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Diplomas Now Summer Institute | July 8-9, 2013 | Baltimore, Maryland Working in the collaboration outside your job description. “Educating the whole child” Session Presenters: Shell Nichols, STF at Linden McKinley STEM Academy, Josh Johnson, STF at Mifflin High School, William K. Ragland II, STF at South High School

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Diplomas Now Summer Institute | July 8-9, 2013 | Baltimore, Maryland

Working in the collaboration outside your job description.

“Educating the whole child” Session Presenters: Shell Nichols, STF at Linden McKinley STEM Academy, Josh Johnson, STF at Mifflin High School, William K. Ragland II, STF at South High School

Diplomas Now Summer Institute | July 8-9, 2013 | Baltimore, Maryland

Objectives:

Participants will be able identify ways to work in the collaborative effectively so every stakeholder’s needs are met.

Participants will recognize how to lead the collaborative without always stating that they are the “LEAD” partner.

Participants will know how to effectively collaborate on initiatives to drive student achievement.

Diplomas Now Summer Institute | July 8-9, 2013 | Baltimore, Maryland

Do Now Activity (15mins)

Write out key responsibilities for each of your partners’ roles. Talent Development Secondary City Year Communities In Schools Instructional Coaches School District and School

Share Key Responsibilities

Identify Commonalities and Differences

How to Understand Our Roles and Responsibilities

“The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team.” ― Phil Jackson

Diplomas Now Summer Institute | July 8-9, 2013 | Baltimore, Maryland

Understanding Our Roles and Responsibilities

Develop Summer Meeting Schedule

Goals

1. Principal

2. DN Goals

3. Organization Goals

Focus Lists JHU/TD City Year Communities in Schools

Planning of Events

"Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success." Henry Ford

Joint Allegiances "Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working together is success." Henry Ford

Diplomas Now Summer Institute | July 8-9, 2013 | Baltimore, Maryland

Fourth Partner and Team Norms

School Partner

Maintain open communication with building administrators (grade level principal and/or head principal).

Request permission for ALL DIPLOMAS NOW/Talent Development events and activities (DON’T ASSUME).

Serve as a building staff not just as a DIPLOMAS NOW/Talent Development employee.

Norms

Come up with norms as a DN/TD team.

Remain consistent with norms at all meetings.

Diplomas Now Summer Institute | July 8-9, 2013 | Baltimore, Maryland

Joint Allegiances… “WE” Approach

Take a vested interest in all partner goals, events, and activities.

GLOBAL Youth Service Day

Talent Showcase

STEM Night

Use unified language regarding the DN/TD model. The old saying… There is no “I” in partner.

District personnel

Donors

Students and Parents

Volunteers

Trust“The best way to find out if you can trust somebody is to trust them” –Ernest Hemingway

Diplomas Now Summer Institute | July 8-9, 2013 | Baltimore, Maryland

How to build trust…

Getting to know each other early and often

Completing Tasks Together

Identifying Strengths and weakness of the partners

Delegating Responsibilities

“Step-up to the plate”

Vested Partnership and Collaboration

Vocalizing your needs

Diplomas Now Summer Institute | July 8-9, 2013 | Baltimore, Maryland

“Where we go from here”

Ending Activity: As a team…

Develop Summer Meetings Schedules Agendas

Identifying Roles and Responsibilities

Develop Team Norms

Get to Know Each Other

Thank you!

Comments, Questions, and Contact Info:William K. Ragland II- [email protected] Josh Johnson [email protected] Nichols- [email protected]