Agenda - Council Work Session - 01/10/2017

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coordinating communications and media outreach about the partnership, soliciting periodic feedback from participants, and troubleshooting projects as needed. Outcomes from each University course will be documented in a final report and/or presentation at the conclusion of the fall or spring semester. Project results will be shared with the community, and disseminated through the RCP website, social media, and traditional media outlets. All student work will be licensed through a Creative Commons agreement that allows the community partners to reproduce, distribute, or adapt the work for other purposes. Community Staff Commitment A key element of a successful RCP partnership is commitment and involvement from community staff. The community partner must have one or more organizational champions for RCP, preferably a city/county manager or another senior staff person within the organization who has the authority and ability to direct and motivate staff to participate in the partnership. As part of its application, the community will be expected to identify a senior staff person who will be the primary program coordinator for the partnership, serving as a liaison between the community and RCP, and working directly with RCP's director and program staff to oversee all projects. The program coordinator should be engaged enough in each project to know the staff involved and to understand the project's scope and current status. The program coordinator's time commitment will vary based upon the number of projects and their level of involvement with each project. In general, however, they should expect to spend an average of 5-7 hours per week for 12 months to coordinate 15 projects involving 20-30 courses (or more if additional projects are undertaken). The number of hours will vary, with more time required during project scoping and initial foundational work in support of the partnership, and less time required once the partnership and classes are underway. If you are applying to RCP as a multi- community partnership, each government entity may be asked to designate a program coordinator responsible for all projects involving that entity. For each project that is successfully matched with one or more U of MN courses, the community partner will be expected to identify a project lead who will be the primary point of contact for students and faculty working on that project. The work of project leads may include preparing background materials for students; presenting projects during class meeting times on the U of MN Minneapolis or St. Paul campuses; accompanying students on site visits in the community; attending project meetings with RCP students, faculty, and staff; coordinating the participation of residents, community organizations, or other stakeholders in the project; participating in reviews of student work throughout the semester; coordinating and attending final presentations of student work on the U of MN campuses and/or in the community; and participating in kickoff and end-of-year events. Depending on the number of courses matched with the project,project leads should anticipate spending an average of 2-4 hours per week on each project they are responsible for during each semester the project is in process. In our experience, to ensure sufficient time is available to devote to participation in RCP, no staff member should be the lead on more than 2-3 projects. During summer 2017, project leads will be expected to participate in a half-day orientation workshop and provide background documents for each project for which they are responsible, 4