1. First 5 Kern 2007 SP Homework Chapter 2 RBA Refesher 1 First 5 Kern Commission’s 2007 Strategic Planning Preparing for Strategic Planning Activities Chapter Two: RBA Refresher By Steve Barrow Results Strategies & Advocacy Institute scbarrow@pacbell.netscbarrow@pacbell.net 530 902-5551

2. First 5 Kern 2007 SP Homework Chapter 2 RBA Refesher 2 Chapter Two: RBA Refresher This chapter contains 14 slides of instruction Each slide provides a brief overview of the core concepts and terminology used in Results Based Accountability (RBA) as used in First 5 Kern’s Strategic Planning The concepts covered in Chapter Two are: –RBA philosophy –RBA terminology

3. First 5 Kern 2007 SP Homework Chapter 2 RBA Refesher 3 Acknowledgement The Results Based Accountability (RBA) concepts in this primer are based on the RBA concepts developed by Mark Friedman of the Fiscal Policy Studies Institute, but this primer is not a product created by Mark Friedman or the Institute This presentation was created by Steve Barrow of RSAI for the First 5 Kern Commission

4. First 5 Kern 2007 SP Homework Chapter 2 RBA Refesher 4 Why Results Based Accountability (RBA) Refresher RBA is the framework and underlying philosophy behind First 5 Kern’s Strategic Plan RBA philosophy has at its core an emphasis on focusing on the condition of the child and their family This refresher is meant to help Commissioners refresh their understanding and knowledge of the terminology and concepts used in RBA, which pertain to their Strategic Plan and strategic planning activities

5. First 5 Kern 2007 SP Homework Chapter 2 RBA Refesher 5 Results Outcomes Offic Store Child Care School Church BankBank Objectives Strategies

6. First 5 Kern 2007 SP Homework Chapter 2 RBA Refesher 6 RBA Terminology There are four key terms we will review in this brief RBA overview, which are used in the Strategic Plan and strategic planning process  Results  Objectives  Strategies/Activities  Indicators

7. First 5 Kern 2007 SP Homework Chapter 2 RBA Refesher 7 Step One Results Statements (Outcomes) Results Statements are big vision statements Results Statements are Community Wide Statements  Where do you want to be in 2010 or 2012? Result statements do not tell us the focus of how we are going to get there – just broadly where we want to go

8. First 5 Kern 2007 SP Homework Chapter 2 RBA Refesher 8 First 5 Kern’s Strategic Plan Strategic Areas First 5 Kern’s Strategic Plan has four core Strategic Areas of focus, and each of these areas have a Result statement associated with the Strategic Area: –Health and Wellness: Children will be healthy –Parent Education and Support Services: Parents and Caregivers will be knowledgeable –Childcare and Early Childhood Education: Children and Families will be supported in the community –Integration of Services: Children and family support services will be integrated, nurturing, and culturally appropriate

9. First 5 Kern 2007 SP Homework Chapter 2 RBA Refesher 9 Step Two Picking Objectives Objectives identify the issue area you are working on to address the broader Results Statement

10. First 5 Kern 2007 SP Homework Chapter 2 RBA Refesher 10 Step 3 Picking Strategies to Address your Objective(s) Strategies/Activities tell us:  What activities are going to be done  How are they going to get done  Who is going to do them  By When?

11. First 5 Kern 2007 SP Homework Chapter 2 RBA Refesher 11 How Results Objectives & Strategies/Activities Fit Together There can be different avenues to address the Result Statement Objectives help clarify what issue area we are focused on regarding the broader Result area or statement The following slides provide examples of the “cascade” of going from the broad Result Statement to the More focused Objective and then the specific Strategies/Activities that are carried out to meet the Objective and address the Result sought

12. First 5 Kern 2007 SP Homework Chapter 2 RBA Refesher 12 Result Objective Strategies/Activities Result Statement Children will be healthy Examples of Objective and potential Strategies: Objective- Good oral health: –Example Strategies: Fluoridate water, increase number of dentist seeing young children, increase parent knowledge of dental health Objective- Insure all children are immunized: –Example Strategies: Immunization registry system, Provide CASA assessment for area physicians Objective-Insure every child has a medical home –Example Strategies: Sign children up for Medical, Healthy Families; health clinics at family resource centers; mobile clinics

13. First 5 Kern 2007 SP Homework Chapter 2 RBA Refesher 13 Result Objective Strategies/Activities Result Statement Children will be healthy and developmentally ready for school Examples of Objective and potential Strategies : Objective- Parents will be knowledgeable about child development: –Example Strategies: Parent education classes accessible to all parents, parenting teens will have case management, home visitation for parenting teens, literacy programs offered for parents Objective- Children will have health insurance: –Example Strategies: Parents provided CAA support, parent ed curriculum have health access component, case management have health access resource guide Objective- Families will be supported in the community –Example Strategies: FRC provided families, parent support service resource guide and materials provided, provide at risk families parent skills training and practice laboratory

14. First 5 Kern 2007 SP Homework Chapter 2 RBA Refesher 14 Putting RBA Thinking Into the Strategic Plan Coming Next: In the next two homework Chapters we delve deeper into Results Based Accountability. Chapter 3 covers indicator terminology and concepts introduced through RBA, which help measure the success of the Commission’s work Chapter 4 covers how RBA is used in the Strategic Plan