Connie:
We developed a group that met monthly to design and
implement the mini-summits. We started the planning process with the basics,
such as who to invite, how to make it convenient for people in a wide
geographical are to attend, how long it would be, etc.
When we talked about who should participate, that really
brought to the surface how important collaboration would be in improving
services. When we talk about coordinating services for families, a lot of
people are involved from so many areas. Casting a broad net of participants
gave us a comprehensive approach to improving services.
Jamie took charge of the “Purple Team,” which focused on Pottawattamie,
Mills, and Fremont counties. I organized the “Pink Team,” representing Audubon,
Carroll, Greene, Guthrie, Cass, Montgomery, Page, and Taylor counties.
Jamie and I took the momentum from the statewide summit and plugged
it into localized mini-summits.
