Caitlin Leffingwell

ARTS 695: Advanced Program Management

Projects

7/13/15
Managing

Primary Goals
(All from 2015-2020, unless otherwise stated)
Desired Results

Personal

Serve communities in at least

two different countries, for at
least two weeks each

Return to Suzuki Book 8

level on violin and become
proficient enough with guitar
and/or piano to lead five
simple worship songs

Steps

Maintain healthy weight

(135lbs)

Professional

Launch a school-day strings

program at Milner
Community School, serving
at least 12 students through
pull-out lessons and group
classes
*See Gantt Chart Below
Put an active succession plan
into place for Fall 2016

Incorporate traveling element into budget

Sign up for Artists on Call
Seek out other international service opportunities through
church, research, and word of mouth
Begin daily routine for building international awareness by
reading, researching, and watching informative news sources
Begin taking private violin lessons at least once a month
Begin consistent practice schedule
Join a local music group (orchestra, acoustic band, etc.) that
performs at least twice a year
Seek challenging new material to expand current skillset
Practice guitar, piano, and singing at least once a week
Exercise at least three times per week (yoga, biking, hiking,
swimming, Frisbee, or circuit training)
Walk at least once per day
Eat treats only when around people or celebrating significant
events
When eating out, choose healthiest option every other time
Arrange getting my foot in the door for future employment by
volunteering during the school day
Design thesis based on practical future needs at Milner
Engage in practical ways of serving and engaging with
community members (families, staff, students, etc.)
Speak with the principal again to propose updated program plan
and understand options
Design plan in detail
Begin implementing plan for transitioning more and more
leadership roles to current students, graduates, and community
members

Challenges
-Financial limitations
-Time limitations
-Responsibilities
-Limited opportunities

-Time limitations
-Financial limitations
-Physical limitations
(carpal tunnel)

-Time limitations
-Health limitations (heart
issues, anxiety, joint
pain, etc.)
-Financial limitations
(healthy food being more
expensive)
-Funding
-Funding
-Funding
-Lack of boldness or
confidence

-Time limitations
-Transient student
involvement

Resources
-Fund-raising experience
-Large support network
-BuildaBridge and other related
connections
-Current flexibility financially
and time-wise
-Knowing people at HARTT
School of Music
-Bartering for lessons
-Proximity to many music
venues/groups/teachers
-Physical Therapist mother
-Proximity to many parks
-Friends who like to be
physically active
-Friends who are health
conscious
-Physical Therapist mother to
help with joint problems
-The very relevant, practical
skills offered by this masters
program
-Youthful enthusiasm and
energy
-Already having an established
presence at Milner
-Established relationships with
students
-Connections with younger
students through this years

Caitlin Leffingwell
ARTS 695: Advanced Program Management
Projects

Participate in professional
development for classroom
management and/or traumainformed curriculum at least
once a year

Spiritual

Become actively involved in

a church within the next 6-12
months

Implement more effective recruitment strategy

Evaluate progress annually

Search for relevant professional development opportunities

Speak with boss to determine support for PD endeavors
Find an older teacher known for excellent classroom management
and ask to observe him/her for a week

Find a home church in the next four months

Tithe weekly
Serve during services or events at least once a month
Attend a local small group at least once a month

Track Spiritual change over time by continuing to journal

regularly
Intentionally ask close friends and family to note areas of
weakness and areas of growth on an annual basis
Memorize at least one verse every month
Seek out every opportunity to actively practice what I believe
Meet bi-monthly with an older mentor or couple who know me
and can speak Biblical truth and grace into my life
Spend quality time at least once a month with a diverse group of
peers who can encourage me and be encouraged by me on our
walks with Christ
Set up separate savings account and automatically contribute
savings percentage each month
Allot 5% for emergencies, 5% for future travel, and 10% for
long-term savings
Allot 5% for home church and 5% for specific missions-related
gifts
Always round up
When making all financial decisions, purposefully trust God and
seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness (Matthew
6:33, NIV)

Grow in faith, goodness,

knowledge, self-control,
perseverance, godliness,
kindness, and love (2 Peter
1:5-7)

Financial

Save at least 20% of income

every month for long-term
use
Live generously by giving at
least 10% of income away
every month

7/13/15
Managing
summer program

-Unknown level of
support
-Finding a mentor
teacher willing to let me
observe him/her
-Social burnout from
jobs
-Time limitations from
school
-Abundant sinful
tendencies
-Time limitations
-Initiative needed to seek
out discipleship
relationships
-Social burnout galore

-Financial anxiety
-Emergencies prior to
savings
-Financial limitations
-Financial anxiety

-Pre-existing positive
connections at Milner
-History of support from
supervisors/company
-Deep desire to be connected
again to a church community
-New Hartford church plant
launching just when I return
from Israel!
-Power of the Holy Spirit in me
-Grace given by Jesus
-Existing (albeit more sporadic)
discipleship relationships
encouraging this
-Roommates living out
Christian walk around and with
me

-Financially savvy father who

is more than willing to help me
-Abundant well-paying (albeit
part-time) jobs at the moment
-Healthy prayer habits
-Remembering Gods
generosity to me and goodness
in the past

Caitlin Leffingwell
ARTS 695: Advanced Program Management
Projects
Accept/keep only jobs that
are relevant to or serve my
mission and vision

Write down the fact that saying yes means saying no to

something else
Write down mission and vision in a visible place, to consult
whenever job opportunities arise

7/13/15
Managing
-Drastic difficulty saying
no
-Financial anxiety

-People frequently encouraging

me to say no
-Trust and gratitude for
everything God is doing and
has done

Caitlin Leffingwell
ARTS 695: Advanced Program Management
Projects

7/13/15
Managing
GANTT Chart