Hello Fellow Councils;

I have attached the orientation manual we use in Idaho that Jaime mentioned yesterday. You will see additional documents and forms noted and I have those too if anyone is interested. We also provide a copy of all our Council by-laws and policies, the DD Act, and our state law. Our orientation usually takes about 4-5 hours depending on questions and we do a few interactive activities as well. Council staff explain specific things depending on their area of expertise: financial staff goes through the current budget and how members are expected to review it; our ED explains policy governance; I go through the current plan and explain the goals and projects and cover our reporting requirements, laws, etc. We invite seasoned Council members to take part in orientation and mentor the new folks – usually at least 2or 3 choose to participate.

Something that new members (and experienced ones) really appreciate is a “Meet the Council” booklet that has photos and short biographies of all members so folks can get to know a little about each other before going to their first meeting. I see some people using it as a reference sheet during the meeting as well.

Happy Holidays Everyone!

Tracy Warren

Idaho Council on Developmental Disabilities

208-334-2178

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Subject: DD Councils Orientation Materials request

Does anybody have orientation materials about Councils that was done with people with dd in mind?  

Eric E. Jacobson
Executive Director
Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities
(404) 657-2126
www.gcdd.org

Sheryl Matney, Director of Technical Assistance
National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Information and Technical Assistance Center for Councils on Developmental Disabilities (ITACC)
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