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Intermediary Intermediary Partnerships Partnerships with NAF with NAF Academies Academies Presented by: Deanna Hanson, California Director, NAF

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Intermediary Intermediary Partnerships Partnerships

with NAF with NAF AcademiesAcademies

Presented by:

Deanna Hanson, California Director, NAF

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What’s In It For the Academy?

Engaged business partners for:– Internships– Advisory Board members– Classroom speakers– Mentors

Help recruiting students for the academy Communicating to parents and community members about your

academy Providing various technical assistance and professional development

opportunities Providing links to post secondary education, business and other

employer partners, community based youth initiatives and government entities

Helping identify funding opportunities for academies

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What’s In It for the Intermediary?

Strengthen relationships with schools to allow them to more easily and efficiently provide their services

Source of qualified students for future workforce needs

Interns and youth employees with positive attitudes, eager to learn, reliable

Ability to impact student success in their community Relationship with strong national organization with

potential for future funding partnerships

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Intermediaries Convene

Convene local, regional and/or state leaders, practitioners and customers across sectors to ensure youth success. Intermediaries:

– Identify and engage leaders– Convene a leadership body to address issues and

opportunities– Share quality practices among partners– Build and sustain a common vision among key stakeholders– Engage constituents across sectors and communities – Create a forum for building a comprehensive system

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Convening Examples

Convene multiple school districts and help develop community-wide educational models

Convene employers by industry to validate employment needs and get agreement for their involvement

Convene policy makers and community leaders to communicate outcomes and future needs for area education programs

Convene academy alumni to serve on advisory boards and advocate for their employers’ involvement

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Connect

Connect and provide services to youth, workplace and community partners, education, government, social service and community organizations, and families and neighborhoods. Intermediaries:

– Create demand and build awareness– Address partner needs and support involvement – Provide training and professional development– Map services and support cross-agency collaboration– Place and support youth in developmental experiences– Promote quality work-based and classroom learning

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Connect Examples

Connect industry association members and businesses with career themed academies, students and teachers

Connect parents and students to academy/program options based on interest

Connect higher education and other professional development providers to teachers, businesses and parents

Connect schools and community based organizations working independently on youth development to collaborate and maximize resources

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Measure

Measure results to improve the quality and impact of local efforts. Intermediaries:

– Set goals and measure success– Build partner capacity – Use data to improve performance and promote equity– Set quality standards based on promising practices– Conduct regular, formal reviews and external evaluations– Share and apply research, strategies, and results

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Measure Examples

Hold discussions with academies and school districts to stress importance of measuring and comparing academy student results

Assist academies track and stay in communication with academy alumni

Help locate data gathering resources and technical advisors to develop tools and methodology for tracking

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Sustain

Sustain successful efforts through advocacy, progressive policies and practices. Intermediaries:

– Build public awareness and support– Influence national, state, and local policies– Connect and align local youth-serving systems

Generate, leverage, and distribute resources Promote the long-term commitment to youth success Align workforce development, economic development and

educational improvement efforts– Partner to be more competitive for grant opportunities for

the region

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Sustaining Examples

Play the role of fiscal agent/public education fund for funding opportunities

Advocate with policy makers for legislation benefiting the program, school and business interests

Recruit business oriented individuals to be involved in education policy making (i.e. school board candidates)

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Intermediary Examples

Workforce Investment Boards WIB Youth Councils County/Regional Offices of Education School to Career Agencies Youth Development Agencies School Restructure Technical Assistance Providers Chamber of Commerce Education Committees Regional Foundations Public Education Funds What else?

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Questions/Comments

What do you think? How can NAF and our academies help you

accomplish your objectives? How should we structure a strong partnership

and what roles do NAF and the intermediaries play?

Other?

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How Can I Get Connected?

Check www.intermediarynetwork.org website for information about joining INet

Check www.naf.org for information about our academy models and locations, selection process, and academy/business relationships

Contact your NAF Regional Manager or Bill Taylor (www.naf.org; 212 635-2400); or, in California, Deanna Hanson ([email protected]; 916 296-4131)