Transcript BUILDING ADVISORY BOARDS THAT MATTER

Engaging Your Business Partners
Presenter: Betty R. Ware
Supervisor of Career and Technical Education
Hopewell City Schools
How to Find Board
Members
• Look for doers and managers
• Use existing connections
• Follow up with past students
• Identify established professional networks
• Build on existing relationships
• Bring principal in to let him/her know what
business and thinking
Making the Ask
 Detail the value and importance of your work
 Written description of board role
 Visit at their place of work
 Make the offer, specifying benefits and responsibilities
 Accompany the board chair or other leader to make
the ask
Elect Officers and Set Goals
 Officers should include chair, vice chair, secretary and
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treasurer
When setting goals outline operations
Set calendar
Define your committees
Elect members of committees
Common Meeting Activities
 Four things to consider in each meeting
 Learn about the work to be done
 An opportunity to learn from the board members
 Network among yourselves
 Opportunity to problem solve
Productive Advisory Boards
 Continue to tie back to the big picture
 Send agenda at least three days in advanced
 Set clear expectations
 Spend time with new members to get them up to
speed
 Offer continuous education to keep everyone informed
The Return on Investment
 Conduct strategic reviews
 Keep all stakeholders engaged in improving education
 Show your partners their return
Presented by Pawlowski and Meeder
ACTE Convention 2012