Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute
at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (FPG) is committed to Advancing knowledge to transform children’s lives.
The Trohanis Technical Assistance (TA) Projects group at FPG is dedicated to improving the availability and quality of services, and ensuring optimal outcomes, for very young children with, or at risk for, disabilities and their families.
Mr. Holland is TA that works for Trohanis within the Franklin Porter Graham Child Development Insitute.
Upon arrival, Mr.Holland and I sat down and talked through an overview of his work. He explained how grant proposals work and we talked through a few of his current budgets and project plans. We then prepared for meetings later in the day by looking at minutes from previous meetings and phone calls with his co-chairs via zoom calls. We also joined in on a call with a team that designs the website used to categorize data from school districts around the state.
He then explained that everyone has professional development funds and so we worked to find organizations he could become a member with using these funds.
For lunch, we attended another meeting. In this meeting, the presenter talked about RTC’s (randomized control trials) and the best practices to use when designing this kind of research experiment as well as pros and cons to taking this path in general.
Then we ran to, yes, another meeting! This one was unique because it focused on making the company more equitable. Mr.Holland chairs a committee that is committed to making the workplace a more respectful and representative place. During this meeting, we worked on writing a mission/vision statement for the committee as well as potential organizations they could partner with in the future to accomplish these goals. I was able to give outside perspective about how I interpreted the mission statement and my suggestions were used to reword parts of the statement. This was very unique but I was able to be a part of something that will hopefully hold true for the company for years to come.
