combined with survey results. An analysis will be returned to you. 

Scripts for Focus Groups

Scripts for Key Informant Interviews

Scripts for Community Forums

List of Available Trainings