ADVISORY BOARDS THAT

MATTERNAF the Hartford Way

Organizational Structure

Building and Maintaining an Effective Advisory Board

Best PracticesAB Development Story Map

Envision Your AB 3-Years From Now

Richard MoriartySenior Executive Advisor

Hartford Culinary Arts AcademyHartford, CT

Recruiting

• Plan

• Phone, email, in-person

• Look for a leader

The Maiden Voyage

• Rome wasn’t built in a day

• Getting-to-know-you

• Clear Expectations

• Monthly meetings

Maintenance

• Retention

• Friends of the Board

• Keeping members engaged

• Sustainability

Structuring and Organizingan Effective Advisory Board

Michael M. MaziarzPrincipal

Academy of Engineering and Green Technology

Hartford, CT

•Identifying and recruiting frontline leadership

•The Role of the Chair

•The Role of the Principal

•The Role of the Director/Coordinator

NAF Advisory Board: Leadership

NAF Advisory Board: Structure and Organization

•What is the purpose of your Advisory Board?

•Identifying Committees to meet the needs of your school and your students

•Job Tickets/Action Plans

•Meeting Agendas

•Monitoring Progress

NAF Advisory Board: Setting Goals

•Off-site meetings

•Long term and short term goals

•Meeting the needs of your Board Members

•Sustainability

http://naf.org/files/AB_Manual_2009_update_9-30.pdf

Work-Based Learning in the Classroom

Deborah BlazysAdministrator of Nursing

HPHS Academy of Nursing andHealth Services

Hartford, CT

Build Career Awareness

• Utilize advisory board for guest speakers– NAACP• Executive skills/connection to academics

– CT AHEC (CT Area Health Education Council)• Reproduction• Pregnancy prevention

– Department of Public Health• Diabetes Education• HIV

– Hartford Hospital• Nutritionist• Ultrasound technician• Accupuncturist/alternative therapies• Organ donation• Trauma

What does a Pig Lab have to do with an advisory board/work based learning?

• All skills transfer• Advisory board members work with classroom

teachers• Clean up: “sterilization”• Job safety: equipment, chemicals, “hands”• Lab reports: reading, writing, reporting• Teamwork and collaboration with peers, board

members

My organs look like what?

• Advisory board members make it real

• Advisory board members bring the career to life

• Advisory board members bridge the gap between school and career

Awareness events

• “lets not meet by accident”– Tour of emergency department– Tour of helipad– Speakers from trauma, x-ray, lab, EMS,

nursing, respiratory• Eastern CT State University– Making good choices– Identify “your” type of school– Financing your education

Let’s not meet by accidentstudents participate

“From the Classroom to the Boardroom”

Creating meaningful work based learning experiences beyond the classroom

Brandon FrameDirector of Business

Partnerships and DevelopmentHigh School Inc.

Hartford, CT

High School, Inc. WBL Programs

• Executive Luncheon Series• Global Business Excursion• Leadership and Professional Development• Internship Program• Job Shadow Day• School of Business Visits

Advisory Board

• Must state what it means to be on the board• If you do not meet requirements you are

moved off the board• Set a number of companies, colleges and

community agencies• Create Sub-Committees with chairs• Host LEADS Tours• Annual Celebration

Managing and Securing Internships

We have an Advisory Board! Now what?

Kimberly Bennett Internship Coordinator

Pathways of TechnologyHartford, CT

Advisory Boards

They serve on the Board for a reason

Want to help school and students Recruit potential employers Network with friends, co-workers, neighbors,

etc. LinkedIn Groups- Pathways IAB Create a “target” list for upcoming school

year

Goal of Academy Staff Members:

EACH staff member should/must submit at least 1 name to me of a connection they have for me to contact.

Use documents to support your Internship Program

Examples:

Advisory Board Brochure

Sponsorship Brochure

Internship Brochure

www.pathwaystotechnology.com

Start small and work your way up

Tours of the school Invite employers to speak to classes Volunteer at a 9th grade Career Day Host a 10th grade Job Shadow student for

the day Lunch n’ Learn Resume writing Mock Interviews

The key is………

Have potential employers meet as many students as possible. The students sell the program!

Student Preparation

Junior Pre-Internship Questionnaire Academic strengths Personal strengths Career Interests/Goals Internship placement ideas

Junior Year Experience Course Resume writing Mock interviews Mock college application process

Employers want to see SOLID program in place

Student Internship GuideInternship Eligibility RequirementsInternship AgreementStudent Code of ConductStudent ApplicationTeacher Recommendation FormsJournal EntriesFinal Reflection PaperSupervisor EvaluationInternship Presentation

During the Internship

•Maintain communication with the employer

AND student

•Schedule a site visit

•Communication is the key

to success!

Importance of a “Thank You”!

A “Thank You” goes a LONG way! After Career Day After Lunch N’ Learn After Job Shadow After field trips After the interview Upon completion of the internship

Encourage hand-written “Thank You” notes

After the Internship

• Post-internship reflection meetings

Send supervisor feedback

• Invite Employers to the Student Internship Presentations

• *** Employers need to hear the VALUE and BENEFITS these opportunities have***

The POWER of Employer Testimonials

“He has a lot of potential to be a great software developer. I was impressed with how quickly he absorbed and incorporated new ideas”-Tallan

“Your student was great to work with! We expected a lot from him in a short amount of time, and he not only completed the task but outperformed the expectations”-Aetna

“Your student’s resumes and interviews were far better than any college level and beyond ones I have seen!”

-American Eagle Federal Credit Union

Questions, Comments and Observations