3:00 p.m.

Registration

5:00 p.m.

Working Dinner

Welcome and Opening Remarks

• Lynette Araki, Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
  • Videotape greeting from HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson
• John Garrity, Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
  • Videotape greeting from HUD Secretary Mel Martinez
• Lawrence Bartlett, Health Systems Research, Inc. (HSR), Facilitator

Introductions of State Team Members, Faculty and Resource Persons
Brief Presentations by Each Team

7:30 p.m.

Adjourn

7:30 a.m.

Registration and Refreshments

8:15 a.m.

Overview of the Day

• Lawrence Bartlett

8:30 a.m.

Personal Account: A Formerly Homeless Mother Recounts What Helped Her and Her Children Get Out (and Stay Out) of Homelessness

• Michele McNurlin, St. Elizabeth Shelter

8:45 a.m.

State Teams Response to the Personal Account

9:30 a.m.

What We Know That Works: Identifying Evidence-Based Practices and Best Practices Models for Homeless Families - What Are the Policy Implications for States?

10:15 a.m.

Elements of a Successful Action Plan/Charge to the Teams

• The Vision
• The Reality Assessment
• Priorities/Goals
• Strategies/Tactical Plans
• Action Steps/Work Assignments
  

10:30 a.m.

Break

10:45 a.m.

State Team Session One: Vision Statement and Reality Assessment

• Vision Statement (finalized based on draft developed by State Team prior to Policy Academy)
  • Statement of purpose
  • Picture of Team's ideal future (independent of current reality)
  • Reference point for all future decisions
• Reality Assessment
  • Inventory/review of: current programs/activities, key challenges, previous policy actions, current political environment
  • SWOT Analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats)
  • Provide context
  • Identifies resources

12:15 p.m.

Working Lunch: Exploring Opportunities for Family Self-Sufficiency - Examining the Role of TANF and the Impact of Welfare Reform

• Nancy King, Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance

1:30 p.m.

State Team Session Two: Reality Assessment (continued)

2:30 p.m.

Break

2:45 p.m.

State Team Session Three: Priority Setting

• Goal/Priority Setting
  • Gaps between the Team's vision statement and the current reality
  • Areas to focus energy and limited resources
  • Basis for planning, policymaking, and setting performance standards

Homework Assignment: State Teams are to prepare for tomorrow's Poster Session by developing materials that depict your Team's action planning-to-date including your written vision statement, reality assessment, and goals/priorities.

• Lawrence Bartlett

9:05 a.m.

Making the Connection Between Housing, Services and Successful Outcomes

• Ann Denton, Enterprise Foundation
• Mark Johnston, HUD

10:00 a.m.

Break

10:15 a.m.

State Team Session Four: Tactical Planning

• Realistic Strategies/Tactical Plans
  • Broad-ranging tactics requiring statewide or cross-agency efforts
  • Usually involves the combination of several courses of action
  • Should be directly related to Team's goals and priorities
  • Includes identifying technical assistance needs

12:00 p.m.

Working Lunch: Facilitated Roundtable Discussions on Specific Issues/Topics

1:00 p.m.

State Team Session Five: Action Steps

• Specific activities to be undertaken based on strategies
• Required action from specific individual or entities
• Considerations:
  • Who is responsible for coordinating each action?
  • Who is responsible for completing each action?
  • What resources are required?
  • What is the timeline?
  • Who will be affected?
  • How will success be measured (benchmarks)?

3:15 p.m.

State Team Report-Outs with Faculty Feedback

• Teams outline their Action Plans
• Discuss progress and key barriers/challenges identified during the Policy Academy
• Discuss how the initial vision, priorities, strategies and/or action steps may have been reinforced or changed
• Outline next steps and timeframes

5:15 p.m.

Wrap up and Next Steps

5:30 p.m.

Adjourn