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NASJE Curriculum Design - Governance Entry Level - Faculty Resources

National Association of State Judicial Educators (NASJE)

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Governance Entry-Level Faculty Resource An Effective Agenda

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1.1.2.8 An Effective Agenda

Purpose of resource/document

This resource is an example of one approach to creating an agenda for stakeholder-based governance meetings.  The agenda includes an example of topics, the level of action needed, the presenter(s), the timeframe, and a brief explanation of how the time will be used.

Use of resource/document

This resource would be useful when discussing stakeholder-based governance entity meetings [see C, e, Planning and conducting meetings, pgs. 21 - 26 in the curriculum design].  This is only one example of an effective approach to an agenda; judicial branch educator learners may have changes to suggest or they alternative suggestions for an effective agenda.

Related documents or materials

Faculty resource
1.1.2.7 Meetings, Meetings, Meetings, pg. 48



The Basics of Governance in Judicial Branch Education
Example of an Effective Agenda
 
Committee on Judicial Branch Education
Quarterly Meeting: June 12, 2012 – 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM

Welcome and Call to Order
Hon. Virginia Levitt, Chair (5 minutes)

Review and Approval of Minutes from Previous Meeting
Hon. Virginia Levitt, Chair (5 minutes)

Review and Approval of Meeting Agenda
Hon. Virginia Levitt, Chair (10 minutes)

Introduction of Guests
Various Committee Members (5 minutes)

Review of Recent Activity – Information Only
Judicial Branch Education Personnel (30 minutes)
Review of activity for the past 3 months, including excerpts, highlights, and evaluations of several new courses delivered electronically. 

Request for Changes in Policy for Faculty Service – Action Needed
Judicial Branch Education Personnel (30 minutes)
Follow-up from a previous discussion; judicial branch education personnel will present new data that was requested by the committee.

Lunch (45 minutes)

Reports on Levels of Participation in Courses – Discussion Only
Judge D. Hashisaki and Ms. B. Poliski, Court Administrator (60 minutes)
Reports from the chair of the Judge’s Advisory Committee and the chair of the Court Personnel Advisory Committee; the reports show decreases in participation for some courses and increases for others.

Expansion of Program Planning Committees – Action Needed
Hon. Virginia Levitt, Chair (30 minutes)
Request from several program planning committee chairs to create additional committees to lighten current committee workload.

Appointment of New Planning Committee Members – Action Needed
Judicial Branch Education Personnel (60 minutes)
Review of 25 recommendations received by judicial branch education personnel following a recruitment notice; the committee needs to appoint three new members to each of the 5 current committees.

Adjournment
Hon. Virginia Levitt, Chair