Join APQC Education in Houston along with Region 4 Educational Service Center, Houston ISD, and Mardi Krenek for our one day training on March 23, 2010 at APQC offices to learn about Performance Management in K-12.  Performance Management (PM) is a measurement system that tracks and assess the ongoing ability to perform against strategic goals.  Our guest speakers from Houston ISD, Region 4 and Mardi Krenek will share their experiences using PM and provide their insights on implementation, tools, and techniques that will be valuable for districts where performance management already exist or in districts that are very new to PM.  Click here to download the registration form. 

Why is Performance Management important for K-12? 

Performance Management is a critical component of a sound Process and Performance Management System used in any orbanization as a comprehensive approach for establishing measurement systems that track and access performance against set goals.

What you will learn how PM helps to:

• Identify and document best practices
• Track results such as savings and gains from continuous improvement activities
• Create linkages of process activities to strategic goals and objectives
• Discover areas for additional learning or support
• Identify key requirements for customers and stakeholders
• Utilize well defined dashboards and scorecards
• Foster an environment of accountability and process focus
• Uncover areas for additional improvement, learning, and support
• Intersect with technology and reporting

Speakers

Jack Grayson, CEO and Founder of APQC

Carolyn Talasek, Senior Program Manager of APQC

Andy Pechacek - Deputy Director, Financial Serices/CFO at Region 4 (ESC)

Tracy Dennis - General Manager - Strategic Planning & Accountability of Houston ISD

Christina Masick, ASPIRE Central Services Strategic Planning & Accountability  Houston ISD

Mardi Krenek with Krenek Consulting, LLC - Organizational Assessments K-12

Agenda *

Reflection on Performance Management - Jack Grayson

Overview of Performance Management - Carolyn Talasek

Benchmarking in Performance Management - Gerry Swift

Use of data at a service center - Andy Pechacek

Performance Management - HISD - Tracy Dennis and Christina Masick

Organizational Assessments and Performance Management - Mardi Krenek

Getting started with Performance Management - Carolyn Talasek

Example of a district using Performance Management - Carolyn Talasek

Who Should Attend?

Superintendents                                                   

Directors and Assistant Superintendents

Accountability Officers

Departmental Directors

CFOs

Board Members

When

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Registration at 7:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast at 8:00 a.m.

Session Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Lunch will also be provided.

Where

APQC Ampitheater, First Floor

123 N. Post Oak Lane

Houston, TX 77024

Pricing

Limited Seating! Register Early!

Attendance for 1 is $375 per person*

Attendance for 2 or more is $325 per person*

* Participants in the Learning Collaborative, Gold, Silver or Bronze may use their discounts for seminar fees.

Title 1 funding may also apply, check with your district.

Check with local foundation funding related to your district.

How to Register

Contact Melanie at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or call 713-685-4647  for more information or click here to download the registration form.

Hotels

We have three hotels near APQC that will honor the government rate:

Drury Inn

Hilton Garden Inn

Homewood Suites

Download the hotel information by clicking here for the PDF or call Melanie for more details at 713-685-4647 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

All offers subject to change.

*  Agenda order, speakers and content may change