NYC Administration for Children’s Services

 PAD 314 Professor Nemeth Spring 2019 Leadership Paper 2 Instructions for Second Productivity and Management Paper Objective: Performance measurement is used by leaders and managers to ensure that organizations are functioning to their optimal ability. The techniques are many and varied, as you will see from your readings in Hatry. For your second paper c oncentrate on some very special topic areas – “Mission Statements” and “Logic Models.” Steps: Choose a NYC government agency and program to work on. You will find the agencies under “NYC Resources” at www.NYC.gov Clear your choice with Professor Nemeth as soon as possible Describe the agency and program you are reviewing. Create a “Mission Statement” for the PROGRAM you are reviewing. If a “Mission Statement” already exists, can you use Hatry to improve it? Build a “Logic Model” for the program Create performance measurement indicators to support the “Logic Model” Examples of New York City government agencies and programs: NYPD: Law Enforcement Explorers Program NYC Parks Department: After Schools Program Mayor’s Office: Graffiti Free NYC Program NYC Sanitation: The Illegal Dumping Tip Program Requirements: The paper must be a minimum of 6-8 pages, lines are to be double spaced and words should appear in 12 point Times New Roman font. Your paper should be appropriately cited throughout using APA format. Pay close attention to grammar, spelling and usage. Also, rely heavily on Hatry to guide your analysis. Required text: performance measurement 2nd ed. Harry P. Hatry Topic: NYC administration for Children’s Services and the program you will be focusing on under this agency is “wednesdays children”