In collaboration with the Office of State Support and the State Support Network, the Office of Nonpublic Education is excited to launch a new online environment in which state ombudsmen can together. This space, housed within the State Support Network website, offers a password-protected environment for state ombudsmen to engage with peers in other states, access tools and resources, and share best practices. Leveraging the power of existing networks and communities of state education professionals, this Hub will establish an environment for collaboration and technical assistance to aid ombudsmen as they execute their important role with in state educational agencies.
This sixty-minute webinar focused on tools and strategies for engaging statewide stakeholders on matters of equitable services in online events and forums. Topics included: Engaging people face-to-face and online, Establishing social presence and building trust online, Scaffolding synchronous activities for participants ,Engaging and managing participants at multiple levels (lurkers, reluctant participants, and active), including those reluctant to engage around technical content. This webinar was participatory and engaged members in some of the practices that were demonstrated.
This webinar was the second in a series of Hub events focused on engaging with equitable services stakeholders using virtual tools and platforms. In this event, ombudsmen and Network facilitators collaborated to complete activities designed to allow participants to: Match a virtual collaboration method/tool with audience and purpose, Understand the key components of a virtual engagement plan, Develop a simple plan to implement a virtual engagement strategy with a group of key stakeholders
In this self-paced module, the third in the series on facilitating equitable services stakeholders online, Hub members can explore implementation of stakeholder engagement plans. Participants work through a SWOT analysis to explore the following related to implementation of their plans: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats Participants can then apply input from their analysis to upcoming engagement plans and outreach.
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State-level Private School Working Group Example
The example below from California demonstrates how they oversee and facilitate effective communication and meaningful collaboration among nonprofit private elementary and secondary schools, the SEA and LEAs to ensure timely and meaningful implementation of equitable services requirements.
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Maryland State Level Working Group Example
Maryland State Level Working Group Example
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Facilitating Online Meetings, Communities, and Networks
Tools for Engaging Stakeholders Online
The table below documents several tools that you can use to interact virtually with key stakeholders across your state in your role as Ombudsman. The first set of tools can help you enliven presentations by adding innovation and interaction. The second set are tools that can increase your ability to use social media as a communication and networking mechanism. The third set are platforms you can use to build websites and online community environments without knowledge of coding and web development.
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Equitable Service Guidance
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Essa Guidance_160477
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Ombudsman Toolkit
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