Teamwork Presentation
Working with Advisory PanelsHollie Gabler
[email protected] MS SPDG ~ REACH-MSRealizing Excellence
for All Children in Mississippi
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Whats with the fish?Fish can lead many types of existencesAs a
solitary fish in a bowlIn a tank with othersSwimming in open
waters
Its a philosophy for interacting with others that weve used a
lot in our SPDG particularly with our schools.
www.CatchTheFishPhilosophy.com2What does the MS-SPDG do?Original
SPDG (2005 2010 + no-cost extension)School-wide PBISLiteracyFamily
engagementNew SPDG (2010 2015)PBISSchool-wide (scaled up,
statewide)Targeted groups/Tier II (smaller scale)LRE with
alternative schools & juvenile justiceFamily engagement3
What is the format/structure of your Advisory meetings?The
meetings are virtual (online or teleconference)The meetings are
face-to-face onlyThe meetings are face-to-face, with some people
teleconferencing into the room.Other (please specify)
4SPDG Partners
5A separate MS-SPDG advisory panelDidnt ensure the right players
were in attendanceWas cumbersome and expensiveMeet relatively
infrequentlySometimes fostered the idea that the SPDG was separate
&specialDidnt help integrate SPDG priorities into existing
initiatives activities & agendas
6Didnt we just see each other?Many of the same players were on
existing bodies, boards, and panels
Much SPDG business was conducted during breaks, before or after
those meetings
Integrating SPDG priorities into THEIR goals and agendas showed
better promise.
The MS Special Education Advisory Panel was selected as the
primary outlet because of their permanency and regularity of
meetings.
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Have SPDG personnel joined other advisory boards for the purpose
of disseminating information or providing the SPDG viewpoint?
YesNo
8Changing our Advisory ApproachPresented idea of utilizing the
MS Special Education Advisory Panel as the SPDG advisory panel at a
SEAP meeting.
Parents on the SEAP were enthusiastic for a more proactive
vehicle through which they could support innovations in our
state.
SEAP approved request to serve as the primary SPDG advisory
entity and provided a letter of support for the application.
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MS - SPDG InteractionsOversight by the MS Special Education
Advisory Panel102010 SPDG Advisory StrategyPrimary oversight by the
Mississippi Special Education Advisory Panel (bi-monthly)
Ancillary support and interaction withMississippi P-16 Council
(annually)MS PBIS Alliance (bi-annually, SPDG-supported)MS Parent
Training and Information CenterPLUS others to be developed
(drop-out prevention task force, RtI Initiative, etc.)
Other boards not specifically SPDG-relatedMS Higher Education
Literacy Council (quarterly)MS Youth Justice Project
11Kinds of InputGeneral advisory functions
Feedback for annual report and project evaluation
Better able to give larger impact statements they have a broader
view from the field
Ensure parent involvement in development of processes12
Tips for working with other boardsJoin or get yourself appointed
to those boards
Know their mission, their goals, their objectives
Point out & make explicit the connections among your
work
Offer the support of the SPDG for their activities when
appropriate.13
13CautionsYou are at the mercy of that group you may or may not
stay their focus.
Many groups are time limited if this is the case, your advisory
board may not be there.
The group may think the SPDG can solve all of their problems you
have to be firm about the scope of your work/capacity.14
Do you assess the process quality of extent that stakeholders
perceive the process is fair and authentic [Hicks et al.
(2008)]?YesNo
IF YES: How do you go about doing this?
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