Level of Participation.

1) How many years have youth leaders served (compared to adults)?

2) Do youth serve on key committees of the governing board?

    a) budget/ finance
    b) staffing
    c) priorities

3) How do the terms of office /responsibility for youth representatives compare to those of adults?

Quality of Participation

1) Does the youth representative have a youth group to which he/she can report/get feedback?

2) Is the role of the youth representative described in writing?

3) Is the role of the youth allowed to:

    a) speak freely
    b) move motions
    c) vote on motions

4) List and describe the times and topics where the youth reps initiated or led the decision- making.

5) Does the governing board have the legal authority to set policy and programs for youth?

Quality of Interactions (Youth-Adult)

1) Are youth being empowered by:

    a)  equal access to information
    b)  equal access to key influences
    c)  recognition of their expertise on youth matters
    d) support for understanding other experts
    e) ability to influence the agenda before and at meetings
     f) equitable access to contractual information
    g) equitable access/authority over resources to help them participate

2) Is the status of the youth representative the same as others?

Please describe similarities and differences

3) Has the youth participation changed the relationship between youth and adults

    a) only for youth directly involved
    b) only for adults directly involved
    c) only for the youth and adults in participating activities
    d) for some of the youth and adults who are involved in the organization

Youth Reps on Regular Committees

Level of Participation

1) How long, how often do youth representatives participate (compared to adults)?

2) How do the youth representative's responsibilities compare to those of the adults?

Quality of Participation.

1) Does the youth representative have a youth group to which he/she can report and get feedback?

2) Do the youth representatives have resources so that they can consult youth prior to meetings

3) Do youth have a chance to meet prior to meetings to set goals/prepare for the meetings?

4) Are youth representatives given release time to prepare and attend meetings?

5) List the times/topics when the youth representatives initiated or led the discussion leading to a recommendation.

6) Does the authority/role role of the committee freely allow for youth participation that satisfies youth?

Quality of Interactions (Youth-Adults.)

1) Are youth being supported by:

    a) equal access to information
    b) equal access to key influences
    c) recognition of their expertise on youth matters
    d) support for understanding other experts
    e) ability to influence the agenda of meetings
    f) equitable access to contractual information
    g) equitable access/authority over resources to help them participate

2) Is the status of the youth representatives the same as the others? Describe similarities and differences.

3) Has the youth participant changed the relationship between youth and adults?

    a) only for youth directly involved
    b) only for adults directly involved
    c) only for the youth and adults in participating activities
    d) for some of the youth and adults involved in the organization

Youth Advisory Committee

Level of Participation

1) How many youth serve in proportion to audience?

2) How long have the youth members served, on average?

Quality of Participation.

1) Prior to deciding to establish a separate youth advisory committee, did the youth discuss whether they wanted to do so?

2) Describe the links between the youth advisory board and the decision-makers of your organization.

    a) youth have a representative at that table?
    b) senior staff involvement?
    c) senior elected official involvement?
    d) reporting/feedback requirements?

3) Is the role of the youth advisory committee described in writing?

How does this compare to other committees such as the Parent Advisory Committee, or Client Advisory Committee?

4) How do youth decide on their advice?

    a) discussion, adult takes notes
    b) discussion, adult sums up
    c) formal recommendation in minutes
    d) letter to governing board
    e) letter to organization staff

Quality or Interactions (Youth/Adult)

1) Are youth being empowered by

    a) equal access to information
    b) equal access to key influencers
    c) recognition of their expertise on youth matters
    d) support for understanding other experts
    e) ability to influence the agenda at meetings
    f) equitable access to contractual information
    g) equitable access/authority over resources to help them participate

2)  Has the youth participation changed the relationship between youth and adults

    a) only for youth directly involved
    b) only for adults directly involved
    c) only for the youth and adults in participating activities
    d) for some of the youth and adults involved in the organization

Formal Consultation of Youth

Level of Participation

1) What proportion of youth were consulted relative to the size of the audience?

2) What was the format of the consultation?

    a) ad-hoc/ individual
    b) organized focus groups
    c) surveys
    d) consultation meetings

Quality of Participation

1) Describe how the youth consultations were coordinated with adult consultations

2) Is there a written report on the youth consultations?

3) Are the results of the consultations assessed by:

    a) youth, then adults
    b) adults, than youth
    c) youth and adults at the same time

Quality of Youth-Adult Interaction

1) Are youth being supported by:

    a) equal access to information
    b) equal access to key influences
    c) recognition of their expertise on youth matters
    d) support for understanding other experts
    e) ability to influence the agenda at meetings
    f) equitable access to contractual interaction
    g) equitable access/authority over resources to help them participate

2) Has the youth participation changed the relationship between youth and adults?

    a) only for youth directly involved
    b) only for adults directly involved
    c) only for the youth and adults in participating activities
    d) for some of the youth and adults involved in the organization

Youth Managed Programs (Delegation of a program or service)

Level of participation.

1) How many youth manage the program relative to the size of the audience?

2) How long do they serve, on average?

Quality of Participation

1) Prior to deciding to delegate the youth program, did the youth discuss and decide that there is what they wanted to do?

2) Do the youth decide or advise on budget allocations?

3) Do the youth decide or advise on staffing allocations?

4) How do the youth managing the programs consult with other youth?

5) List the initiatives/activities of the program and the proportion of the youth audience reached by those activities.

Quality of Youth -Adult Interaction

1) Are youth being empowered by:

    a) equal access to information
    b) equal access to key influences
    c) recognition of their expertise on youth matters
    d) support for understanding other experts
    e) ability to influence the agenda at meetings
    f) equitable access to contractual information
    g) equitable access/authority over resources to help them participate.

2) Has the youth participation changed the relationship between youth and adults?

    a) only for youth directly involved
    b) only for adults directly involved
    c) only for the youth and adults in participating activities
    d) for some of the youth and adults involved in the organization