Information System Design Improvements

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Girl Scouts of the San Antonio Area
2005-2006 Outcomes Study Report

• Documenting the benefits to girls as a result of
  participation in the Girl Scout program.
• Enabling the Girl Scouts of the San Antonio Area
  to continuously improve the Girl Scout program.

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Outcomes Study Design

• Pre-Post Survey Groups
• Brownie
• Junior
• Studio 2B
• Parent/Guardian
• In-School Girl Scouts
• Year-end Troop Leader survey

• An outcome defines what a program intends to
  achieve and is used to determine any changes in
  the program participants.
• Responses to the survey questions carries
  different weight depending on the nature of the
  outcome and the question.
• The outcome study results are used in the
  councils strategic planning, and as a
  communication tool for funders, United Way, and
  the community to illustrate the benefits of the
  Girl Scout Program.

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8 Outcomes Measured
Serve as the basis for measuring the impact of
the Girl Scout Program.
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2005-2006 Participant Sample
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2005-2006 Outcome Study Overall Results

• 94 of parents report that their daughters show
  an increase in self-reliance.
• Brownie Girl Scouts constantly report themselves
  6 to 8 points higher than troop leaders and
  Juniors report 3 points higher.
• Community Service is an area for improvement,
  only 83 of Troop Leaders report that girls have
  exhibited concern for their community by
  contributing in a meaningful service project.

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Brownies

• PRE Sample 172 troops submitted 1,222 surveys.
• POST Sample 133 troops submitted 934 surveys.

• 100 of Brownie girls say they feel good about
  themselves when they are in Girl Scouts.
• 97 report they have made a new friend in Girl
  Scouts.
• 97 report that Girl Scouts teaches them to be
  honest.
• 99 report that in Girl Scouts they learn the
  importance of helping others.
• 99 report that they have tried something new in
  Girl Scouts.

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Juniors

• PRE Sample 138 troops submitted 779 surveys.
• POST Sample 130 troops submitted 495 surveys.

• 94 of Junior girls report that they have
  developed leadership skills in Girl Scouts.
• 96 report that Girl Scout activities help them
  act more responsibility and respect others.
• 95 report that they can be counted on to follow
  through on a project.
• 95 report that Girl Scout activities have helped
  them be honest and fair.

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Studio 2B

• PRE Sample 37 troops submitted 165 surveys.
• POST Sample 33 troops submitted 120 surveys.

• 87 of girls ages 11-17 report that Girl Scouts
  have helped them develop leadership skills.
• 90 report that in Girl Scouts the girls get
  along most of the time.
• 93 report that through Girl Scouts they listen
  to what others think is right or wrong before
  making a decision.
• 99 report that respecting others feelings and
  property is part of being a Girl Scout.

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Additional Information from Girl Surveys
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In-School Program

• 98 of girls in elementary school report that
  they learn to say thank you to others.
• 96 of girls in elementary school report that
  things get done better when people work as a
  team.
• 92 of girls in middle school report that helping
  people is part of being a Girl Scout.
• 88 of girls in middle school report that they
  can be depended upon to do the right thing.

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Troop Leader Sample Information

• 379 Troop Leaders participated in the year-end
  survey.
• Leaders attended an average of 8 Service Unit
  Meetings since the beginning of the school year.
• 4 the average number of years volunteers have
  been Troop Leaders.
• 82 plan on returning as Troop Leaders for the
  2006-2007 school year.

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What Troop Leaders Report

• 94 of Troop Leaders report that the girls in
  their troop listen to others without putting them
  down.
• 94 report that girls in their troop seem to have
  a sense of what is right and wrong.
• 89 report that girls in their troop take the
  lead at times throughout the year.
• 78 report that girls participated in a service
  project.

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What Troop Leaders Report

• 65 of parents are involved or very involved in
  their daughters troop.
• Parental involvement is often key to troop leader
  retention.

• The Leaders report that 68 of the time the girls
  always or mostly make decisions about troop
  activities.
• Leadership in the Girl Scout Program encourages
  girls to participate in troop decision making.

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Troop Leader Reports Compared to Girls Reports
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Parent/Guardian Sample Information

• 1,506 parent/guardians participated in the pre
  survey.
• 964 parent/guardians participated in the post
  survey.

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What Parents Report
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What Parents Report
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Resident Camp Outcomes
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Giving Back to Our Community2005-2006

• 2,816 girls participated in troop community
  service activities
• 981 community service projects were conducted
  by Girl Scout Troops
• Over 11,625 hours were devoted to community
  service activities

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Plans for the 2006-2007 Outcomes Study Sixth year
for this study

• Continue to distribute and collect surveys
  through Service Unit Meetings.
• Continue to offer a patch incentive for
  troops participating in any aspect of the
  study.

Continue to communicate the positive difference
Girl Scouts makes in the lives of girls!