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MAXIMIZING INVESTMENT IN YOUR COMMUNITY’S FUTURE W ISCONSIN R URAL S CHOOLS A LLIANCE C ONFERENCE W ISCONSIN D ELLS , W ISCONSIN O CTOBER 29, 2018

WHO WE ARE Ben Niehaus Sylvia Tiala Craig Albers Andy Garbacz School District UW - Stout UW-Madison UW-Madison of Florence County

OVERVIEW OF PRESENTATION • C OLLECTIVE I MPACT – W HAT I S I T ? • E MBRACING COLLECTIVE IMPACT • E NTRY P OINT • I DEAS AND R ECOMMENDATIONS FOR M AKING I NITIAL C ONNECTIONS • L ISTENING • W HAT F OCUS G ROUPS HAVE T OLD U S • T AKING A CTION

Backbone Support Organization COLLECTIVE Continuous Communication Mutually Reinforcing Activities Leadership IMPACT Regular Common Agenda Plan, manage, & Interactions Measure support Coordinate M ULTIPLE O RGANIZATIONS • Shared Common Differentiated Vision for Vocabulary A CROSS S ECTORS • Activities Change Agree on how Fitting into S OLVE C OMPLEX • success is overall plan P ROBLEMS measured L ASTING SOCIAL C HANGE • J OHN K ANIA & M ARK K RAMER (2011) HTTPS :// SSIR . ORG / ARTICLES / ENTRY / COLLECTIVE _ IMPACT

EMBRACING COLLECTIVE IMPACT • T O MAXIMIZE POSITIVE OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN , FAMILIES , AND SCHOOLS , MULTIPLE STAKEHOLDERS ACROSS DISCIPLINES MUST COLLABORATE IN MANNER THAT ORGANIZES THE CHANGE PROCESS AROUND OUTCOMES AND ACTIVITIES . • S CHOOL FACULTY AND S TAFF , C OMMUNITY S TAKEHOLDERS , S TATEWIDE O RGANIZATIONS , U NIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES • C ROSS - DISCIPLINE C OLLABORATIONS

ENTRY POINT • B EING APPROACHED BY UNIVERSITY • D ISTRICT APPROACHES UNIVERSITY • C OLLABORATIVE DISCUSSIONS IN WHICH THE COMMUNICATION IS BI - DIRECTIONAL ON AN ON - GOING BASIS • C URRENT • C ONFERENCES • N ETWORKING EVENTS

IDEAS/RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MAKING INITIAL CONNECTIONS • W HAT WORKS FOR YOU WHEN IT COMES TO ESTABLISHING INITIAL CONNECTIONS ? • W HAT WOULDN ' T WORK FOR YOU WHEN IT COMES TO ESTABLISHING INITIAL CONNECTIONS ? • W HAT ELSE SHOULD WE KEEP IN MIND WHEN IT COMES TO ESTABLISHING INITIAL CONNECTIONS ?

LISTENING – HOW WE GOT STARTED • BI-DIRECTIONAL SHARING OF INFORMATION • CONDUCTING OF FOCUS GROUPS • CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS • PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER

THEMES THAT EMERGED (SYLVIA) • Q UESTIONS ASKED : W HAT D O Y OU L IKE B EST ? • W HAT O PPORTUNITIES W OULD Y OU L IKE T O S EE ? • W HAT I S U NIQUE – L IKE TO P RESERVE ? • • T HEMES FOUND : T ENSION B ETWEEN E XISTING L IFESTYLE & G ROWTH J OBS /W ORKERS – C LEAR O PPORTUNITIES /Q UALIFIED & W ILLING W ORKERS • H OUSING – P ERMANENT & T EMPORARY • C OMMUNITY – R ELATIONSHIPS • P RESERVE W HAT H AVE W HILE A TTRACT THE “R IGHT ” P EOPLE • E NTERTAINMENT /R ECREATIONAL O PPORTUNITIES • E NVIRONMENT • H EALTH C ARE •

THEMES THAT EMERGED (ANDY/CRAIG) • M ENTAL H EALTH S ERVICE DELIVERY • F ACILITATORS : B UILD C ROSS -C OMMUNITY C OLLABORATIONS , B UILD T RUST , U SE E FFECTIVE C OMMUNICATION • B ARRIERS : E CONOMIC N EEDS , C HALLENGES WITH SCHOOL - BASED MENTAL HEALTH , LACK OF ACCESS , CHALLENGES RELATED TO CONSISTENCY IN SERVICES

MOVING TOWARD A COLLECTIVE IMPACT

TAKING ACTION – IMPACT EXAMPLE • C URRICULUM D EVELOPED FOR P ROBLEM S OLVING • E MPLOYABILITY S KILLS C OURSE A DDED • F UTURE : W ORKSHOP F OR B USINESS I NDUSTRY • W ORKSHOP F OR E DUCATORS • C ONTINUE B UILDING C OLLECTIVE I MPACT I NFRASTRUCTURE • B UILDING T RADES P ROGRAM I MPLEMENTATION •

WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO MAXIMIZE RETURN ON INVESTMENT? • B ENEFITS OF C OLLABORATION • T YPES OF T ASKS • T IME C OMMITMENT • Q UESTIONS ?

QUESTIONS? • C ONTACT U S ! • C RAIG A LBERS - CRAIG . ALBERS @ WISC . EDU • A NDY G ARBACZ - SGARBACZ @ WISC . EDU • B EN N IEHAUS - NIEHAUSB @ MYFLORENCE . ORG • S YLVIA T IALA – TIALAS @ UWSTOUT . EDU