The conference will serve as a forum to promote successful civic education projects in schools and agencies. Participants should leave the conference with a concrete set of ideas to advance participatory democracy in New Jersey. Currently, small groups are working on designing the day and identifying key note. Work group plans to develop a tool kit for public officials to use in classrooms and with youth groups. The learning focus would be on the human side of public service, rather than the conveyance of factual information.
Next step is look around the country for other models and identify possible funding sources.
Identify innovative civic education projects in New Jersey. Information was also placed in Principals' Center for the Garden State newsletter. Assess how civic educators measure the attributes of good citizenship. Work Group is currently collecting materials that outline civic attributes. These will be assessed and summarized.