WIC Futures Study Group Agenda 3

WIC Futures Study Group

April 7 and 8, 2008

Sacajawea Room, Hampton Inn

2301 14th Street SW, Great Falls, MT

AGENDA

Project Purpose: To evaluate and revise the WIC service delivery system to provide effective, efficient, and high quality services to the greatest number of participants possible.

Desired Outcomes of this meeting:

By the end of this two day session, participants will have –

Reviewed information promised in the previous meeting;
An understanding of the components and capabilities of the new WIC Information Management System;
Knowledge of the results of a WIC-sponsored service delivery assessment from Yellowstone CCHD staff;
An understanding of the WIC Program delivery system in similar states;
Created a graphic of the current WIC system;
Generated and refined a list of problems/issues to be addressed;
Created a shared vision of the future WIC program; and,
Created an agenda for the next meeting.

Decision-making method: Consensus with minority report

Monday, April 7th

What

How

Who

Time

Opening Comments

Present

Joan Bowsher, WIC Director

10:00 a.m.

Introductions

Round Robin

Facilitator/Group

10:05

Review of the Agenda

Present/Discuss/

Agree

Facilitator/Group

10:15

Follow Up Federal Spreadsheets from Jean Liekhus, Regional WIC Office

Present/Discuss

Joan Bowsher, DPHHS WIC

10:30

Components/Capabilities of the SPIRIT Information System

Present/Discuss/

Q and A

Mark Walker, DPHHS WIC

10:45

Sharing the Maximus Study Results

Present/Discuss/

Q and A

Shawn Hinz, Yellowstone CCHD WIC

11:45

LUNCH (provided)

LUNCH

LUNCH

12:30 noon

Teleconference panel: What do Other States Do?

Present/Discuss/

Q and A

Colleen Pearce, WIC Director, North Dakota

Peggy Trouba, WIC Director, Nebraska

Rhonda Buntrock, WIC Director, South Dakota

1:00 p.m.

BREAK

BREAK

BREAK

2:15

Defining System Components – How does MT WIC Work Now?

Brainstorm/Group/

Create Graphic

Facilitator/Group

2:30

Public Comment

Request

Facilitator/Public

4:45

Adjourn

Declare

Group

5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, April 8

What

How

Who

Time

Review of the Agenda

Present/Discuss/Agree

Facilitator/Group

8:00 a.m.

Follow Up on Cost Allocation and Other WIC Budget Items

Present/Discuss/

Q and A

Dale McBride, DPHHS

Jane Smilie, DPHHS

8:05

Generating a List of Problems/Issues

Brainstorm/Group/

Label

Facilitator/Group

8:45

BREAK

BREAK

BREAK

10:00

Defining Problems and System Supports

Frame/Dissect/Agree

Facilitator/Group

10:15

LUNCH (provided)

LUNCH

LUNCH

12:30 noon

Developing a Shared Vision

Brainstorm/Sort/Join

Facilitator/Group

1:00 p.m.

Agenda for Next Meeting

Discuss/Decide

Facilitator/Group

2:30

Wrap Up/Evaluation

Plus/Delta

Facilitator/Group

2:45

Adjourn

Declare

Group

3:00 p.m.

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