REFLECTION #1: Research
Due by: November 15th
Did you find you needed more, less or the exact number of people assisting you to start your Action Plan Project?
What are the roles of all of the parties involved?
I found that I needed more people than I had originally expected. In addition to my advisor, Augustus, my parents, and the volunteers I'll need on the day of the forum (already assembled), I have found that I can't finish all of the prep work necessary for the forum (like making advertising materials), so I've worked around that obstacle and convinced some of my friends in my environmental classes to help. We've split up the work so that each of us will have just a little bit of work to complete within the week, so I can stay relatively on my original schedule.
Based on the timeline & goals you set, how much of it has been accomplished and what activities have been completed?​
By the time we submit our advertising materials to the newspaper, city bulletin, and radio station, we will be 60% complete, as the forum's agenda is finished and marketing is underway. The major work needed to be done now is logistical planning for the event itself.
Did you need more, less, or the exact materials you initially thought you would need? 
Just about the exact materials I had assumed have been necessary for my AP. The materials that I've had to pay for have just been those necessary for the advertising literature.
How much did your materials cost (you can estimate if you don’t know the exact amount)?
• 150 small 8"x11" posters: free (through school)
• 15 large 24"x36" posters: $225
• Digital poster (to be submitted to newspaper for printing): free for student event
Based off of the “WHO” & “HOW” question, do you feel like your AP has impacted those whom you expected it to affect?
It's hard to tell at this point, as the project has remained out of the public eye as I continue to develop the forum. I think that the primary impact will be through the forum itself, so I will wait to analyze this question until it is held.
With a better sense of who and how your AP will affect others, how will you alter you AP in order to take advantage of those who stand to benefit  and accommodate for those who stand to lose?
Judging by the answer for my last question, I'll keep to my original plan.

Delivery #1: “Getting permission” Pitch 
Who did you present your AP to (name all)?
I talked to my principal to ask if I could host the forum at my high school.
How did they react?
Positively! He is a rather stern fellow, not laughing much, but he was very understanding and enthusiastic about my idea. I was a bit choppy at the beginning of my elevator pitch, but I was able to smooth it out by the end!
What feedback did you get?
He agreed to let me use the auditorium for my forum, along with all of the equipment. He suggested that I reach out to the high school's theater department and ask if the tech crew would be willing to volunteer some time to work the lights and sound. My principal offered to give formal community service hours to the students who participated in my event, which was very helpful.
Did they ask you to change anything?
He said that as it was being hosted at the school, the resource officer should be present. Fortunately, he said he would work that out himself, which helped lighten my workload.

REFLECTION #2: Expansion
Due by: February 15th
Who in actuality is now assisting you with your project? 
Everyone except for two of my original volunteers have now committed to help in the project. I am now looking for some replacements for the two, whom had scheduling conflicts.
Why do you think people have been motivated to help or have lost interest? 
Having the principal offer community service credits to my volunteers was a huge help in motivating my classmates into helping.
Based off of your 1st reflection response for “Create an event/project timeline and goals”, how much of it has been completed?
Roughly 80% of the AP has been completed, with only a little more planning and the forum itself remaining. Coordinating the speaker and their arrival is the largest hurdle left.
Has the amount of materials and their cost changed? 
No cost change from Reflection 1
• 4 Environmental documentaries: loaned by the local Audubon Society
Based off of your 1st reflection response for  “WHO” & “HOW” question, do you feel like your AP has impacted those whom you expected it to affect?
My AP (particularly the planning phase) has affected the school and its students and staff a lot more than I had originally thought. For example, the theater tech crew was an addition I had not anticipated. It goes to show how much planning is necessary for a project of this scope.
Up to date, have you had to: change, keep the same, or totally overhaul your original Action Plan?
My original AP has remained reliable as I move towards the date of the Forum on Sustainability. With some tweaks along the way, the plan has worked thus far.

Delivery # 2: Follow up and Feedback
Who did you present your AP to?
I presented to my guest speaker via phone call as to the progress of my AP. She has been committed to present since November, but wanted an update about the latest schedule alterations and specifics about logistics. As this elevator pitch topic was different from the one I gave to my principal (much more of an AP summary), I had to go back to the drawing board and make an entirely new speaking template.
How did they react?
It was a much more informal pitch, but necessary all the same. As it was more of an update with not a lot of new information, there wasn't a very profound reaction.
What feedback did you get?
We spent most of the call coordinating her arrival and schedule during the forum.
Did they ask you to change anything?
She asked me to move her towards the middle of the forum, as opposed to at the end where I had her on the schedule so that she could get home at a reasonable time (she will be driving 2.5 hours), which was a bummer as I had published the exact times in the publication I put out at the beginnign of my AP.

REFLECTION #3: Conclusion
Due By: May 15th
By now who has been consistently helping?
Towards the end, Augustus was a huge help in coordinating the outreach. In his previous years in PR, he brought the necessary experience to the table in order to get the word out, and incidentally, we had a great turnout. Also a great help were my parents, who as I said were previously in public office. In their tenure, they had hosted several events similar to my AP, so their commitment to making my project successful was pivotal. My dad, Gaius, in particular helped a lot with my scheduling.
Who unexpectedly helped you, did not think to call on but came through?
The theater tech crew, a bunch of students I didn't know prior to my AP, were a tremendous help! Considering the fact that they were brought on kind of last minute, they worked with incredible efficiency. I could not have done it without them. The leader of the tech crew, Marcus Crassus, was fantastic to work with and we're now great friends!
Were you successful in keeping people engaged in your project?
Yes, however my time spent leading up to the forum corralling the volunteers was harder than I had thought, as the last time I had talked to them was towards the beginning of the year. In the frenzy of organizing the forum, I fell out of touch with my volunteers for the day of the forum, so I probably should have sent all of my participants updates on a regular basis.
How much of your project has been completed?
100% complete!
Has the amount of materials and their cost changed? 
I ended up needing to buy some three dollar name tags for my volunteers and speaker, as we didn't have T-shirts or any other identifier for the staff.
How has your AP up to date, impacted your school, peers, home or community?
I have received a few touching emails about how the films I featured and the words from my speaker had drastically influenced the way those families managed their households. I even had a reporter show up from the newspaper to which I had submitted a bulletin. They caught wind of the forum from my advertising efforts and are now doing a two part story on the forum and its effects on locals by following the stories of a few of the attendees.
If you had to change your AP, how hard was it to do so? 
The major alteration I had to make was with my forum schedule to accommodate the speaker. The rest of the tweaks were last minute decisions on the forum logistics