User:Elizabeth/scratch.3

Evaluation of the Spanish Build Program. Question Answer Number of staff hours for the Spanish Build (SB) Program Instructing SB = 0 staff hrs (it has all been volunteer hrs SB Admin = 35.75 total (started logging in Sept) Number of participants signed up for SB 13 (Two kids share one space). Four groups of three each. Percentage of drop outs SB 16.67% (12 people signed up, 2 people dropped out). 2 people dropped out, but their spots were immediately filled. Percentage of drop outs in overall Build ? Hrs devoted to outreach 20 hours all unpaid. (Volunteers took on the majority). Number of people on SB waiting list 12 Estimate of staff hrs to get a 2nd round 8-15 hrs a month for two staff program coordinators, and some wiki chart maintenance. Estimate of staff hrs to get a 2nd shift Additional 2 hours per month total. Stakeholder Testimonies Pre-Build coordinator and staff backup Build staff coordinators Meredith - I believe the Spanish Build program has thus far been very successful, in addition to making Free Geek more diverse and accessible to an under-represented group, and that it should continue and be supported by the rest of Free Geek. I have worked extensively with the Spanish Build instructors, which has been a very positive experience. They all are very enthusiastic and committed to this program. While part of this constitutes the kind of person each of them is, I think it also is the result of good, strategic planning and coordination, *and* speaks to the importance of the existence of this program. The only mild challenge was, in the training of the SB instructors, that sometimes the Build room would be very crowded because they tended to all come in together. However, their willingness to help other volunteers and with other Build room tasks definitely outweighed this challenge. Even non-Spanish Build instructors who are normally mostly ambivalent seem to think that this program is cool and a good thing for Free Geek. Elizabeth and Renee have done an excellent job in the planning, development, outreach and coordination of this program and I see no reason for it not to continue. Spanish Build coordinators Renee - Above all, I am wildly impressed with the Spanish Build interns' commitment to the program. They have shown responsibility and dedication beyond my expectations, and beyond the commitment that I see with many other internships at Free Geek. I feel that they have taken this project very personally and are committed to maintaining it. The majority of the Spanish Build instructors have themselves gone on to various post-Build stations: two in Mac, four in Advanced Testing. The participants also have shown a lot of interest and commitment to showing up, or advising us if they are not able to show up. They have shown a great interest in taking advantage of this opportunity and have shown me that they have made their own notes and charts to study when they are at home. They have been interested primarily in knowledge and learning what the Build program has to offer and secondarily in earning a computer. There is an entire family that is in the Spanish Build program and they come in together to learn and work together. This is a a great accomplishment for any program at Free Geek, one that is tough to obtain, and very important, particularly in the Latin community. There has been a lot of interest when the word has gotten out to people; many people in the Spanish speaking community were unaware of Free Geek or the fact that they could obtain for no cost the knowledge that the Build program offers. Bi-lingual instructors