Dr. Theodore R. Alter
Director
Cooperative Extension Service
The Pennsylvania State University
217 Ag. Admin. Bldg.
University Park, PA 16802
Dear Dr. Alter:
The Cooperative State Research,
Education, and Extension Service has reviewed the Fiscal
Year 2002 Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results submitted by the
Pennsylvania State University Cooperative Extension Service 1862 programs
as required under the Agricultural, Research, Extension and Education
Reform Act of 1998. The report is accepted. We appreciate your efforts
in submitting the report and hope you find the reviewer's comments useful.
The review of your report was
completed by James V. Parochetti and J. Preston Jones, National
Program Leaders, and the Planning and Accountability staff of the Office
of the Administrator.
The review was based on the criteria published in the Federal Register
notice dated July 1, 1999, with subsequent guidance on the Annual Report
published on the CSREES AREERA Plan of Work Website (http://www.reeusda.gov/part/areera/),
and the "Review Team Summary" you received as a result of the
2001 Annual Report review.
The "Review Team Summary"
from the National Program Leaders who reviewed your report is
attached with their comments. Also attached is the review checklist used
by the National
Program Leaders to help them evaluate your report. Please read the review
comments carefully for recommendations and requirements needed to help
you in preparing your FY 2003 Annual Report, which will come next year.
The review checklist should also be a useful reference for completing
your next report.
You will be receiving a separate
letter from the Of fice of Extramural Programs, Funds
Management Branch, concerning the review of the Multistate Extension and
Integrated Research and Extension funds for the requirements of sections
105 and 204 of the Agricultural Research, Extension, and Education Reform
Act of 1998.
The impact statements that
were included in the 2002 Annual Report will be useful to us in
preparing various performance and budget reports. As activities move toward
completion in this Plan of Work Cycle, we look forward to more outcomes
and impacts that demonstrate a response to stakeholder needs. Our review
of all the State reports received indicates that, while many accomplishment
statements still focus on activities and outputs, the writing of outcomes
and impacts for the reported activities is improving in general.
We will be working with CSREES
staff and an invited group of representatives from land grant
institutions over the next year or two to assist us in exploring ways
to improve and simplify the
process for future Plans of Work and Annual Reports of Accomplishments
and Results.
We appreciate you working with
us to improve our reporting and accountability system. If you
have questions following your review of our comments, please contact Bart
Hewitt, Program
Analyst, by E mail at bhewitt@csrees.usda.gov,
or by phone at 202 720 0747.
Sincerely,
CHERYL J. OROS
Director, Planning and Accountability
Office of the Administrator
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cc: CSREES Office of Extramural
Programs
CSREES State Reviewers
USDA CSREES FY 2002 STATE ANNUAL REPORT
REVIEW TEAM SUMMARY
| State: | Pennsylvania |
| Institution: | The Pennsylvania State University Extension |
| State Contact: | Theodore R. Alter |
| Type of Report: | Extension, 1862 |
| NPL Reviewers: | James V. Parochetti, Sr. and J. Preston Jones |
This Review Team Summary reflects the consensus opinion of the review team members regarding the Annual Report.
Strengths of the Impact Statements in the Planned Programs: (Related to important impacts and any other statements that highlight programmatic strength)
Addresses all the National Goals.
Weaknesses of
the Impact Statements in the Planned Programs:
None that are notable.
Stakeholder Input
Process Comments: (make comrnents on the three requirements on the
checklist)
Addresses all three requirements.
Program Review
Process Comments:
Addressed.
Evaluation of
the Success of Multi and Joint Activities Comments:
Addressed.
Multistate Extension
Comments: (If Applicable)
Appears well documented.
Integrated Research
and Extension Comments:
Addressed.
Suggested Improvements
for Next Year:
none
Required Improvements
for Next Year:
none
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