City of Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks





•	Raise the Bar
•	Overview
•	Girls' Sports Day L.A.
•	Introduction
•	Identification of Issues
•	Monitoring & Reporting
•	Qualitative Goals
•	Quantitative Goals


•	Concessions
•	Environmental Management
•	Urban Forest
•	Park Rangers
•	Planning and Development
•	Park Film Office
•	Therapeutic Section

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A. MONITORING

Department staff will compile weekly attendance sheets and monthly, quarterly and annual sports statistics for the review of supervisors, managers, the General Manager and the Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners. The General Manager will monitor the "Raise the Bar" Program by conducting a quarterly review of the Department's progress towards goals developed for each community, each district, each Region and the Department as a whole. The General Manager will evaluate the Program's progress and take necessary steps to ensure its effectiveness.

To strengthen the quality and comprehensiveness of suggestion made to improve Departmental programs and correct under-representation, the Department shall develop a team monitoring approach, incorporating members of various divisions of the Recreation and Parks Department. It will extensively evaluate statistics and goals, and will develop recommendations to improve the representation of girls in youth sports programs. These recommendations will be reviewed and approved by the General Manager, who will report them to the Board of Recreation and Parks Commissioners.

B. REPORTING

The Department will report on the progress and achievements of the "Raise the Bar" Program to the Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners. The Department's Progress report will include:

1.	A detailed analysis of girls' participation in youth sports.

2.	A Detailed description of all revisions made to the program.

3.	A description of programs the Department plans to implement, participate in, or complete during the next months to improve the representation of girls in youth sports programs. This must also include target implementation or completion dates for each program.

4.	A detailed description of the difficulties which the Department has encountered in implementing its program and in meeting goals and timetables. The Department shall also note any actions that may be taken to facilitate attainment of the Department's goals.

5.	Once benchmarks are established for each individual center, a quantitative goals form will be developed for completion on an annual basis, listing current representation and yearly goals for a two year period, and the Percentage of change in representation projected for the two year period.