6.1 – Recreation Programming Plan 

Standard: Leisure and recreation are integral to a community’s social, cultural and economic development. The agency shall have a Recreation Program Plan (RPP) covering 2-3 years that is updated periodically and shall address all leisure and recreation programs and services.
Show the agency’s program planning model, services management matrix, orientation to those served, including activity development and selection, type and scope of programs and outreach initiatives as well as an organizational chart.

Suggested Evidence of Compliance: Provide the current Recreation Program Plan and describe the implementation process. This RPP shall address how the agency delivers programs and services to persons of all ages and abilities and shall show how it develops and addresses the lifecycle of high-quality offerings (how programs are developed, evaluated and discontinued). Mission, goals, and evaluation measures shall be included in a planning and framework model.

Provide evidence of how the RPP connects with the Master and Strategic Plans while referring to the following enumerated components in the Plan (to be explained in greater detail in Standards 5, 6 and 10):

a. Cover page with visible approval signature and date;
b. Table of contents (electronically linked to the page where the section begins);
c. Introduction (vision, mission, core program/organizational philosophy, conceptual foundations, community opportunities/participant involvement, commitment to community education for the leisure process (6.4), connection to strategic plan and master plan);
d. Staff organizational chart
e. Program Planning Model and Framework

i. Program and service determinants (6.1.1);
ii. Program goals (with broad outcomes/benefits) (10.3);
iii. Program and service statistics (10.5);
vi. Recreation and leisure trends analysis (10.5.1);
v. Community inventory (10.5.2)
vi. Fees and charges policy and schedules (5.1.1)
vii. Measurement, evaluation with data collection (10.3) (show how programs are developed, evaluated and improved; include how new programs are introduced and, when appropriate, programs are discontinued).

f. Programs and Services Management Matrix (include agency’s matrix for a sample facility, program, service and special event with the following categories):

i. Program types (self-directed [6.1.3], leader-directed [6.1.4], etc.);
ii. Genders, life stage/age groups (pre-school, teen, senior, family, etc.);
iii. Data/statistical collection (surveys, demographic reports, etc.);
iv. SMART (specific, measurable, relevant, achievable, time-bound) program objectives and evaluation (6.2*);
v. Scope of program opportunities/classification formats (6.3) (special event, drop- in, etc.; equipment rental and checkout, etc.; leisure education open house, checklist, etc.; aquatics, after-school, arts, etc.);
vi. Outreach to diverse and underserved populations (6.31*);
vii. Health and wellness promotion (6.4.1) (physical, emotional, social, etc.); and
viii. Program promotion

g. Appendices

i. Agency Organization Charts
ii. Evaluation Forms
iv. Participant and Spectator Code of Conduct (6.5)