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School Support and Services
Advisory Boards
- Determine
specific interest in the school and obtain principal /
Instructional Council endorsement and building approval.
- Contact
Academy Coordinator for assistance.
- Determine the
focus (career or major) of the Academy with special attention to
integration across disciplines and special needs students.
- Determine if
an existing Academy Board is already established in this
pathway.
- Contact the
Academy Coordinator for current advisory board information and to
set up a discussion group with an existing advisory chair to
explore the possibility of sharing an existing board. New members
who will represent your specific program / school would also need
to be involved.
- If developing
a new Advisory Board, the Academy Coordinator will assist in
gathering interested school staff, school administration, and
community business partners to discuss this academy. Invite
interested persons to a meeting to introduce your academy and
brainstorm potential members for the board. From this meeting, ask
people attending to make contacts with those suggested names and /
or businesses who are potential members for the advisory
board.
- Cultivate an
interested community partner to be the Advisory Board Chair.
- Facilitate a
follow up meeting for the purpose of sharing the contact results
and adding more contact names.
- Advisory Board
Chair meets with staff and Academy Coordinator to:
- Set up first
meeting date, membership roster, and the purpose of the
academy.
- Determine the
program goals, scope, and financial support that is needed for the
Academy.
- Decide on the expectations for
board members including length of service.
- At the first
meeting, share the vision of the Academy, its goals and
expectations, and various opportunities for Academy Board members,
so that they can determine their level of involvement.– sub
committees: job shadows, speakers, mentors, internships, finances,
and curriculum enhancement, planning, involvement, and
evaluation.
- Select a
recorder / secretary to take minutes and distribute them to the
board via email.
- Determine the
meeting dates and times.
- Cultivate and
nurture on-going relationships with business partners, district
personnel, and students
- Meet with
Alliance for Education program managers to coordinate efforts
- The pathways
specialist and Academy Coordinator assist with all of the
above.
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