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Governor’s Education Summit

Governor’s Education Summit. Great Lakes Bay Region: A Story of Successful Collaboration April 23,2012. Great Lakes Bay Region: A Story of Successful Collaboration. Planning/Presentation Team. Carolyn Wierda Interim Associate Dean, College of Education, SVSU Executive-in-Residence

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Governor’s Education Summit

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  1. Governor’s Education Summit Great Lakes Bay Region: A Story of Successful Collaboration April 23,2012

  2. Great Lakes Bay Region:A Story of Successful Collaboration

  3. Planning/Presentation Team • Carolyn Wierda • Interim Associate Dean, College of Education, SVSU • Executive-in-Residence • Michael R. Dewey • Superintendent, Bay-Arenac ISD • Dr. Richard Syrek • Superintendent, Saginaw ISD • John Searles • Superintendent, Midland County ESA • Deborah Dunbar • Director, Great Lakes Bay Instructional Services Dept.

  4. Typical Reasons for Collaboration • Desire to improve access or quality of services • Personnel changes • Budget reductions • Concern about duplications • Desire to enhance access to/use of funding • Desire to improve community awareness/perception, relations, accountability • State and/or federal policy change • Other • From “Seeking Better Performance Through Interagency Collaboration”

  5. The Story Before the Story…

  6. A Collaborative Region

  7. Initiating Conversations… • Initial collaborative discussions began during the 2009-10 school year • Informal group met during 2010-11 with Carolyn Wierda at SVSU • Representatives from Bay-Arenac ISD, Midland County ESA, Saginaw ISD, Delta College, SVSU Faculty • Draft Strategic Plan developed

  8. Great Lakes Bay Education Collaborative Strategic Plan

  9. Goals of the Collaborative • To become a high performing collaborative • To mirror local district/building academic goals – leveraging talent and resources – to support achievement of all students in the Great Lakes Bay Region • Reading • Writing • Mathematics • Science • Social Studies

  10. How will the goals be achieved?Who will do the work? • Discussions among 3 ISD Superintendents • Planning during 2010-11 • Board agreements • Unify One Great Lakes Bay Instructional Services Department

  11. Benefits of Collaboration • Save money • Leverage resources • Promote cohesiveness within a region • Reduce duplication • Promote positive relationships • Foster exchange among districts • Highest quality becomes affordable

  12. Organizational Layout

  13. Evidence of Success Great Lakes BayProfessional Development Unified and Under One Cover

  14. Evidence of Success A Unified Staff that Plans and Works Together

  15. Evidence of Success Great Lakes Bay Principal Meetings Title I Director Support Professional Development Curriculum & Assessment Support Common Core Support

  16. Evidence of Success Establishment of an Annual Great Lakes Bay Summer Leadership Academy at SVSU

  17. Academy 2012

  18. Evidence of Success Introducing the Common Core in the GLB Region

  19. Evidence of Success Meeting School Improvement, Title I, NCA Requirements through AdvancED Guided School Improvement Available Across Region

  20. Great Lakes Bay New Teacher Academy Hybrid Experience: with face-to-face plus online

  21. Coaching and Mentoring

  22. Summer 2012

  23. More Collaboration • MDE Grant for Collaboration • Through existing RDI project • Explore additional collaboration possibilities • Analysis of Technology & Business Services • Pursuit of grant with SVSU for research project

  24. Lessons We’re Learning… Coming together is a process It takes a while to develop a shared vision Continuous communication & feedback are required Time to plan and discuss issues must be built into the schedule Trust can strengthen through shared success and experiences together

  25. Other lessons we’re learning…

  26. Challenges in Collaboration Typically cited in the research: Reconciling policies and procedures of different departments Reluctance to/ or constraints about sharing information Insufficient staff support Different IT systems Staff opposition (active or passive) Lack of understanding of partner’s limitations Personal and turf issues Merging professional/program cultures

  27. Planning for 2012-13 Expand the level of service to LEAs Strengthen the team in key areas Establish a Great Lakes Bay Instructional Leadership Council (LEA representation) Initiate collaborations with SVSU faculty Unify Health Education Coordination (SISD/BAISD) Continue to address challenges

  28. Resources • Association of Education Service Agencies • http://www.aesa.us/ • Best Practices and Interagency Collaboration • http://theacademy.sdsu.edu/Documents/SACHSIntegratedServicesResearchReport.pdf • Working Across Boundaries: Making Collaboration Work in Government & Non Profit Organizations • Matthew Linden (2002) • Distributed Team Collaboration in Organizations: Emerging Tools & Practices • Kathy L. Milhauser (2011)

  29. In Closing… • Carolyn Wierdaccwierda@svsu.edu • Dr. Richard Syrekrsyrek@sisd.cc • John Searlessuptsearles@mcesa.k12.mi.us • Deborah Dunbardunbard@baisd.net

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