Involve a collaborative board in planning the program—Work together with local stakeholders, including school superintendents, principals, juvenile justice and mental health leaders, and local government officials.
Provide board members with a fact sheet and the program’s logic model.
Identify champions or gatekeepers who can support the program.
Keep board members involved by regularly sharing outcomes in both verbal and written forms.
Use this board to help identify ways to overcome barriers to implementation, and discover future funding opportunities.
Understand the cost benefits of Positive Action---Understand the return on investment by implementing Positive Action and share with your stakeholders and collaborative board. Visit http://www.wsipp.wa.gov/BenefitCost to get the benefit cost.