Author: Bertagna, Nick

4-H Record Book Evaluation Form
Butte County Club or County Level
Name:________________________________ Club:____________________ Award: _________ Evaluated by: _______________________
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Grade:_______ Age:______ Years in 4-H:_____ Club Evaluation County Evaluation ________________

Areas of Assessment		Excellent / Medalist	Good / Gold Seal	Satisfactory / Blue Seal	Needs Improvement / Green Seal	Unsatisfactory / No Award
Order of Contents / Cover / PDR / 4-H Story / Project Reports / Collection of 4-H Work / Past Year’s Records		All items in the book are in the correct order	One (1) item in the book is out of the correct order	Two (2) items in the book is out of the correct order	Three (3) items in the book is out of the correct order	Four (4) or more items in the book are out of the correct order
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PDR Meeting / Attendance		Member has 100% attendance at club and project meetings.	Attended at least 90% of their club and projects meetings.	Attended at least 80% of the club and project meetings.	Member has attended 70% of their club and project meetings.	Attended less than 70% of their club/project meetings.
Goal Setting / Star Rank Progress / Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum / Average 2 years for each star		Reached star rank. (B,S,G,P) / Achieved on average.	Activities are listed for star rank, but below average - 1 year	Activities are listed for star rank, but 2 or more years below average.	Activities listed, but totals not tallied.	Totals not tallied. Activities not listed.
Participation		Participated in club, county, and regional/state events and activities. Participation in many activities involving leadership, citizenship, officer roles, and community service.	Participated in club and county events and activities. Participation in some activities involving leadership, citizenship, officer roles, and community service.	Participated in club activities. Participation in very few activities involving leadership, citizenship, officer roles, and community service.	Participated in some club activities. No participation in activities involving leadership, citizenship, officer roles, and community service.	Did not participate in club activities.
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4-H Story / Not to exceed 6 pages. / Junior (or first year) 1-2 pages / Intermediate: 2-4 pages / Senior: 3-6 Pages / Single sided, 1 1/2” inside margin, 1” top, bottom and outside margins.		Tells a complete story of the last year cycle. Story includes goals and challenges of the year and shows growth from year to year. Very few grammar and spelling errors. Meets the page per year guideline.	Story covers overall year, but does not tell about overall growth. Some spelling and grammar errors. Meets the page per year guideline.	Did not cover their whole year in 4-H. There are a few spelling and grammar errors. Meets the page per year guideline.	Story is not clear. Many spelling and grammar errors. Does not meet the page per year guideline.	Story is missing.
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Project Report Forms
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Member has shown growth in their project, sharing project knowledge, project income and expense, and inventory and supplies. Member has included supplemental forms and/or leadership plans, if applicable. All signatures are present.
Member has shown growth in their project, sharing project knowledge, project income and expense, and inventory and supplies. Missing minimal information and/or didn’t use supplemental forms where needed. All signatures are present.
Member has shown standard growth in their project. Some information missing on form. All signatures are present.
Member has shown little growth in their project. Did not share what they have learned in their project. Forms missing signatures.

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Collection of 4-H Work / No more than 2 pages / Newspaper clippings—written by or about the member. / 4-H Flyers or Brochures– designed or created by the member. / 4-H Photos– limit of 5 pages		Pages are neat, creative, well presented, and all pictures are captioned. Pictures tell a story of learning, growth, leadership, and citizenship.	Pages are neat, well presented, and most pictures are captioned. Pictures show what was learned and gained during the year.	Pages are fairly neat, well presented, and some pictures are captioned.	Pages are not captioned and relevancy to the project(s) is hard to determine.	Pages are sloppy and no explanation of pictures
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