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Organizational Support Services
Administrative Support
Communication Services
Consultation and support is available to help you improve
the effectiveness of your communications. Services include materials design,
desktop publishing (brochures, handbooks, newsletters, flyers), Web site
design and maintenance, multi-media presentations, and photography
(including digital and video). Whether your communications strategies are
written, verbal or electronic, we can assist you to better communicate to
the specific audiences that you want to be well-informed. We can work on
specific projects or comprehensive initiatives. Our seasoned staff has
provided services to organizations across the state.
Benefits: With our help, your communications can become more focused and better designed for your intended audience. Your information will be received and understood by the target audience. Once your Web site is online, we can help you keep it current. Your newsletters and other written communications can come alive with our desktop publishing services. Meet your program dissemination mandates with ease.
Contact Person:
Dotty Budnick
EASTCONN Hampton, 376 Hartford Turnpike, Hampton, CT 06247
860-455-0707; FAX: 860-455-0691
Voice Mail #: 860-455-0019, box 3315
dbudnick@eastconn.org
Cooperative
Purchasing
Schools and
municipalities can join a Cooperative to jointly purchase a variety of
frequently used items such as paper, food and other cafeteria items,
custodial and office supplies, educational supplies, health and safety
supplies, and oil. The Cooperative identifies the commodities to be
purchased together, reviews specifications and prepares bid tabulations. The
Cooperative's Bid Committee, composed of one representative from each
participating school system, makes the bid awards. Organizations that elect
to participate in the Cooperative agree to purchase 70% of their supplies
from the awarded vendors.
- The purchasing power of an organization of any size is enhanced through cooperation. Quality goods are made available at lower cost.
- The necessity of generating dozens of local bids, and the cost of advertising is eliminated.
- Member organizations save time on meeting legal bid requirements.
- Participants share the expertise of experienced bidders.
Contact
Person: Sue Lewis
EASTCONN North Windham
153 Boston Post Road, North Windham, CT 06256
860-465-3160; FAX: 860-465-3162
slewis@eastconn.org
Grants Management
EASTCONN staff is available to work with individual school
districts, groups of districts, or individual schools on the design and
development of innovative educational programs for students of all ages.
Planning includes facilitating collaborative relationships, assistance in
identifying sources of funds and preparing grant proposals. Grant search
assistance is also available to district personnel seeking potential outside
funders.
- Obtain access to additional sources of program funding.
- Expand your educational offerings while preserving local dollars.
- Join consortium arrangements to increase your options.
Contact
Person: Maureen Crowley
EASTCONN Hampton, 376 Hartford Turnpike, Hampton, CT 06247
860-455-0707; FAX: 860-455-0691
Voice Mail #: 860-455-0029, box 3311
mcrowley@eastconn.org
Meeting
Facilitation Services
Staff consultants are available to organizations that need an
external facilitator to plan and lead special meetings, discussion groups,
focus groups, and problem-solving or planning sessions. Services include:
agenda planning and design; meeting facilitation; and meeting records
production. Groups may also be trained in meeting management and
facilitation tools and processes. As a follow-up to this training,
consultants are available as observers giving feedback to the group
facilitator for the purpose of continuous improvement. As a result of this
training process, groups will develop internal capacity to facilitate future
meetings independent
of external facilitators.
Benefits:
- Meetings are shorter in duration and produce better and clearer outcomes.
- With planning assistance, the right participants are included and the agenda is designed to ensure that all meeting participants are contributing appropriately.
- Clear meeting records are produced to document decisions made and action steps that need to be taken as a result of the meeting.
Contact
Person: Debbie Siegel
EASTCONN Windham Mills, Bldg. 1, 322 Main Street, Willimantic, CT 06226
860-455-0707; FAX: 860-456-9407
Voice Mail #: 860-455-0029, box 3008
dsiegel@eastconn.org
Regional Management of Mandated Adult Education Programs
Working in collaboration with
participating districts, EASTCONN can manage your initiatives. EASTCONN applies
for state and federal funding, operates the budget, employs both certified and
support staff, recruits students, provides assessment services, delivers
instructional services, conducts pre- and post-assessment, and handles all
necessary reporting. EASTCONN has a School-to-Career program instructing in an
employment context and providing work opportunities within its curricula. We
offer both daytime and evening classes at convenient locations.
Benefits:
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EASTCONN provides one-stop shopping.
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All program components are handled by EASTCONN, removing the burden placed on an individual LEA, enabling LEAs to concentrate on other activities.
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A wide variety of both daytime and night-time classes are available at convenient locations.
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Free child care for parents attending classes.
Contact
Person:
Doris Dyer
EASTCONN
Hampton, 376 Hartford Turnpike, Hampton, CT 06247
860-455-0707; FAX: 860-455-0691
Voice Mail #: 860-455-0029, box 3323
ddyer@eastconn.org