This document discusses engaging and sustaining an advisory board for a NAF academy. It outlines the advisory board development path from envisioning and designing in the first year to growing in years 3-4. It emphasizes the importance of the five Rs for sustainability: renewal, reward, recognition, recommitment, and results. Examples of evidence for the advisory board's role in strategic planning, fundraising, and student support are provided. Next steps encourage utilizing NAF resources and connecting with other advisory boards.

2. Engaging and Sustaining Your
NAF Advisory Board
Presenters
Dr. Jeanne Friedman, Academy Development Director
Mr. Steve Brown, Academy Development Director
Members of NAF’s Southeast Regional Team
Doris Bodnar, RFC
The Bodnar Group
ABLC Charter Member

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The Students

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Session’s Objectives
By the end of this session, attendees should
better understand:
1. Types of support Advisory Board members
provide in developing and sustaining an
academy
2. How Advisory Board requirements are
threaded throughout the Academy
Assessment
3. Materials for Evidence Binders

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3:00
Clock Buddies
Introduce yourself and ask your
clock buddy…
1. Are you currently volunteering or have
you ever volunteered with any
organization?
2. Were you an active volunteer?
3. What did you get out of it?

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What the End Game Looks Like

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Advisory Board Development Path
ENVISION & DESIGN - Year One

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Advisory Board Development Path
ENVISION & DESIGN - Year One
People
Academy Design Team
Advisory Board
Processes
Visioning, Planning, and Trust Building
Note: Research should be conducted during visioning and
planning
Activities
Recruiting, Orientating, and Team Building
Tools
AB Manual, PowerPoint and Multimedia Presentations, AB
Story Map, AB Thank You Letter of Support

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Advisory Board Development Path, cont.
FORM – Year One
“How will we work best together as an Advisory Board?”
START - Year One
“This is how we plan to help the academy students.”

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Advisory Board Development Path, cont.
FORM – Year One
“How will we work best together as an Advisory Board?”
START - Year One
“This is how we plan to help the academy students.”
People
Academy Team and Advisory Board
Processes
Reporting Out and Making Decisions
Engaging by forming AB committees
Activities
Advisory Board Recruitment Event
Student Recruitment Planning and Implementation
Goal Clarification: Strategic Planning and Budgeting
Tools
WIIFMs and Suggested By-Laws with AB By-laws Template

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Advisory Board Development Path, cont.
DEVELOP – Year 2
People
Advisory Board and Academy Team
Processes
Begin finding paid internships
Engaging by attending NAF
conferences
Activities
Professional Development for AB
members, Teachers, Directors, and
Administrators
Goal Clarification: Student Input, Fundraising, Articulation Agreements
Tools
Resource link on www.naf.org

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Advisory Board Development Path, cont.
GROWTH – Years 3-4
People
Advisory Board and Academy Team
Processes
Begin finding paid internships
Engage by attending NAF conferences
Activities
Professional Development for
AB members, Teachers, Directors,
and Administrators
Goal Clarification: Student Input,
Fundraising, Articulation Agreements
Tools
Resource link on www.naf.org

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6:00
Clock Buddies
Introduce yourself and ask your clock
buddy…
What would compel an Advisory Board
member to fully engage and be
accountable rather than serving as a
“visitor?”

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Sustainability
Years 1,2,3,4, 4+
Eureka!
The Five R’s for Sustainability
1. Renewal
2. Reward
3. Recognition
4. Recommitment
5. Results

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Businesses are always about bottom line.
Businesses are accustomed
to dealing with an end product.
A business will influence
and improve the product
to ensure it’s a winner.
Do you realize NAF Advisory Boards function
somewhat like a business… with its bottom line
being student achievement?

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9:00
Clock Buddies
Introduce yourself and ask your clock
buddy…
What are ways to ensure that advisory
board members leave Board meetings and
events feeling that their contributions were
valued?

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Sustaining Advisory Board Members
When advisory board members are
engaged, sustainability will prevail.
Remember the Five Rs

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Challenges

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Guiding Questions
• The by-laws address succession planning, committee
membership, meeting attendance and membership
termination.
• How do the AB Chair and Academy
Director communicate regularly
between AB meetings?

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Guiding Questions
• How can you ensure continuity from active
business partner companies if an employee must
leave the AB?
• How can the AB raise money and/or develop
resources to support/sustain the academy?

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12:00
Clock Buddies
Introduce yourself and ask your
clock buddy…
How can you ensure continuity
from active business partner
companies if the employee/Board
member must leave the AB or
current employment?

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Advisory Board Requirements Threaded
Throughout the Academy Assessment
Advisory Board strategic actions threaded throughout the
other three Academy Assessment elements:
Element 1: Academy Development
 1.3.b: Data Review
 1.4.a: Academy Leadership Structure
Element III: Curriculum and Instruction
 3.3.a: Sufficient Academic Support
Element IV: Work Based Learning (WBL)
4.2.a: Compensated Internships
4.2.b: Support with Logistical and Organizational needs

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Evidence Binder and/or Folder
Examples of materials and information for Evidence Binders:
AB members spending time directly supporting academy
students and teachers
AB members providing help
AB preparing a yearly Strategic Plan that includes resource
development strategies
AB conducting fund-raising events or other activities to
provide financial resources to the academy such as
scholarships, compensated internships, travel costs, etc.
By-laws showing succession strategy

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Next Steps
Connect with your peers and access resources on the
Advisory Board Support for Sustainability Forum on the
NAF Online Community Forum: http://naf.org/community
Ensure there is an AB Roster and AB by-laws showing
a succession plan and a resource fund-raising plan
Involve your AB in completing the Academy
Assessment
Download a blank version of the Academy Assessment (2012-13)
Sign-up for the e-College course: “Building an AB that
Really Works”
Contact your Regional NAF Team Members with
questions and requests for additional support as well as
ABLC members

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APPRECIATION
Preparing and presenting for today’s
session was our pleasure; thank you for
attending and participating.
Materials and PP will be on the NAF
community forum at
http://naf.org/community.