The Public Policy Quiz: Post-test LarryN. Gerston,Ph.D. SanJoseStateUniversity After reading the scenarios below, mark "true" if you believe that the situation is a public policy and "false" if you believe it is not. 1. Some neighbors near Anytown Middle School speak out against field lights at school meeting. True False 2. The students at Anytown Middle School volunteer each Saturday to pick up roadside trash. True False 3. Alocal neighborhood association adjacent to Anytown Middle School votes to boycott school events held too late in the evening. True False 4. The Anytown Board of Education decides to bar soft drinks from being sold at the Anytown Middle School. True False 5. A superior court judge in Anytown upholds the participation of two lesbians at an Anytown Middle School eighth grade dance. True False 6. The Anytown Board of Education decides to take no action on the issue oflesbians attending dances at the Anytown Middle School. True False 7. The Anystate legislature holds hearings on the pro's and con's of selling soft drinks at public schools. True False 8. Students at Anytown Middle School sign a petition protesting the banning of soft drinks from the school. True False 9. The teachers union at Anytown Middle School votes to strike for better wages and working conditions. True False 10. Charles Crackerjack is selected by his fellow teachers as Anytown Middle School teacher of the year. 13~f~ wet;h,~ (If) P~off'rojea-CU--~: A chaiLre-t1l ~1300-k{ftNiryT~ Act"'wit"y -COf\t'~ possible books and fairy tales for Project Otizen children's portfolio demonstJotion" (public policy): The Araboolles of Uberty Street by Sam Swope ARiver Ran Wild by Lynne Cherry The Butter Battle Book by Dr. Seuss The Island of the Skoci-by Steven Kellogg The lorax by Dr. SeUss Faithful BeDhant by YukioTsuchlya The Great Kaook Tree by Lynne Cherry She's Wearina a Dead Bird on Her Head by Kathryn Lasky Anansl and the Moss-COVered Rock by Eric A. Kimmel aid<. aad<. Moo Cows That Tvoe by Doreen Cronin Rv Away Home by Eve Bunting A Day's Work by Eve Bunting The Old Man Who Loved Cheese by Garrison Keillor Goldilocks and the Three Bears Hansel &.Gretel BillyGoats Gruff Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp Snow White Rapunzel Rumpe1stiltskin Sleeping Beauty Ondere1la Sample: Uttle Red Riding Hood # 1 Problem: Young children are passing through the forest on unsafe trails. Un savory characters lire known to lurk nearby and trails are not properly maintained. Agency Contact: WOODS(Wise Old Owls Deparbnent of Safety) #2 Alternatives: A. Develop checkpoints for travelers to sign in and out. + keep track of who is on the tail +agency in place to provide personnel -training and checkpoints have budgetary impact -additional perimeter security would be -/+ background checks needed for all WOODSemployees B. Adopt a trail user fee + provide $ to maintain trails and checkpoints + children would not use trail alone (no money) -public view as added taxation - record-keeping/auditing #3 Proposal: We propose that IItrail-user fee be adopted to develop checkpoints along forest trails, provide for trail maintained and staffing needs. + provide safer travel + provide way for parents to check child's arrival + constitutionally sound" -discriminatory toward low-economic individuals #4 ActionPlan: 1) Survey trail travelers to determine the extent of the problem 2) Meet with WOODS 3) Community flyers 4) Radio spots 5) LR.R.H. liS poster child 6) Follow-up survey (after one year) Opponents: WOLF(Wild Old Lobos Fraternity) Those on fixed income It was decidedthat a portionof the user fees could be set aside to set up a WOLFfeedingprogram so no one goes hungry! Pam Collins-Alaska Project Citizen Coordinator (Adapted from Trainer of Trainers Children's Books demonstration) Lesson Plan - Nursery Rhyme - mini project Objective: Students willcomplete a mini-pr-ojectexplaining the problem, alternatives, solution and an action plan concerning a nursery rhyme. Students willunderstand the basics behind setting up their project for Project Citizen. Anticipatory Set: Read a nursery rhyme of your choice that presents a problem. Ask students what the problem is? Don't have them say it out loud. Materials: Folder with four sheets of paper, markers, pencils and nursery rhyme(s), student Project Citizen text Procedure: .:. Anticipatory set .:. Put students in groups .:. Review pages 7-8 in Students text. Go over what is done in each step: problem, alternatives, solution, and action plan .:. Each group needs to do a mini-projectincludingall four sections. Example: .:. Problem - Humptyfell offthe wall, because he was a school age child out way too late. There is only supervision at the wall from Sam to 10pm. Humpty fell off at approximately 12:30 am .:. Alternatives -Increase hours of supervision at wall, demolish the wall so no one can be hurt, put signs up at the wall to warn young people (include advantages and disadvantages of-each) .:. Solution - Create a local policy for curfew. Allhumpty youngin's need to be home by 10pm (include why) .:. Action plan - submit curfew policy to the local horsemen for approval to take to the local king. Humpty youngin's willbe ticketed ifout past curfew. Closure: Students share their mini-projects. Thank you to Project Citizen 2003 MountainIPlains Institute PORTFOLIO GROUP #1 DAILY WORKSHEET Topic Group members pr~sent today: . A.. B. C. . other help: Group member(s) absent today: Period Today's date: D. E. F. Today our goal is to: Tasks for today for each person: A. B. C. D. E. F. other: Tasks for the future for each person: A. B. C. D. E. F. other: How can the teacher help? (materials? Do I need to meet with your group?Jdirection?) PROJECTCITIZENEVALUATIONSHEET NAME TEAM DATE______------ GOAL- TodayI planto ------------------------------------ I accomplishedmy goal yes__- no because--------- --------------------------------------------------- KEY 5 = SUPERIOR--MOTIVATEDWORKAND EFFORT,MUCHACCOMPLISHED 4 = ABOVE AVERAGE - WORKINGVERYHARD,ONTASK MOSTOFTHETIME 3 = AVERAGE -- GOODEFFORT,SOMETIMEOFFTASK 2 = BELOW AVERAGE - OFFTASK, VERYLITTLEACCOMPLISHED 1 = REALLY NEEDS IMPROVEMENT- OFFTASK,BEHAVIORA <, PROBLEM,POORGROUPEFFORT,LITTLEORNOTHINGCOMPLETED ------------------------------------------------ MYEFFORT(circle one) 5 4 3 2 1 MYBEHAVIOR (circle one) 5 4 3 2 1 WORKINGAS A GROUP(circle one) 5 4 3 2 1 MYTASK FORNEXTTIME-----------------------------