The Community The Community Collaboration CoachesCollaboration Coaches

Roles, Strategies, and ToolsRoles, Strategies, and Tools

Building New Ways of PartnershipsBuilding New Ways of Partnerships

BeyondBeyondCoordinationCoordinationCooperationCooperation

CollaborationCollaboration

ToToConvergenceConvergence

Consolidation of Service DeliveryConsolidation of Service Delivery

BuildingBuildingCommunity BasedCommunity Based

Public - Private PartnershipsPublic - Private Partnerships

Community Collaboration Community Collaboration CoachesCoaches

Guiding the ProcessGuiding the ProcessFacilitating Not DoingFacilitating Not DoingBrokering ResourcesBrokering Resources

Finding Problem SolversFinding Problem SolversMediating ConflictMediating Conflict

Developing LeadershipDeveloping Leadership

Coaches Coaches “Guiding the Process”“Guiding the Process”

Start wherever the community is at and build on their Start wherever the community is at and build on their strengthsstrengths

Recognize different phases of community planningRecognize different phases of community planning Create community buy-InCreate community buy-In Set vision and prioritiesSet vision and priorities Keep children, families, and quality at the forefrontKeep children, families, and quality at the forefront Promote inclusive practices, services to homeless Promote inclusive practices, services to homeless

children, and comprehensive serviceschildren, and comprehensive services Promote common professional developmentPromote common professional development Ensure process and product workEnsure process and product work

Coaches Coaches “Facilitating Versus Doing”“Facilitating Versus Doing”

Focus on system developmentFocus on system development Bring and keep stakeholders to the tableBring and keep stakeholders to the table Utilize community leadersUtilize community leaders Maximize existing resourcesMaximize existing resources Creating safe meeting environmentsCreating safe meeting environments Ask the guiding and/or “hard” questionsAsk the guiding and/or “hard” questions

Coaches Coaches “Mediating Conflicts & Finding Solutions To “Mediating Conflicts & Finding Solutions To

Problems”Problems”

Clarify using the vision and principlesClarify using the vision and principles Identify facilitators from the communityIdentify facilitators from the community Bring in the resources that address the issueBring in the resources that address the issue Seek advise from people in the community who Seek advise from people in the community who

are working well together on the issueare working well together on the issue Look to people with knowledge of the issueLook to people with knowledge of the issue

Coaches Coaches Sustaining CommunitiesSustaining Communities

Guide structure development: ongoing Guide structure development: ongoing council or committees to address issues, council or committees to address issues, oversee policies and practices, and oversee policies and practices, and accountabilityaccountability

Guide development of communication Guide development of communication structures within community and among structures within community and among other communitiesother communities

Touch base and/or be on call for ongoing Touch base and/or be on call for ongoing feedback and clarificationfeedback and clarification

Coaches Coaches Help Level the Playing FieldHelp Level the Playing Field

Help schools become community planners Help schools become community planners and community memberand community member

Help community partners be comfortable at Help community partners be comfortable at the tablethe table

Build local leadership among a wide array of Build local leadership among a wide array of stakeholders (not just schools): child care, stakeholders (not just schools): child care, Head Start, city government, United Way, Head Start, city government, United Way, health care, mental health groups, business, health care, mental health groups, business, philanthropicphilanthropic

Coaches Coaches Get to Know Your CommunitiesGet to Know Your Communities

Spread the word in the state/region (letters, inform Spread the word in the state/region (letters, inform regional administrators, highlight at conferences): state regional administrators, highlight at conferences): state rolerole

Begin to identify communities to target (starting, existing, Begin to identify communities to target (starting, existing, or requesting communities and/or other priorities): state or requesting communities and/or other priorities): state and coaches roleand coaches role

Get to know your key contact in target community – Get to know your key contact in target community – coaches send a letter, an email, or a phone callcoaches send a letter, an email, or a phone call

Advise in creation of steering council and community Advise in creation of steering council and community meetingsmeetings

Foreshadow considerations and issues that could arise Foreshadow considerations and issues that could arise Support development of meeting agendasSupport development of meeting agendas

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Common Standards

Mission and Vision

Guiding Principles

Values and Beliefs

Curriculum Assessment Evaluation

Learning Environment Family Partnerships

Meals Transportation Health/Safety

Contracts and Interagency Agreements

Supervision Fiscal

Human Resources Staff Development

Goals and Action Plans

Structures for Shared Leadership

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Mission and Vision

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Values and Beliefs

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Meals Transportation Health/Safety

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Coaches FocusCoaches Focus

Coaches Coaches Take Time to Outfit Yourself Take Time to Outfit Yourself

Identify foundation documents to use as Identify foundation documents to use as resourcesresources

Learn about state resource peopleLearn about state resource people Identify communities that can be Identify communities that can be

resources, models, and supportsresources, models, and supports Identify perceived barriers and work that Identify perceived barriers and work that

has been done to address them has been done to address them

Coaches Take NoteCoaches Take Note

The perception of yourself changes with The perception of yourself changes with your old friendsyour old friends

You are your best resources, supporters You are your best resources, supporters and teachers -- make time to get togetherand teachers -- make time to get together

Be prepared -- your roles are always Be prepared -- your roles are always changingchanging

State LevelState Level “top down support for grass route effort” “top down support for grass route effort”

Honor local control and unique community Honor local control and unique community needs needs

Bring and keep state agencies and associations Bring and keep state agencies and associations at the tableat the table

Carefully support policy developmentCarefully support policy development Establish statewide networksEstablish statewide networks Promote quality early learning standardsPromote quality early learning standards Create broad based public supportCreate broad based public support Maximize your connectionsMaximize your connections

State Level Support for CoachesState Level Support for Coaches

Advisory CouncilAdvisory Council Funding Funding Connections to regional structuresConnections to regional structures Communication tools such as a listservCommunication tools such as a listserv Networking tools such as group meetings Networking tools such as group meetings

or conferenceor conference Cross department or division policy Cross department or division policy

development: development: Early learning standardsEarly learning standards