MAP
Consultative Remarks/Recommendations

Accreditation
Descriptive Language Referencing Standards

1. The board should plan to expand their group to include a broader representation of the audience they seek to serve. The Board will need to carefully study this process as they will not be well served to add more life-tenured members.

1. It did not appear as if the board composition represented the broader audience of the museum. Expansion of board representation involves careful study to ensure that board composition reflects the community the museum aims to serve.

2. As the education program has grown, however, they will need to consider additional staff to achieve their goals. Staff may want to talk with area colleges for work study or intern opportunities and with the recently expanded Science Center about their strategies.

2. The Visiting Committee observed that while the education program offerings have expanded, staff levels have remained constant. The Visiting Committee expresses concern regarding whether the museum has explored the need or feasibility for increasing human resources to sustain an expanded program.

3. In the next phase of institutional planning, it will be extremely important for the museum if the process is a combined Board and staff initiative. BoardSource publishes several easy-to-read publications on facilitating board-staff planning (see Resource List).

3. The museum’s planning process appears to be largely staff-driven. Trends in the profession indicate that effective institutional planning is informed through a combined board-staff initiative.