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Collaboration and Consolidation

Collaboration and Consolidation. What Is It? Is It Doable? MASA Fall Conference 9/26/2007 3:15-4:30 p.m. Collaboration and Consolidation. Superintendents Charles Coleman, Ed.D., Battle Creek School District Dale Kimball, Ed.D., Pennfield Schools Cindy Ruble, Lakeview School District

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Collaboration and Consolidation

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  1. Collaboration and Consolidation What Is It? Is It Doable? MASA Fall Conference 9/26/2007 3:15-4:30 p.m.

  2. Collaboration and Consolidation • Superintendents • Charles Coleman, Ed.D., Battle Creek School District • Dale Kimball, Ed.D., Pennfield Schools • Cindy Ruble, Lakeview School District • Consultant • Ric Peterson, PPSC, LLC

  3. Collaboration and Consolidation • Vision • Purpose • Improve through collaboration • Redeploy dollars closer to student • Silver Bullets • No Silver Bullets • Diligence • Continual process improvement

  4. Collaboration and Consolidation • History • Battle Creek Collaboration • Predates executive initiatives • Predates legislative initiatives

  5. Collaboration and Consolidation • History • Commitment • Multiple communities • Multiple school boards • Business and industry • ISD involvement-not consolidation

  6. Collaboration and Consolidation • History • Cooperative History • Curricular initiatives • Instructional initiatives

  7. Collaboration and Consolidation • History • Collaborative/Consortium Prerequisites • Manage community, organizational and individual personalities (i.e., egos) • Trust among districts • Guiding questions • Is it best for students? • Is it doable? • Consultant acquisition • Things to consider

  8. Collaboration and Consolidation • Collaboration vs. Consolidation • Issues • Politics • Solutions

  9. Collaboration and Consolidation • Collaborative Study Process • Meet with stakeholders • Identify area of focus • Identify collaborative process point person

  10. Collaboration and Consolidation • Collaborative Study Process • Proposal Development • Funding alternatives • Study scope • Study methodology • Staff to be interviewed • Define the deliverable • Identify the timeline

  11. Collaboration and Consolidation • Collaborative Study Process • Engagement Management • Media protocol • Study process point person • Consultant • Individual districts • Study process point person • Monitors progress • Resolves logistical issues • Collaborative level • District level

  12. Collaboration and Consolidation • Collaborative Study Process • Reports-Results of Study • Individual districts • Draft meeting • Collaborative • Draft meeting • Initial project plan • Meeting • Public meeting • Recommendations • Project plan

  13. Collaboration and Consolidation • Recommendation Management • Individual District Stakeholders • Business office • Human resource office • Technology office

  14. Collaboration and Consolidation • Recommendation Management • Meet with stakeholders • CEOs and business managers • CEOs and human resource managers • CEOs and technology managers

  15. Collaboration and Consolidation • Recommendation Management • Project Plan Development • Point Person • Project Manager • Monthly ISD/Superintendents’ Meeting • Progress report

  16. Collaboration and Consolidation • Individual Recommendations • Staffing prerequisites • Staffing compression • Process compression • Cash receipting • Human resources • Benefits enrollment • Payroll

  17. Collaboration and Consolidation • Individual Recommendations • Process Compression • Purchasing • Accounts payable • Common Platform • User Self-service

  18. Collaboration and Consolidation • Summary • No silver bullets • Trust • Continual CEO commitment • Community desire • What is best for students • Collaboration does not mean consolidation • Manage project plan • Just do it!!!!!!

  19. Collaboration and Consolidation • QUESTIONS?????

  20. Collaboration and Consolidation Thank you! Charles Coleman, Ed.D. ccoleman@battle-creek.k12.mi.us Dale Kimball, Ed.D. kimballd@pennfield.net Cindy Ruble cruble@lakeviewspartans.org Ric Peterson ppscllc@comcast.net

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