Proposed Work Plan for Columbus WOW Steering Committee(Specific dates for monthly meetings TBD locally)

Meeting Date

Topic Homework/Advance Prep/Materials

Suggested Activity/MO Meeting Outcomes/ Deliverables Follow-up

1. Sept 3

a) Affirmation of Guiding Principles

b) Begin discussion About Outcomes

• Review draft guiding principles

• Review draft outcomes (SMART/HARD goals)1

• Committee members submit emendations in advance via email/shared Google doc (depending on comfort of members)

Employ an activity such as those described in the link below to achieve group consensus about guiding principles and outcomes for Columbus WOW

http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/educatrs/profdevl/pd2reach.htm

a) Guiding Principles of Columbus WOW

b) Draft of Achievable Outcomes

Wordsmith documents by sub-committee

Circulate documents for Steering Committee approval

2. a) Affirmation of Outcomesb) Work arenas for achieving Outcomes

Review finalized Guiding Principles and Outcomes

Idit:• Map summit ideas into

Outcomes list for working draft of work arenas

• Review Principles and Outcomes for final approval

• Work groups review 3 outcomes each to modify and expand summit lists of how to achieve Outcomes

a) Clear articulation of Columbus WOW Outcomes

b) Increased knowledge and awareness of Steering Committee members re options

c) Organization into working groups

Develop and communicate guiding principles & outcomes to stakeholders/broader community

JESNA and Idit create webinar to guide work groups to non-programmatic based ideas achieve their Outcomes

Working groups develop lists for achieving Outcomes

Communication plan: ensure voices of stakeholders (traditional institutions and CONSUMERS) in feedback and buy-in to plans; keep potential funders (including Federation, Foundation, private funders) in loop

3. Achieving Consensus About Promising “1st Arenas” for Achieving Outcomes

JESNA + Idit & Chairs:• identify possible options

to present• anticipate directions that

group will go re 1st arenas.• Create guiding materials

& rubrics for working groups

• Presentation by Idit and/or JESNA staff of options and innovations that community may wish to explore (e.g., MetroWest NJ teen engagement approach; LA concierge; alternative complementary/BM/JFE models; community-wide PD, etc.) to illustrate options and different approaches

• Committee achieve consensus on +/- 3 areas they wish to explore and divide into work groups

d) Increased knowledge and awareness of Steering Committee members re options

e) Decision re 1st arenas for exploration and action

f) Organization into working groups

g) Orientation re how working groups will work

JESNA and Idit create materials and guide coach/direct working groups to resources and individuals to research promising approaches to achieve their goals

Working groups collect information on promising approaches

JESNA and Idit help working groups use decision-making tools and rubrics to develop recommendations to the Steering Committee

Communication plan: ensure voices of stakeholders (traditional institutions and CONSUMERS) in feedback and buy-in to plans; keep potential funders (including Federation, Foundation, private funders) in loop

4. Working Group Check-In Working groups conduct research

Presentations from working groups about what they are learning

Clarifying questions and suggestions about additional necessary info from other groups

Cross pollination of information Working groups use feedback to guide additional research and development of recommendations/proposals to Steering Group

Communication plan: (See Above)

1 SMART – specific, measurable, attainable, realistic, timely; HARD – heartfelt, animated, required difficult)

Proposed Work Plan for Columbus WOW Steering Committee(Specific dates for monthly meetings TBD locally)

Meeting Date

Topic Homework/Advance Prep/Materials

Suggested Activity/MO Meeting Outcomes/ Deliverables Follow-up

5. Working Groups presentations of recommendations/proposals

Working groups develop recommendations

Presentations from working groups of recommendations

Clarifying questions and suggestions about additional necessary info from other groups

Familiarization of Steering Committee with breadth of research, and creating foundation for decision-making

Preliminary discussion of prioritization

Develop and circulate prioritization and decision-making criteria

Communication plan - ensure voices of stakeholders (traditional institutions and CONSUMERS) in feedback and buy-in to plans; keep potential funders (including Federation, Foundation, private funders) in loop

6. Decision-making re overall plan for Columbus WOW

Creation of “logic models” to align goals, activities and needed inputs for each proposed initiative

Employ an activity such as those described in the link below to achieve group consensus overall plan for Columbus WOWhttp://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/educatrs/profdevl/pd2reach.htm

Consensus re overall plan for Columbus WOW

Developing funding proposal for Foundation/Federation

7. Consensus re low-hanging fruit

Creation of “logic models” to align goals, activities and needed inputs for each proposed initiative

Employ an activity such as those described in the link below to achieve group consensus about “low hanging fruit” for Columbus WOW that will not only be beneficial, but lead to big picture of transformative change

http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/educatrs/profdevl/pd2reach.htm

Consensus re low hanging fruit for Columbus WOW

Developing funding proposal for Foundation/Federation

Communication plan - ensure voices of stakeholders (traditional institutions and CONSUMERS) in feedback and buy-in to plans; keep potential funders (including Federation, Foundation, private funders) in loop

Implementation plan to be developed by staff