Wrapping Up Your VISTA Year

Workshop Objectives

• Group problem solving and idea sharing• Identify priorities• Work on strategies for a successful transition • VISTA recruitment• Share Green Book best practices

Find your group

1. I’m the first VISTA in my project (Year 1) and my project is continuing

2. My project will be continuing after 2, 3 or 4 years

3. My project is wrapping up

4. I’m going to do another year!!

Discussion question:

What is your top concern about the upcoming transition?

What are your top three accomplishments this year?

1. Identify three aspects of your work that you would like to live on. List them as the three

Priority Areas on your worksheet.

VISTA =Relationship Building

Host site staff

Community Partners

Volunteers

Program participants

Literacy Council Staff

Future VISTA

2. Identify key individuals/groups with a stake in your project.

What do stakeholders need?

3. Identify needs of key stakeholders.

Communication

• Information• Simplicity• Clarity

Continuity

• Transfer of relationships

• Awareness of transition plan

• Clarity of roles

Acknowledgement

• Reflection• Recognition• Appreciation• Celebration• Closure

Strategies

• Plan ahead!

• Get others involved

• Communicate with your supervisor

• Empower others to take leadership

• Collaboration & Communication

• Leave a helpful green book

VISTA Recruitment

• How you can help

Green Books

Green Book status?

• Mine is in great shape!• It’s not quite there• I’ve barely started

• How many of you felt you had the information you needed to ease your transition into the position last fall?

• What information or resources were most helpful to you? What was missing?

Discussion question

What has been particularly challenging for you when thinking about completing a Green Book?

(Groups #1-4)

Green Book activity

• Peer review

Large group sharing

Transition strategy tips

Green Book wisdom

Stellar Green Book examples