Your Turn

• Yes, we have a current mission statement which reflects our purpose (insert it here):
  
  
  
• Our mission statement is posted in a visible location.
• Our mission statement is circulated through brochures and publications.
• Our mission statement has been ratified at an annual general meeting.
• Our mission statement is reviewed every year to determine whether it is still appropriate.
• Our mission statement contains an action word.
• Our statement is written in clear, simple words.
• Our statement describes what is unique about our agency.
• Our statement describes what, for whom, and how.
• Our statement allows for change and growth in the agency, or limits the scope of activities.
• Our statement is expressed in three sentences or less.

We need to:

Tips and Resources

Don’t forget that Core Quality Standard #1 states that:

A quality literacy program has a clearly written statement of mission and objectives which it follows and shares with the people involved in the program and with other stakeholders in the community. (See Appendices in MET’s Literacy and Basic Skills Program (LBS) Guidelines, 1988.)