Engaging and Sustaining
Your NAF Advisory Board
Presenters
Dr. Jeanne Friedman, Academy Development Director
Steve Brown, Academy Development Director
NAF Southeast Regional Team Members
Webinar Housekeeping
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muted
 Questions and comments are to be
typed in the “Type Your Question
Here” box
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Practice using your question box by providing
your responses in the…
“Type Your Question Here” box.
Please type:
1. Your position
2. Academy theme
3. Respond to the following question:
Are you currently volunteering or have you
ever volunteered with any organization?
Use the “Type Your Question
Here” box again by answering the
following question:
Why do industry and post-secondary
professionals volunteer to serve on
NAF Advisory Boards?
The Students
Webinar Objectives
By the end of this webinar, participants 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/information to be placed inside the
academy’s Evidence Binder
What the End Game Looks Like
Advisory Board Development Path
ENVISION & DESIGN – YOP Year One
Advisory Board Development Path
ENVISION & DESIGN – YOP 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
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.”
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.”
Activities
People
Academy Team and Advisory Board
Processes
Reporting Out and Making Decisions
Engaging by forming AB committees
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
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
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
Sustainability
Years 1,2,3,4, 4+
Eureka!
The Five R’s for Sustainability
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Renewal
Reward
Recognition
Recommitment
Results
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?
Yea or Nay?
Engaging an Advisory Board
What are ways to ensure that
advisory board members leave
Board meetings and events feeling
that their contribution was
valued?
Sustaining Advisory Board Members
When advisory board members are engaged,
sustainability will prevail.
Remember the Five Rs
Challenges
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?
• How can you ensure continuity from active business partner
companies if an employee must leave the AB?
Guiding Questions
• What material needs does your academy have that could be
financed by your board members monetarily or as an in-kind
contribution?
• How can the AB raise money and/or develop
resources to support/sustain the academy?
• What AB recruitment strategies will be used
to find members who can successfully
serve on a standing committee?
What Advisory Board
structure do you think
would lend itself to
engagement and
sustainability?
Advisory Board Requirements Threaded
Throughout the Academy Assessment
Advisory Board strategic actions threaded throughout the
other three Academy Assessment elements:
Element I. Academy Development
1.3.b: Data Review
1.4.a: Academy Leadership Structure
Element III. Curriculum and Instruction
 3.3.a: Sufficient Academic Support
Advisory Board Requirements Threaded Throughout
the Academy Assessment, cont.
Element IV. Work-Based Learning
4.2.a: Compensated Internships
4.2.b: Support with Logistical and Organizational
needs
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 OR 2-3 year AB development plan to
address all components not already in place upon YOP completion
[strategic planning session recommended]
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 for inclusion inside your YOP Evidence Folder
 Involve your AB in completing the YOP Academy Assessment
 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
Thank you for attending and participating in today’s webinar!
NAF Regional Support
Northeast Regional
Tanya Navas, Regional Director tnavas@naf.org
Sarah Hickert, Academy Development Manager NYC shickert@naf.org
Laura Fidler, Instructional Manager lfidler@naf.org
Jen Geisler, Network Liaison jgeisler@naf.org
Central Regional
Rebecca Privett, Regional Director rprivett@naf.org
Jessica Felix, Academy Development Manager jfelix@naf.org
Dr. Dan Wallace, Instructional Manager dwallace@naf.org
Fred Press, Network Liaison fpress@naf.org
West Regional
Beth Kay, Regional Director bkay@naf.org
Aazam Irilian, Academy Development Manager
arilian@naf.org
Morgan Pulleyblank, Academy Development Manager
Morgan@naf.org
Ana Morrison, Network Liaison amorrison@naf.org
Southeast Regional
Jeanine Flynn, Regional Director jflynn@naf.org
Steve Brown, Academy Development Director sbrown@naf.org
Dr. Jeanne Friedman, Academy Development Director
jfriedman@naf.org
Dr. Dan Wallace, Instructional Manager dwallace@naf.org
Tony Asplin, Network Liaison aasplin@naf.org