Topic 6: The Academy Principal – In Charge?
Academy Principals “don’t run the academies.” Say what?! That’s the case that “Abe” Abrahamson, Academy Principal, School District of Beloit, in Beloit, WI makes. He…
Topic 4: Academy Coach Onboarding – Thinking about Outcomes
So the best way to think about an onboarding program, is to think about your desired outcomes for it. It is the classic Backwards Design…
Topic 3: The Academy Coach – A New Hire’s Perspective
What does an Academy Coach need to know and do? Listen and watch the video above (1m21s) as Amaris Rice-Brinkley, an Academy Coach in the…
Topic 2: Onboarding Business & Community Partners – Using Existing Partners
In the spotlight video above (2m27s), Kristin Wingfeld, Coordinator of School/Business Partnerships for the Academies of Louisville, shares how she uses her role and relationships…
Topic 1: Onboarding Business & Community Partners – A Landing Platform
It is not always easy to coordinate schedules between busy people (that would be your business partner AND you), so what might be other ways…
Topic 5: S = Support
Remember that support is the secret sauce to being able to sustain community-connected transformation through role transitions and over the long term. The power of…
Topic 4: T = Training
Training (noun): the education, instruction, or discipline of a person or thing that is being trained. So, you’ve written a great community-connected transformation job description…
Topic 3: The ‘Education’ Essentials in Your Onboarding Program
Additionally, these are some key questions for the onboarding design team to consider: What else is important to your community transformation that a new individual…
Topic 2: E = Education
The very first step to think about with educating new folks to your community roles begins before you even hire them. It begins with the…
