Getting Off to a Good Start

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Getting Off to a Good Start

• Boys Girls Clubs Working Wisely with School
  Districts

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Building a Relationship

• Twenty Years of Working Together
• Understanding Roles
• Similar Missions
• Incremental Steps
• On-Going Evaluation
• Creating Trust
• Sharing a Vision

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Our Community

• Culturally diverse community
• 67 schools---serving more than 50,000 students
• 61 eligible for free reduced lunch
• 49 English Learners 71 2nd Language

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20 -Year Timeline

• 1982 BGC Buses Pick-Up GGUSD Students at 16
  Schools
• 1990 BGC Rents Empty Classrooms at 3 GGUSD
  Schools
• 1992 BGC Leases Land from GGUSD (1/yr) for
  First of 3 Modular Sites
• 1994 GGUSD Contracts with BGC for TRC and FYOP
  Services
• 2001 Cal Works --21st Century Cohort 1 4
  Schools
• 2002 Family Literacy Programs Begin
• 2003 21ST Century Cohort 3 6 Addl Schools

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Collaboration 101

• Coordination The organization of efforts of
  different parties to reach a common goal.
  High-stakes issues are not often involved, and
  parties need not carry a relationship beyond the
  accomplishment of the task at hand. BUS PROGRAM
• Cooperation A means to an end that involves
  gains and losses on the part of each participant.
  Resources and responsibilities become more
  clearly defined and shared. FYOP/TRC
• Collaboration All parties work together and
  build consensus to reach a decision or create a
  product, the result of which benefits all
  parties. Competition is a nearly-insurmountable
  roadblock to collaboration, and the relationship
  among parties must transcend the accomplishment
  of the task in order to assure its viability.
  21ST CENTURY/FAMILY LITERACY

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Preconditions for Success

• Coordination Shared objectives Need for more
  than one person to be involved Understanding of
  who needs to do what by when
• Cooperation Shared objectives Need for more
  than one person to be involved Mutual trust and
  respect Acknowledgment of mutual benefit of
  working together
• Collaboration Shared objectives Sense of
  urgency and commitment Dynamic process Sense of
  belonging Open communication Mutual trust and
  respect Complementary, diverse skills and
  knowledge Intellectual agility

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Basic Results

• Coordination Avoid gaps overlap in
  individuals' assigned work
• Cooperation Obtain mutual benefit by sharing or
  partitioning work
• Collaboration Achieve collective results that
  the participants would be incapable of
  accomplishing working alone

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Ultimate Outcomes

• Coordination Efficiently-achieved results
  meeting objectives
• Cooperation Same as for Coordination, plus
  savings in time and cost
• Collaboration Same as for Cooperation, plus
  innovative, extraordinary, breakthrough results,
  and collective accomplishment

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Initial Discussions

• A Mutual Review and Understanding of Grant
  Requirements
• Roles of Each Partner
• Additional Resources Needed and How They Will be
  Attained
• Match Responsibilities
• Chain of Command
• Evaluation Criteria to be Used

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Initial Tasks District Level

• Developing an MOU
• Establishing Records Management
• Designing an Accurate, Precise Data Collection
  System
• Creating a Process for Invoicing
• Selecting Outcomes Measurement Tools
• Determining Communication Channels to Assure
  On-Going Dialogues

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Initial Tasks At the Site

• Solidifying Relationships with School Staff
• Learn the Site Culture, Policies and Procedures
• Become a Dynamic, Positive and Helpful Presence
  on Campus
• Respect Your Boundaries

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Contact Information

• Pat Halberstadt
• Chief Professional Officer
• 714) 741-0962
• path_at_bgcgg.org
• Melanie Hare
• Senior Director
• 714) 530-5399
• melanie_at_bgcgg.org

10540 Chapman Ave Garden Grove, CA 92840 (714)
530-0430 www.bgcgg.org