 LINK TO LEADERSHIP ROCHESTER 2010-11 Our Mission – to cultivate community leadership – from all sectors and from all perspectives – to build a better Rochester. More people, more motivated, more engaged… with more/better leadership skills, and with more knowledge and awareness about community issues. A stronger network of individuals working together for positive change.
 Press release from Foster's Daily Democrat
The program consists of an opening session of 5-6 hours, seven topical sessions and a closing session . Participants will commit to opening and closing sessions – and actively participate in at least five of the seven topical sessions… if not all seven. “Homework” between sessions includes an hour or so of independent work/reading related to the topic of the coming session, an hour or so of independent work/reading related to the leadership strand, and one activity of an hour or two in duration (either independent or with small group) – such as a police ride-along, a visit to the Frisbie emergency room, a tour of an elementary school, attendance at a City Council meeting, etc.  coordinator: Derek Peters resource links from session 1 Myers Briggs Analysis . TED lectures . ROPES COURSE INFO =============================================================================================== Health Care coordinator: Janet Atkins FRISBIE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL- COMMUNITY BUILDING READING ASSIGNMENT ON HEALTH CARE FROM CNN Thank you to the following health care professionals:
DR. JAMES SQUIRES KAREN DOUCHER WENDY STANLEY-JONES DR. WALTER HOERMAN ===================================================================================== 
Assignments for Nov. session click here for Economic Development homework type LEADERSHIP in upper right corner. Read the site and links detailing Rochester's current business and demographic information. READ THE ARTICLE "WHAT WOULD PETER SAY" found in the attachments at the bottom of this page
Spaulding Composites Facility Tour & Discussion--Donnita Rockwell, CEO Leadership Principles--Building Trust--Gerry Gilbert Economic Development Financing Tools--Karen Pollard, Economic Development Manager Rochester Economic Development Commission (REDC) Role in Economic Development/“Granite Ridge--Rick Lundborn Rochester Main Street --Mike Provost, Director======================================================================================  Assignment: spend some time on our web site learning about the Rochester School Department watch school produced videos on our streaming site read and watch video about the Big Step Forward, a proposal to create a 21st century high school in Rochester. ROCHESTER SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY - OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEADERSHIP ELEMENTARY 90% Reading Goal - what does it mean, what have we accomplished RMS - student led conferencing - how to engage students and parents in the process of school. Spaulding High School Leadership Rochester students - Community Service opportunities
Community Coalition Jennie- Student Substance Abuse Prevention Team
===================================================================================== Local Government  coordinator: John Larochelle3 - 7 PM City Hall Council Chambers SUMMARY DOCUMENT LINK 1. Local Government How authority to govern is derived from the state. - Chuck Grassie • Enabling State Legislation State RSAs, “Home Rule” 2. City Management – John Scruton• City Charter • City Ordinances • Manger - Council form of government 3. Overview of the Rochester City Budget - John Larochelle• Boards and Commissions 4. Assessing of property for tax purposes – Tom Mullin 5. Continuation of Transformational vs. Transactional Leadership – John Shea 6. Break out exercise with snacks. 7. Planning and Zoning - Kenneth Ortmann, Michael Behrendt, Terry Desjardins, and Mark Jennings. • Purpose of Planning and Zoning
• Board Processes ===================================================================================== Social Services/Community Resources coordinator: Alan Reed-Erickson Assignments for Mar session – something social service-related, something leadership-related, one activity. * Focus on role of nonprofits, volunteers, city programs providing range of human services. * Ongoing leadership strand. ======================================================================================
* 3:00 PM Rochester Fire Station (enter door on left side of Station go to second floor)
Role of the Fire Department
* 4:15 PM Tour of the Police Station (enter front door, use elevator to reach class room on 2nd floor)
Police Operations
Covey's 5th Habit - Seek first to understand and then to be understood.
====================================================================================== Environment/Sustainability coordinator: John Nadeau
Assignments for May session – something environment-related, something leadership-related, one activity. 3:00 PM - Environmentally Friendly Waste Disposal
3:30 PM - UNH Powered by Ladfill gas - David Bowley UNH Utility Systems Manger
4:00 PM - Tour of the Landfill
5:00 PM - What is Sustainability and how do we decide what to do?
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Closing session - Graduation coordinator: John Shea Final/graduation session is Friday, June 4, 3:00 to 6:00 pm, Governor's Inn Please note that this assigment, done thoughtfully, is probably a 45 to 60-minute endeavor. (1) In a paragraph, please identify and elaborate on one of the things you, personally, love most about Rochester
-- a community strength, a local resource, an intangible sense for something, whatever it might be.
Please focus on just one thing. (If you had to pick just one thing, what would it be?)
(2) Please identify 2 or 3 things (no more) that you, personally, believe to be the most critical things we need to work on,
improve, do better, and/or change in Rochester. Please offer a brief paragraph on each of these 2 or 3 things.
(3) Please offer a few paragraphs on how you intend to make a difference in this community moving forward
-- particularly tied to how you might work to build on or leverage the thing you identified in #1 and/or work to improve/change
the things you identified in #2. Please be sure to include your thoughts on the kind of leader you intend to be as you work
to make a difference on these things. (Are there particular values, philosophies, perspectives, or strategies that will guide
how you think about your role as a leader?)
Please submit all answers to John Shea via e-mail (shea.j@rochesterschools.com) no later than Friday, May 28
Questions? Contact any member of the organizing team:
John Larochelle, Kent Hemingway, John Shea, Alan Reed-Erickson, Derek Peters, Gerry Gilbert, John Nadeau, Janet Atkins, Dave Dubois, Donnita Rockwell, |
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