EDUCATION COMMITTEE REPORT
Post date: Mar 12, 2017 5:56:19 PM
MARCH 12, 2017 Education Committee Report
The 14 Education teams are progressing well in achieving respective goals
Two of the teams are progressing towards becoming committees
The Adaptations Team is writing an introductory pamphlet on “What is an Adaptation?” and will be presenting this pamphlet to participants at the Boston Gathering
The Adaptations Team is planning also to conduct a breakout session at the Gathering, which will launch it as a Committee
The Liaison with Inside Facilitators Team is recognizing the need for a Prison Coordinators Committee and also planning to use their breakout at Boston to invite Prison Coordinators to form a group; the Board will hear more about the progress and goals of this Team
The Education Committee is planning activities for the Boston Gathering— we will have a pre-conference one-day workshop on Diversity; an Education-Communication Room to showcase our resources and services; and will conduct four breakouts
Best Practices booklet (a collaborative product of AVP-I and AVP-USA) will be ready for presentation at the Boston Gathering
The Best Practices Team (AVP-I and AVP-USA) is reviewing feedback from facilitators on the Core Values document that was presented to facilitators on AVP-L; discussing ways to incorporate some of the valuable feedback from other facilitators