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PRINT DEADLINES RESOURCES AND TOOLS

STAFF FEEDBACK-LONG FORM Rate the usefulness of the following resources/tools on a scale of 1 (not useful) to 5 (very useful) or N/A (didn’t use).
Be sure to include comments and/or suggestions.
Working with a two-week sprint model has the distinct advantage of a clearly defined grading period. Task
completion checklists provide clear expectations and verify that work has been done or not done to standards, w Please complete the following feedback form based on your experiences on the yearbook staff. Some things work YBA Digital Classroom____________________Comments:__________________________________________________

Design Check Docs______________________Comments:__________________________________________________
leaving one sprint completion grade every two weeks. really well and others don’t work at all. To continue to improve our publication, your honesty is greatly appreciated. Photo Sign Up System____________________Comments:__________________________________________________
Consider specifically your work and contributions, but also try to think about the way we worked as a team and as a
publication. Some areas to consider are: Google Classroom_______________________Comments:__________________________________________________

• Design • Photo assignments • Student coverage • Interviews • Student tracking Production Board________________________Comments:__________________________________________________
(to do/doing/done)
FEEDBACK FORMS • • Writing (stories) • • Photo editing • • Work credits • • Features • • Social media Website Surveys________________________Comments:__________________________________________________
Sales/Patrons
Work flow

Captions
Photo review and selection
Book organization

Editorial staff/team leads__________________Comments:__________________________________________________
Name__________________________________ Job Description______________________________________ Google docs/sheets______________________Comments:__________________________________________________
Feedback forms can be completed at the end of a deadline or at the end of a two-week sprint. Feedback forms Things we did well as a staff this year:
Style guide_____________________________Comments:__________________________________________________
give advisers two different types of grades—honest self-assessments and peer evaluations. Equipment checkout process_______________Comments:__________________________________________________
Homework _____________________________Comments:__________________________________________________
■ Honest self-assessments encourage student accountability and create trust. Things we added that improved our publication: Outside-of-class staff work time_____________Comments:__________________________________________________

Food/YBMVP/Rewards___________________Comments:__________________________________________________
■ Peer evaluations further establish trust and keep an open dialogue about class expectations. Handouts & Lessons_____________________Comments:__________________________________________________
Things that still need some work (include suggestions for how to improve): Production teams________________________Comments:__________________________________________________

The best books are developed by an experienced staff. Here are my FIVE glorious theme ideas for this year:

Ideas, concepts, designs or writing suggestions that could be used next year to improve the publication: 1. _________________________________________________________________________________________

STAFF FEEDBACK-SHORT FORM SPRINT FEEDBACK 2. _________________________________________________________________________________________

My name _________________________________________________________________ Deadline#_______________ Sprint#_____Page _______________________Description_________________________________________________ What I contributed to the yearbook that I am most proud of: 3. _________________________________________________________________________________________

My job for this deadline ______________________________________________________________________________ Team Members____________________________________________________________________________________

The job I want for the next deadline ____________________________________________________________________ 4. _________________________________________________________________________________________
What’s complete: __________________________________________________________________________________

People I worked well with____________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ The thing I most wish I knew about yearbook production at the beginning of the year (or even now):
People I didn’t work so well with _______________________________________________________________________ 5. _________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
Things I still need to know, or need to review, to be successful in the next deadline (and beyond)
_________________________________________________________________________________________ What’s missing: ____________________________________________________________________________________ The person I want to nominate for YBMVP (Yearbook Most Valuable Player):__________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________

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Anything else?_____________________________________________________________________________________
Notes: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page grade___________________________________ Grade Average Sprint___________________________________

STAFF FEEDBACK-SHORT FORM
SPRINT FEEDBACK

My name _________________________________________________________________ Deadline#_______________
Sprint#_____Page _______________________Description_________________________________________________
My job for this deadline ______________________________________________________________________________ YEARBOOK STAFF
ADVISER FEEDBACK
SELF-EVALUATION
The job I want for the next deadline ____________________________________________________________________ Team Members ____________________________________________________________________________________

People I worked well with____________________________________________________________________________ What’s complete: __________________________________________________________________________________ Using feedback forms that include both peer

Page _________________________________ Description_________________________________________________ Student Name__________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________
People I didn’t work so well with _______________________________________________________________________

Team ___________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ and self-assessment will help make sure
Things I still need to know, or need to review, to be successful in the next deadline (and beyond)
_________________________________________________________________________________________ Yearbook Staff Self-Evaluation
Photo notes: ______________________________________________________________________________________ What’s missing: ____________________________________________________________________________________
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1. How much time do you feel you’ve spent outside of class working on the yearbook (writing/editing stories
_________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________
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design work, photo assignments)?
evaluations are fair and transparent.
_________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________
Anything else?_____________________________________________________________________________________

Text notes:________________________________________________________________________________________ Notes: ___________________________________________________________________________________________
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2. How have you contributed to our yearbook, outside of your assigned responsibilities?

_________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________

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________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page grade___________________________________ Grade Average Sprint___________________________________
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3. How would you rate your ability to get help and solve problems on your own?
Design notes: _____________________________________________________________________________________
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_________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. What can you do better to help and support other staff members?

MISSING CONTENT
COVERAGE GRADES
5. What is your favorite part of class? What do you want to see us do more of next semester?
Captions Photos (#)_________________________________

Caption headlines Story 6. What are your goals for next semester and how do you plan on achieving them? Many advisers struggle with getting students to show up to cover various school activities and events. Adding a

Photo credits Alt Copy/Mod Text
coverage grade requires students to attend and photograph a set number of events during each grading period.
Page credits Identifications
Review the staff contract on the reverse side. Adviser: Add your Staff Contract.
7. What expectations and responsibilities do you feel that you exceed?
Headline Photo ID#s

Subheadline __________________________________________

8. What expectations and responsibilities do you feel that you could give a little more attention to?
Design check complete? __________________________________________

Page grade__________________________ Grade Average This Deadline_____________________________________ 9. Grade you feel you deserve for this grading period ________________________

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