2014-2015 Spalding Collaborative Self-Assessment Question Title * 1. Which level best describes your relationship with the Spalding Collaborative? Guest (occasionally attends meeting, mutual sharing of information) Friend (attends collaborative meetings, shares information) Member (attends at least half of the collaborative and/or committee meetings, serves on at least one committee) Partner (attends 75% of collaborative meetings, board member) Question Title * 2. Which sector do you represent? Public Nonprofit Business Consumer Families Faith Civic Government Youth Question Title * 3. What suggestions can you share to improve collaborative meetings and/or attendance? Healthy Children, i.e., Low Birthweight Prevention, Stewards of Children, First Steps, etc. Healthy Youth, i.e., Backpack Food for Kids, Back to School Bash, Youth Advisory Council, etc. Healthy Community, i.e., Senior Issues, Educational Prosperity, Re-entry, etc. Question Title * 4. What suggestions can you share to improve collaborative meetings and/or attendance? Extend meeting time from 1 hour to 1.5 hours Eliminate program presentations If yes, please specify: Question Title * 5. Which one aspect of the collaborative between July 1, 2014 through June 30, 2015 most needs to be improved or strengthened? Question Title * 6. What was Spalding Collaborative’s greatest accomplishment between July 1, 2014 and June 30, 2015? Question Title * 7. Meetings start on time, are clearly introduced, focus us on the agenda and have energy around productivity. Never Seldom Sometimes Most of the time Always Never Seldom Sometimes Most of the time Always Question Title * 8. Participants come to the meeting prepared, having reviewed materials, thought through agenda items, and are focused on meeting objectives. Never Seldom Sometimes Most of the time Always Never Seldom Sometimes Most of the time Always Question Title * 9. Participants are engaged in the meeting process and actively participate in the discussions, and have a voice in every decision. Never Seldom Sometimes Most of the time Always Never Seldom Sometimes Most of the time Always Question Title * 10. There is a balance of power in meetings where all team members have roughly and equal voice and are empowered to advocate for positions in opposition to the majority view. Never Seldom Sometimes Most of the time Always Never Seldom Sometimes Most of the time Always Question Title * 11. Meetings are facilitated well in that they use specific tools and processes to ensure that discussions are focused, productive and outcome oriented. Never Seldom Sometimes Most of the time Always Never Seldom Sometimes Most of the time Always Question Title * 12. Most agenda items are allotted the appropriate amount of time so that thoughtful decisions are made, while keeping the meeting on time and on task. Never Seldom Sometimes Most of the time Always Never Seldom Sometimes Most of the time Always Question Title * 13. Meeting actions, assignments and accountabilities are clearly captured at the end of the meetings so that we clearly know what we decided, who is doing what and how we will be accountable for the decisions. Never Seldom Sometimes Most of the time Always Never Seldom Sometimes Most of the time Always Question Title * 14. When considering meeting to meeting, there are tangible accomplishments and substantive progress that reinforces the sense that these meetings are effective and productive. Never Seldom Sometimes Most of the time Always Never Seldom Sometimes Most of the time Always Question Title * 15. Meetings are well documented so that we have clear accountability, a reference point when we have questions, and a history that keeps us from revisiting territory we have already covered. Never Seldom Sometimes Most of the time Always Never Seldom Sometimes Most of the time Always Done