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 • Consultant – Ric Peterson, PPSC, LLC 2 Collaboration and Consolidation • Vision – Purpose • Improve through collaboration • Redeploy dollars closer to student – Silver Bullets • No Silver Bullets – Diligence – Continual process improvement 3 Collaboration and Consolidation • History – Battle Creek Collaboration • Predates executive initiatives • Predates legislative initiatives 4 Collaboration and Consolidation • History – Commitment • • • • Multiple communities Multiple school boards Business and industry ISD involvement-not consolidation 5 Collaboration and Consolidation • History – Cooperative History • Curricular initiatives • Instructional initiatives 6 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 7 Collaboration and Consolidation • Collaboration vs. Consolidation – Issues – Politics – Solutions 8 Collaboration and Consolidation • Collaborative Study Process – Meet with stakeholders – Identify area of focus – Identify collaborative process point person 9 Collaboration and Consolidation • Collaborative Study Process – Proposal Development • Funding alternatives • Study scope • Study methodology – Staff to be interviewed – Define the deliverable – Identify the timeline 10 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 11 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 12 Collaboration and Consolidation • Recommendation Management – Individual District Stakeholders • Business office • Human resource office • Technology office 13 Collaboration and Consolidation • Recommendation Management – Meet with stakeholders • CEOs and business managers • CEOs and human resource managers • CEOs and technology managers 14 Collaboration and Consolidation • Recommendation Management – Project Plan Development • Point Person • Project Manager • Monthly ISD/Superintendents’ Meeting – Progress report 15 Collaboration and Consolidation • Individual Recommendations – Staffing prerequisites – Staffing compression – Process compression • • • • Cash receipting Human resources Benefits enrollment Payroll 16 Collaboration and Consolidation • Individual Recommendations – Process Compression • Purchasing • Accounts payable – Common Platform – User Self-service 17 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!!!!!! 18 Collaboration and Consolidation • QUESTIONS????? 19 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 20