Running Effective Advisory Meetings Lynne Porter December 12, 2008

Purpose of Advisory Meetings Assistance with… Meeting industry standards Meeting industry standards Determining workforce needs and trends Determining workforce needs and trends Reviewing curriculum, course competencies, assessments Reviewing curriculum, course competencies, assessments Developing certificate programs/course sequences Developing certificate programs/course sequences Determining equipment/facilities Determining equipment/facilities

Purpose of Advisory Meetings Providing resources Providing resources Speakers Speakers Field trips Field trips Work-based learning opportunities Work-based learning opportunities Externships Externships Equipment and supplies Equipment and supplies Curriculum writing Curriculum writing Teacher recruitment Teacher recruitment Student placement Student placement

Purpose of Advisory Meetings Meeting state & federal mandates Meeting state & federal mandates State Plan State Plan Perkins Perkins SB70 SB70

State and Federal Mandates CTE will engage every student in high- quality, rigorous, and relevant educational pathways and programs, developed in partnership with business and industry CTE will engage every student in high- quality, rigorous, and relevant educational pathways and programs, developed in partnership with business and industry CTE programs are based on locally validated standards and curricular content [and are] responsive to labor market conditions CTE programs are based on locally validated standards and curricular content [and are] responsive to labor market conditions

Planning Advisory Meetings  Selecting advisors  Representation from all aspects of sector  Ability/willingness to serve  Knowledge/experience  Communication skills  Scheduling: time and location  At their convenience  Consider industry site  Beginning/end of day or lunch

Planning Advisory Meetings  Collaborative advisories  With ROP, high school CTE instructors  Sharing costs & labor  Two months’ lead time  Phone calls to check times  Formal invitation  /outlook invitation with reminder  Phone call to remind

Planning Advisory Meetings  Make it appealing. Food Food Recognition/gifts Recognition/gifts Listen Listen Facilitate Facilitate

Planning Advisory Meetings  Make it worthwhile! Panel style, with faculty in audience Panel style, with faculty in audience Curriculum input, with advance opportunity to review Curriculum input, with advance opportunity to review Trends/labor market Trends/labor market What do they want you to know? What do they want you to know? Open house optional, at end Open house optional, at end