Getting to the Gold Standard - Advisory Board Planning and Mapping (Part I)

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Getting to the Gold Standard: Advisory Board Planning and Mapping—Part I

Aazam IrilianMorgan Pulleyblank

Academy Development Managers, West

Overview and Objectives

•Two part Learning session

•Session #1 Objectives

• AB effectiveness through self assessment

• Establish vision and identify goals• Develop action plan to move the AB to the next

level

• Prepare for Part II: Prepare questions for the experts

Advisory Board

Meet & Greet—someone new

•Name

•Region/area

•Academy theme

•One success story on the AB development

•One challenge on the AB development (post-it)

Post each on appropriate charts

What is a NAF Advisory Board?

SchoolCommunity

Standards of Practice and Strategic Actions

STANDARD 2.1: ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERSHIP AND OPERATIONS

•10-20 members

• Aprox. 80% industry theme representation

•By-laws, succession plan, committees, etc…

•Strategic plan; goals and action plan

•Meets once a month for at least eight months during the year

STANDARD 2.2: SUPPORT FOR LEARNING

•Fully aware of the theme and actively engaged

•Share industry knowledge to support student outcome

•Provide structured, work-based learning experiences• career awareness, career exploration and career

preparation

STANDARD 2.3: SUPPORT FOR Academy SUSTAINABILITY

•Provide resources to ensure the stability & sustainability

•Serve as advocates for the pathway to educational, political, civic and business communities

•Academy and student level data and help develop improvement plans

Assess the Academy Advisory Board

Continuous Improvement Cycle

• Secured human resources by involving new members or partners to sustain and grow our academy

• Secured financial resources through annual fund raising events and solicitations that support academy activities such as student scholarships

• Secured technical resources to support curriculum development, reviews of student projects and presentations, and to impact teacher knowledge of the field

AB Thresholds To Become A Distinguished Academy(Quality Center at http://quality.naf.org)

Moving the Advisory Board to the Next LevelVisualize & Set Goals

Our board members are familiar with our academy program and always recruit new members for us, telling them how great our program and students are .

Every board member is able to make a presentation about the academy, its goals and needs to their peer by February 2015.

Transform your “Visions” into SMART Goals Setting S.M.A.R.T. GOALS

• S: specific about your target (know what you want)

• M: measurable (how will you know when you’ve reached it?)

• A: achievable (how can this goal be accomplished?)

• R: relevant (how does this relate to you?)

• T: time specific (when will this happen?)

Transform your “Visions” into SMART Goals Setting S.M.A.R.T. GOALS

• S: specific about your target (know what you want)

• M: measurable (how will you know when you’ve reached it?)

• A: achievable (how can this goal be accomplished?)

• R: relevant (how does this relate to you?)

• T: time specific (when will this happen?)

Taking Action—Developing An Action Plan

15 min

Develop An Action Plan

Evidences from here will be the uploaded to the academy Evidence Binder

Where to access the Action Plan tool?

Ask

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Site Specific Another academy director Advisory Board

Members/experts1. What is a question you have for an

AB member that you think EVERYONE IN THE ROOM can benefit from?

2. What is a specific issue that you want to talk through with an AB member? This is the time for you to get into the weeds with your specific academy’s challenges

Intermission 15 minutes

Be On Time

Free consultation session with an expert on

Advisory Board development and sustainability.

Getting to the Gold Standard: Advisory Board Planning and

Mapping—Part II

Aazam IrilianMorgan Pulleyblank

Academy Development Managers, West

Agenda•Session I Summary & Overview (10 min.)

•Panel Introduction (10 Min)

•Ask the experts-Panel Discussion (30 min.)

•Round Table Discussion (15 Min)

•Sharing you Ah Ha’s (5 Min)

•Feedback-Exit Cards

•Enhance and sustain the Advisory Board(AB)

•Identify options to resolve specific AB issues

Objectives

Our Experts & ABLC Members

• Lisa H. Paulson, Executive Director, Maui Hotel & Lodging Association

• Rebecca Ann Fields, Miami-Dade County Public Schools, CTE Department

• Gary Freund, Director, Hospitality Industry Relations, CSU East Bay

• Jim Nicholson, Senior Director, Investments-Oppenheimer & Company Inc.

• Doris Bodnar, The Bodnar Group, Inc.

• Bernie Sheridan, Project Manager, Travelers

Ask the experts

Site Specific

Another academy director

Advisory Board Members/experts

1. What is a question you have for an AB member that you think EVERYONE IN THE ROOM can benefit from?

Q. After landing your first Advisory Board

Member(s), how do you grow involvement in

your advisory board (taking on roles for

activities, field trips, fundraising, etc.)?

Ask the Experts

Ask the Experts

Q. Which are the most effective tools for getting AB members

actively and directly involved in academy activities and specific

tasks (internships, mentorships, fundraising, showcases) that

benefit students vs. simply voicing support and attending

scheduled meetings? Weedy Reed

Ask the Experts

Q. I'd like to know how to develop a more "relationship-y"

relationship with our advisory board members. What kinds of

events help develop a shared vision for where the school is

headed and what our priorities as a organization (which

includes industry partners) should be?Patrick Bohman

Ask the Experts

Q. Once you have a committed advisory board, how do you

keep them moving forward and taking on their own tasks?

Q. How would you describe the role of the advisory board

president compared to advisory board members?Debra Crane

Ask the Expert--Round Table Discussion

You are granted a 10 minutes free consultation

session with an expert on Advisory Board

development and sustainability.

What is one pressing issue you would like to

receive advice on?–Be precise and clear–You have limited time

Round Table-Case Study

Site Specific

Another academy director

Advisory Board Members/experts

What is a specific issue that you want to talk through with an AB member? This is the time for you to get into the weeds with your specific academy’s challenges

Feedback and Evaluations

• Thank you to our experts

• Exit cards