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Strengthening Partnerships. Kathy Nicholson-Tosh Cathy Kirby. Workshop Goals. Set Partnership Goals & Outcomes Identify Partners Define Governance Determine optimal operating mechanis m Evaluate effectiveness Identify factors that sustain the partnership. Purposes By Law.
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Strengthening Partnerships Kathy Nicholson-Tosh Cathy Kirby
Workshop Goals • Set Partnership Goals & Outcomes • Identify Partners • Define Governance • Determine optimal operating mechanism • Evaluate effectiveness • Identify factors that sustain the partnership
Purposes By Law Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006, Section 2: • Support partnerships among secondary schools, postsecondary institutions, baccalaureate degree granting institutions, technical colleges, workforce investment boards, business and industry, and intermediaries
Why Partnerships? • POS- Joint curriculum between secondary & ps; State-level agreement to share data • Student Perspective- Ed pathway that includes more than one institution • Supporting Student Success- more than books and institutions! • POS Principle 1: Leadership, Organization and Support • Programs of Study are developed, supported, and led with guidance from collaborative partners.
7 Steps of Creating Effective Partnerships • Pick the right person, not the like person • Define roles immediately- clear and concise – now and in the future • Have a written agreement – an imperative “think of it less as a legal contract and more as a resource to ensure everyone stays on track as years go by and memory fades.” • Communicate Often and Effectively – number one killer is lack of communication • Evaluate the situation- constant and systematic review of how partnership is operating – at least once a year • Don’t Fear a Restructure – could just mean redefining roles or resetting expectation – play to each other’s strengths. Strengths change. • Plan for an Exit – there are reasons partnerships cease to exist that have nothing to do with failure – that needs to be planned for. Remember: “The right people for the right reason for the right time.” ~ from Small Biz Bee
Let’s Discuss . . . • What defines a good partnership? • What causes partnerships to fail?
The Partnership Mission • Communicates why the partnership is being put in place; the purpose. • Communicates why it is important; the value. • Communicates a long-term purpose. SAMPLE The ---- Partnership generates ideas and leverages resources to develop and implement high-quality educational pathways that lead all students to employment and a career.
A Partnership Mission • establish collaboration • achieve shared decision making • align vision, mission and goals • leverage and blend local/regional resources
The Partnership Goals and Objectives • GOALS • Very short statement, few words • Broad in scope • Directly relates to the Mission Statement • Covers long time period • OBJECTIVES • Longer statement, more descriptive • Narrow in scope • Indirectly relates to the Mission Statement • Covers short time period Matt H. Evans, matt@exfmin.com
Our Focus — the local level • Cluster based by CC • OR Super Region • Could be differences in sectors within the same region. • The goal should determine involvement. • Your regional uniqueness will shape it.
Getting Started • Is there an existing core team? • Will there be a lead entity? • Who is working together now? • Who is not at the table?
Developing a network of partners • Learning Exchanges • Sector-based • Business/Ind. involvement • Identify pathways • Identify certifications & assessments • Identify Sec & Post-Sec coursework
Manufacturing Career Cluster Orientation e.g. Middle & High School Pathways e.g. High School Postsecondary Education and Training Bridge Associates & Certificate Bachelors Graduate Careers Technology Orientation Courses WBL Credentials Manufacturing Production Process Development Courses WBL Credentials (Shared Pathway: See selections in Energy, TDL, A&C, & R&D Clusters) Manufacturing Production Process Development Courses WBL Credentials Careers Production Courses WBL Credentials Careers Production Courses WBL Credentials Maintenance, Installation & Repair Courses WBL Credentials Careers Automation Courses WBL Credentials (Shared Pathway: See selections in MFG, Energy, IT, and TDL Clusters) Logistic & Inventory Control Courses WBL Credentials Careers Quality Control Courses WBL Credentials Careers Logistics & Inventory Control Courses WBL Credentials (Shared Pathway: See selections in MFG Cluster) Health, Safety & Environmental Assurance Courses WBL Credentials Careers
Sample Elements in Structure • Local/Regional Structure • Composition • Role of Local POS Partnership Council • Executive Committee • Chairperson • POS Local Partnership Manager • Connection to Local Sec & PS Sites • Connection to existing committees (local business advisory committees, other local business entities) State Structure • State POS Committee • Specific Career Pathways Committees
Illinois Pathways Advisory Council Illinois Pathways Initiative Governance Model Illinois Pathways Interagency Committee Pathways Resource Center AGR Learning Exchange MFG Learning Exchange TDLLearning Exchange ITLearning Exchange R&D Learning Exchange EGY Learning Exchange Goal: To create a new, innovative public-private education infrastructure that can advance college and career readiness by coordinating statewide networks of P-20 education partners, business, labor, and other organizations based on career clusters. FIN Learning Exchange A&C Learning Exchange HS Learning Exchange
Joint Advisory Committees • How will program advisory committees connect to the partnership? • Separate advisory committees support the individual programs at each institution • Joint advisory committees support the pathway (POS) that overlays two or more institutions.
Identifying Roles & Responsibilities • Fiscal • Logistic • Knowledge capital • Individual • collective
Adapted from: “How to Build a Bridge Program that Fit into a Career Pathway: A Step-by-Step Guide Based on the Carreras en Salud Program in Chicago
Officers Adapted from: Career Pathways Advisory Committee Toolkit, Debra Mills, CORD
Adapted from: Career Pathways Advisory Committee Toolkit, Debra Mills, CORD
Effective meetings include the following components: Meetings 101 • The meetings are held at times & locations that are accommodating to the partners. • Should begin & end on time. • Should stay on task and on process. • Meetings should allow for full and open discussion of issues, including controversial ones.
Adapted from: Career Pathways Advisory Committee Toolkit, Debra Mills, CORD
Adapted from: Career Pathways Advisory Committee Toolkit, Debra Mills, CORD
5. Evaluate Effectiveness Pathways to Results (PTR) http://occrl.illinois.edu/projects/pathways
Sustainability • Formal or Informal? • Collaboration based on individuals? Okay in beginning….but will not sustain….people leave • MOU- Memo of Understanding
MOU or By-Laws (Operational Procedures) Formation • Chairperson: Designation; vacancies; Term & time of election; Duties • Local RPOS Partnership Manager: Duties • Elections: Terms and time • Meetings: Annual; Regular; Special; Notice of mtgs; Quorum • Task Committees • Accountability • Dissolution & Amendments • Name of partnership • Mission • Organization & governance • Membership of Council: Election & vacancies; Time & date; Attendance; Roles & Responsibilities • Executive Committee: Designation & vacancies; Term & time of election; Duties
*Adapted from CORD’s Education & Career Partnership Structure Sample