Sample Needs Assessment for Specialized Program Services NOTE: This assessment could be added to your program self-assessment or used as a separate tool if you want to determine which of your specialized services need attention. For example, if you find that family literacy is rated as ‘shaky’ or ‘need help,’ you might want to look at the sample Family Literacy Needs Assessment in this packet. If you find that your college transitions program needs help, you might want to look at the College Transitions Needs Assessment.

Specialized We have services and rate We do not have Comment Program them as: services but we should add them. Services Competent Shaky Need Now Later Help Career Pathways

Correctional education for inmates in local jails or state penal institutions

Workplace education for employees in the workplace

Transitions to postsecondary

Specialized programs for homeless adults

Specialized programs for physically, emotionally, and mentally challenged adults

Family Literacy

Welfare recipients striving for self sufficiency

(Other)

(Other)