Pad 500 Assignment 3
Assignment # 3 – The Concept of Program Reengineering
Strayer University
PAD 500: Modern Public Administration
3/10/2012
Table of Contents
Abstract…..………………………………………………………………………...….3
Mayor Schell’s Policy Choices…..……..………………………………..…………....4
Mayor Schell’s Pre-Implementation and Design Strategies…………………..............5
Reengineering the Program…..………….……...………….………..……….....….….6
Conducting Assessments.……………………………………………………………..8
References…………………………………………………………………………..…10
Abstract This assignment is about Mayor Paul Schell’s pledge for homeless families in Seattle, Washington. Mayor Schell on June 2, 1998 spoke to the press and pledge that there will be no homeless families with children and homeless single women on the streets of Seattle by Christmas 1998. This assignment will analyze the policies, strategies, and programs within his administration and the impact on them by his pledge. It will also study the implementation of the program. In addition, it will discuss the importance of the assessments prior to the implementation.
Analyze four (4) policy choices of Mayor Schell that were made as part of the strategy for the homeless. Mayor Paul Schell has several options to make to create a strategy about the homeless situation in Seattle. In the city the county committee had created its own strategy to attend the homeless condition. Even though, the county program has been in place for several years already their focus is in continuing supporting the existent shelters and services provided to the homeless, not to expand the capacity of them. Based on that, four policy choices Mayor Schell could had made as part of his strategy for the homeless are: 1) Convene a housing summit – “Schell promised to convene a housing summit immediately after his inauguration to develop strategies to address the unmet demand for affordable housing” (Hallway, 2010, p.5). The lack of
Strayer University
PAD 500: Modern Public Administration
3/10/2012
Table of Contents
Abstract…..………………………………………………………………………...….3
Mayor Schell’s Policy Choices…..……..………………………………..…………....4
Mayor Schell’s Pre-Implementation and Design Strategies…………………..............5
Reengineering the Program…..………….……...………….………..……….....….….6
Conducting Assessments.……………………………………………………………..8
References…………………………………………………………………………..…10
Abstract This assignment is about Mayor Paul Schell’s pledge for homeless families in Seattle, Washington. Mayor Schell on June 2, 1998 spoke to the press and pledge that there will be no homeless families with children and homeless single women on the streets of Seattle by Christmas 1998. This assignment will analyze the policies, strategies, and programs within his administration and the impact on them by his pledge. It will also study the implementation of the program. In addition, it will discuss the importance of the assessments prior to the implementation.
Analyze four (4) policy choices of Mayor Schell that were made as part of the strategy for the homeless. Mayor Paul Schell has several options to make to create a strategy about the homeless situation in Seattle. In the city the county committee had created its own strategy to attend the homeless condition. Even though, the county program has been in place for several years already their focus is in continuing supporting the existent shelters and services provided to the homeless, not to expand the capacity of them. Based on that, four policy choices Mayor Schell could had made as part of his strategy for the homeless are: 1) Convene a housing summit – “Schell promised to convene a housing summit immediately after his inauguration to develop strategies to address the unmet demand for affordable housing” (Hallway, 2010, p.5). The lack of
References: Retrieved March 5, 2012 from http://www.usmayors.org/bestpractices/homeless/ seattle_wa.htm Fahrenthold, D. A. . Christmas miracle for homeless?. The Seattle Times. (1998, August) Retrieved March 6, 2011 from http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/ Retrieved March 5, 2012 from http://policypenguin.blogspot.com/2011/11/homelessness- in-seattle-planning.html Mayor Schell’s zero homeless family pledge. The Electronic Hallway. (2010) Retrieved March 4, 2012 from http://glennschool.osu.edu/faculty/brown/home/812%20Strategy/2010/