One-Day Customizable Board Mini-Training Module
"Time To Renew"

What is It? Attached is a customizable web-based training module including a 73-slide PowerPoint presentation, corresponding facilitator and participant materials, and web-based training resources. Titled “Time to Renew,” this training module is aimed at helping community Boards to get back on track. Content for the training includes material from the "Community Empowerment Board Training" facilitator's guide.

The specific training objectives of the presentation are as follows:  

  1. Educate the Board on the EZ/EC/CC/REAP history, fundamentals, and new Board governance regulations 
  2. Educate the Board on key roles and responsibilities 
  3. Educate Board and staff on key tasks: strategic planning & Benchmarking
  4. Review specific Board structure and operational issues
  5. Create an environment conducive to Board/Staff team-building
  6. Create an environment conducive to problem identification and action planning

 
Who is it for? The module is designed for use by the OCD contact persons and any RD staff working with EZ/EC/CC and REAP Boards.  It may be presented as a single day’s training, and may be easily edited to include or omit themes which are specific to the community board being trained.

 

What topics are covered?
  • EZ/EC/CC/REAP History and how the program is designed to work 
  • EZ/EC/CC/REAP Board governance and recent compliance issues 
  • EZ/EC/CC/REAP Board Type and Structures 
  • Board Roles and Responsibilities 
  • Understanding the roles of Leaders and Managers 
  • Essentials of the Board as a Team 
  • Reviewing Community Demographics and Involvement 
  • Principles of Community Based Partnerships - Required paradigm shift 
  • Board Self-Assessment 
  • Communications - How the EZ/EC/CC/REAP structure functions 
  • Fundamentals of strategic planning and benchmarking 
  • External Assessment of the EZ/EC/CC/REAP

How to Use This Training Module

Step Action
1 (Optional) Review presentation and training fundamentals. The Selected Presentation, Training and Adult Education Resources List links you to a selection of useful materials for delivering presentations like this. Even experienced presenters will gain from a review of the fundamentals.
2 Determine if the training content is suitable to your EZ/EC/CC/REAP Board training needs. Note: materials may be used in part, in their entirety or omitted to meet your needs.  The training content is fairly comprehensive, so it may serve you to focus on fewer topics specifically needed by your audience.  Review the following in Facilitators Resource Folder:

a.) Facilitator's Resource & Documents List
b.) Mini-Board Training (View these slides in the Notes format to see facilitator instructions)
c.) Sample Mini-Training Session Overview

3

Make minimal revisions to the materials for your EZ/EC/CC/REAP Board training.   Even if the content and learning objectives for your training match the “Time to Renew” module, some editing will be required in the following:

a.) (Handout) Sample Pre-training Survey -- Edit, and send this to Board participants several weeks ahead of the training. Compile the results early to help design the training, and report back to participants in slides #53-55.
b.) (Powerpoint) Mini-Board Training, slides #68-69 External Assessment 
c.) (Handout) Sample Community Quiz-- Edit for your community and share the results in slide #45.
d.) A custom Board Training Binder may be distributed. Suggested generic and sample documents (requiring custom edits) are listed under the Sample Facilitator Training Outline.

4 Further customize the training materials.  Depending on your training needs, any of the training materials may be revised, including the PowerPoint presentation, handouts, and activities. To add, delete or change slides or sample documents simply open the document or Powerpoint and SAVE AS your own document.
5 Practice your presentation.  Do a dry-run or two to determine and enhance: 

a.) Timing. The Sample Facilitator Training Outline was designed to lay-out your schedule.
b.) Material needs. Make sure you have all the technology, props, documents and hand-outs for each activity. 
c.) Confidence. Practice does help.

6 Produce materials.  After your final edits are made, print out and reproduce the copies you need for participants.

 

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