Phase 4: Launch
The National Board of Trustees must approve the application,
and affiliation fees must be processed, before a new Breakthrough
site can officially launch. In the early stages of a program
launch the following documents will become very useful:
Once your application is approved, you will have access to
all of the resources the national office has to offer:
Administrative Support
- Support for recruiting and hiring staff
- Marketing, branding, and public relations support
- Program assessments and evaluations
- Participation in national leadership and new director
training
- Attendance at our annual national conference
- Training and access to our national evaluation database,
Social Solutions
- Access to Sustainability Specialists who provide strategic
planning, leadership coaching, and fundraising support
Teacher Support
- Guidance for student recruitment and program development
- National teacher recruitment pool and training services
- Access to subsidized or free teachers, and participation
with our AmeriCorps Program
Middle School Support
- Access to a Middle School Specialist
- Access to a High School Specialist
- Access to professionally developed curriculum
- Access to our Online Resources Library, a compilation
of hundreds of best practices, sample
- documents, and other resources
- Access to national network of Breakthrough peers
It is strongly advised during a program launch phase that
the executive director and/or program director engage with
national staff regularly to ensure program quality and effectiveness
in its first year.
if you have questions or would like additional
information about the above, contact startups@breakthroughcollaborative.org.
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