Host Site Supervisor Form - Environmental

Why Accurately Tracking Data is Important

Having accurate data about the outcomes your organization experiences as a result of the work completed by AmeriCorps members will allow PMSC to more accurately explain the value of the program to their funders. In order to analyze and measure the outcomes information in a meaningful way, data needs to be collected in an organized and systematic manner.

Each AmeriCorps member is responsible for collecting data about their term of service in a PMSC-provided excel spreadsheet. This data will be shared with PMSC on a quarterly basis, but also may be used to inform individuals at your site about the progress and goals of the AmeriCorps member.

What Are AmeriCorps Environmental Services?

The Corporation for National and Community Services (CNCS) is the federal agency that provides funding for AmeriCorps programs. CNCS is interested in collecting data regarding AmeriCorps member environmental services in the following categories:

-Environmental Cleanup

-Water Quality Monitoring

-Volunteer Management

-Outreach and Awareness

-Electronic Outreach

Please Provide the Following Information

With the categories and definitions of AmeriCorps environmental services in mind, please provide your PMSC coordinator with responses to the following questions:

Pre-Service:

  1. Identify the environmental services categories (listed above) to be addressed by your AmeriCorps position(s).
  2. Describe the activities your AmeriCorps member(s) will perform related these service categories.
  3. Describe the anticipated impact of these activities.
  4. Describe how having AmeriCorps Members provide these activities will benefit your organization.
  5. Do you plan to monitor or improve water quality as part of your AmeriCorps Program?
  6. If so, please describe the score ranges and indicators that will be used by your site to represent each water quality scale score on the following 5-point rating scale:

Scale Rating / Score Components
1 – very poor quality
2 – poor quality
3 – average quality
4 – good quality
5 – very good quality

Example: Very good quality is defined as system functioning properly throughout the quarter, an average E.coli Rating of “low” and Swimmable Water at least 80% of the measurements during the quarter.

Post-Service:

  1. Did the AmeriCorps position address the intended service categories? Explain how the position was or was not successful in doing so.
  2. Describe the activities your AmeriCorps member was involved in to address these service categories.
  3. What impact did these activities have?
  4. How did the AmeriCorps member benefit your organization?