May 2012

 Online survey in early March 2012  Evaluation Committee developed the survey to determine membership satisfaction and opinions on committee communicating, participation and workplans  63 total respondents, 14 of which were council members

 Hard to answer 'All committee members actively participate and share opinions at meetings" - during meetings, I feel those present do share, etc, but not all members have been present at most meetings  Diverse representation on most committees

 Might help to have list of committee membership and name tags for committee meetings  Committees are doing a LOT of work, sometimes feel as if we've "bitten off more than we can chew"

 Fact sheets would be very helpful to explain how entities other than Early Childhood benefit from Spark NH  Travel time to get to committee meetings is difficult. Would be helpful to have teleconferences available for all meetings.

 Demands of Direct Service do not allow me to participate as I would like-- time involvement to do a good job participating is not available to most program directors. My agency did not feel I could afford to be off site four times a month and there are already three other professional meetings specific to child care programs which I try to attend regularly  I value being able to share my opinion

N=78

 Teleconferences would be helpful for increased participation  On numerous committees and increased workload makes things difficult.

 the scope of the project is greater than time involvement will allow most people who work in direct service to participate  Usually get through our agenda. At the same time, it often feels that we have more work than we can get through in our monthly meetings  Meetings well facilitated, wish there was more ability to participate from a distance and accomplish work thru the internet

 More marketing tools and web completion  Better understanding of the big picture and how our work links with others  Video/web-conference availability

 Possibly hold ONE meeting for Child Care directors to catch them up on the purposes and progress of the committees.  Set goals and a timeline

 Taking some action, making progress on the workplan would give the committee some sense of accomplishment  Continue to share what the other committees are working on so we can be clear where we align and how it may impact future directions we may recommend

N=63

 I am able to share with other colleagues  It keeps us more informed  Connections and potential partnerships/collaborations

 Awareness of what other initiatives exist  Participation in development of a strategic plan that will have comprehensive impact for the 0- 8 age group in NH  Not sure yet but feel positive about the direction

 The benefits are not apparent but they [my organization] support Spark NH.  Links us to important work being done for young children and their families

 Allows north Country representation and sharing of information with specific regards to north country families and needs  Since we provide training and technical support, it assists us in keeping our programs up to date on state initiatives that may have impact on services.

 High level of satisfaction with Committees/ Taskforces  Desire for teleconference and/or web-meetings  Help membership take Spark NH messages back to respective organizations (newsletter, fact sheet, 30 second elevator/stair speech)  Keep eye on some areas in future evaluations