The National CPM Program

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The Public Manager Volume 37,Number 3 Fall 2008 The National CPM Program

by Howard R. Balanoff and Marilyn K. Balanoff Expansion of a model certification he Certified Public Manager (CPM) program in the United program in Texas States is a nationally recognized professional development pro- T gram. It is designed for federal,state,and local government man- and across the United agers, but the skills, knowledge, and competencies taught are also relevant for managers and supervisors in the nonprofit sector. States holds promise The CPM program’s primary goal is to improve the performance of for public-sector public-sector managers and the organizational performance of federal, state, and local government employees. It is a comprehensive course of workforces around study through which public managers can acquire and apply the best practices and theory to their management behaviors and strategies using pre- the world. scribed sets of professional standards, often referred to as “competencies.” The curriculum uses theory as the foundation and applies it to practical problems facing the participants,their agencies and departments,and the citizens.Those who complete the program earn a nationally trademarked designation of CPM. The CPM program has been operating in the United States since 1979. It began in Georgia as a certification program for public managers in Georgia’s state government. Initially,it spread throughout the southern states (Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas) and eventually to all regions in the country. By 1995, the CPM program had expanded throughout the United States, encompassing federal, local, and nonprofit and non-governmen- tal employees. By 1996, the Graduate School, USDA, was delivering a CPM program to federal employees, and the Texas CPM program was

76 WWW.THEPUBLICMANAGER.ORG training significant numbers of local government em- gins to offer a CPM program.The final step is full mem- ployees, in addition to serving federal,state,and nonprofit bership, which occurs after the new member successful- employees.By 2008,thirty-seven CPM programs,including ly passes a peer review evaluation and is initially accred- Washington, DC, and the federal government (through ited by the consortium. the Graduate School,USDA),were operating in the Unit- Additional information on the consortium,including ed States.Some of the newest CPM programs are in Cal- officers, standards, and accreditation proceedings, is avail- ifornia and NewYork. able on the CPM Web site at www.cpmconsortium.org. National CPM Consortium Texas CPM Program CPM programs in the United States operate under TheTexas CPM program is an example of one of the the umbrella of the National CPM Consortium. Formed programs under the umbrella of the consortium.Texas State in 1979, this consortium establishes and preserves stan- University (TSU) began offering the CPM program for dards for the CPM designation. It monitors and accred- Texas after receiving authorization in April 1995 from the its all CPM programs in the United States.Only accredited consortium. In July 1995, the Public Service Academy,a programs are authorized to award the CPM designation, division of the Continuing Education Program at TSU, which is trademarked by the consortium and its mem- began offering theTexas CPM program for state and lo- ber programs.Accredited CPM programs are reviewed and cal government and nonprofit-sector employees. reaccredited every five years for continued compliance with The program is approved for continuing education national CPM standards. credit for a number of public and nonprofit organizations, The purpose of the consortium is to promote the including the Peace Officers,Texas Commission on Law CPM programs. It provides and monitors accreditation Enforcement Standards and Education, and Texas State standards,facilitates program development,encourages in- Board of Public Accountancy.The County Commissioners’ novation, and develops linkages with programs and or- Education Committee for Commissioners’ Continuing ganizations with similar values and interests. Education Credit has approved it as mandated by theTexas The National CPM Consortium Council compris- state legislature. es seventy-four members. Each CPM program is autho- The Texas CPM program, through the William P. rized to send up to two representatives to the council.One Hobby Center for Public Service, offers seminars, work- of the representatives is the state CPM program director, shops, and a variety of field-based projects.The program who designates the state’s second member.The consor- is designed to enhance the skills and abilities that partic- tium is a“loose”confederation of various CPM programs, ipants need to deal with “real-world” problems and sit- which allows for variation and creativity in the develop- uations. One of the major features of theTexas CPM pro- ment of individual programs.The one thing that all program is the completion of several applied projects, grams have in common is that they all conform to the gen- which deal with practical situations. eral standards and competencies set by the National CPM The seven courses that make up the CPM program Consortium. in Texas are as follows: The consortium authorizes one organization per state 1. Personnel and Human Resources Administration to deliver the accredited CPM program. CPM applicants 2. Managing for Quality go through a series of steps to reach full membership in 3. Organizational Communication the consortium.The first step for a new member is associate 4. Public Finance and Budgeting membership, which indicates that the applicant is will- 5. Productivity and Program Evaluation ing to develop a new CPM program.Active membership 6. Information Systems for Managers is the next step, which occurs when a new member be- 7. Applied Project Practicum.

Prior to graduation,all CPM participants are required Howard R. Balanoff is a professor and chair,TSU’sWilliam P.Hobby Cen- to complete a major applied project inTrack 7, which is ter for Public Service. He also chairs the ASPA Section on CPM. Marilyn the capstone of the program. In Track 7, the student K. Balanoff is a member of the program faculty,Continuing Education,TSU. demonstrates the management skills,knowledge,and abil- For additional information on CPM, go to www.cpmconsortium.org or contact the authors at [email protected] or [email protected], respectively. ities learned in the previous six tracks.

THE PUBLIC MANAGER ! FALL 2008 77 Course Cycles tact with program participants and faculty.The coordi- CPM courses operate in a cycle, normally beginning nator also designs and grades the take-home exams. withTrack 1 and ending withTrack 7.AfterTrack 7 is completed, the rotation begins again withTrack 1.CPM cours- CPM Faculty es in Texas can be taken in any order. In addition to re- Each of the CPM courses is“team taught”by a com- ceiving certification credit, academic course credit at no bination of academic and practitioner faculty operating additional cost may be granted to students eligible to re- under the direction of the CPM cycle coordinator.Many ceive it.After successfully completing the seven-course se- of the academic instructors are regular or adjunct facul- quence, participants receive the designation of Certified ty of TSU, the University of Texas,and other Texas uni- Public Manager. For new graduates around the State of versities. Practitioners include city or county managers, Texas,CPM graduation ceremonies are held June and De- state agency department heads, and school district ad- cember at the Texas State Capitol in Austin. ministrators from a variety of school districts and city,coun- Some of the CPM “course cycles” are “open enroll- ty, state, and federal agencies. In addition, private profes- ment cycles,”in that enrollment is open to all participants sional development and training consultants are part of from the public and nonprofit sectors. Some cycles are the faculty mix. “closed enrollment cycles,”which means thatTSU has a direct contract with a city or public-sector organization TSU Coordination with Other to deliver the CPM program to that organization’s Texas Universities managers.A CPM class consists of between twenty and The Texas CPM program is run under the auspices thirty managers. ofTSU.Tofacilitate the delivery of the program through- To meet the needs of working participants, as well as out Texas,TSU has entered into a series of interuniver- those commuting from long distances, CPM courses in sity contracts with institutions across the state.Current uni- Texas are offered in two formats: one and one-half days versity partners offering the CPM program inTexas include a month and one day a month. Completion of the pro- the following: gram takes a minimum of fourteen months for the for- ! The University of Texas at Arlington mer and twenty-one months for the latter. In addition to ! TexasTech University,Lubbock the regular classroom sessions,CPM participants are assigned ! Sam Houston State University,operating programs take-home exams for each day of work in the program. in Houston At least thirty hours of outside work per course (graded ! Stephen F.Austin State University,Nacogdoches by the CPM cycle coordinator) is assigned. The total ! TexasA&M University–Corpus Christi. amount of instruction under the direction of the cycle coordinator is at least 160 hours for the entire seven tracks. Each of the university partners is given a license to Since the CPM program is offered through theTSU offer the CPM program in Texas under the auspices of Department of Continuing Education, people without a TSU.TSU provides the curriculum and technical assis- college degree can be accepted.CPM courses can be used tance necessary to begin a CPM program.It also conducts for academic credit toward a bachelor’s or a master’s de- all CPM graduations at theTexas Capitol.In exchange for gree atTSU.As mentioned,there is no additional cost for the services provided, the university partners provide an registering for academic credit. agreed-upon “overhead” back to TSU. CPM Program Cycle Coordinator CPM Program Linkages AllTexas CPM locations have a “cycle coordinator,” The CPM program has been designed to link with who is responsible for all seven tracks at a specific loca- and complement other established public-sector associ- tion.The cycle coordinator, a university faculty member ations and organizations, such as the American Society with at least adjunct status, is responsible for organizing for Public Administration (ASPA) and the Internation- and coordinating each of the seven courses that make up al City/County Management Association (ICMA).An- a CPM cycle.The cycle coordinator is responsible for de- other related organization is the American Academy of signing and implementing the delivery of the CPM cours- Certified Public Managers (AACPM),an association of es at a particular location and is the main point of con- CPM alumni.

78 WWW.THEPUBLICMANAGER.ORG ASPA try.Each state also establishes state CPM alumni societies. TheTexas CPM program is linked in several ways to Each year,the AACPM holds an annual conference,which ASPA. In Texas,for example, CPM participants are pro- is attended by CPM alumni and program directors vided ASPA membership at no additional cost. In addi- throughout the country.The National CPM Consortium tion, ASPA and the Texas CPM program hold an annu- meeting is held in conjunction with the annual AACPM al jointTexas CPM/ASPA conference, one of the largest conference.For additional information,go to the AACPM regional ASPA conferences in the United States. Web site: www.cpmacademy.org/. In early 2007, paperwork was filed to initiate a new ASPA section called the Section on Certified Public Man- A Model for Worldwide agement (SCPM). Currently, more than 300 ASPA Public-Sector Workforces members are enrolled in the new section.Additional CPM The CPM program continues to grow and expand participants and graduates around the country and the throughout the United States.Throughout its history,CPM world are being encouraged to join both ASPA and the has served as a valuable companion program to the tra- new ASPA SCPM.The SCPM is open to CPM alumni, ditional master of public administration (MPA) program. students, and faculty as well as all ASPA members CPM is more applied and less theoretical than the MPA (whether or not they are affiliated with CPM) interest- program. It is designed for those less interested in com- ed in the concepts, principles, and practices of certified pleting all requirements of the MPA program than in ac- public management. quiring the skills,knowledge,and abilities necessary to be- The goal of the SCPM is to promote the professional come outstanding public servants. CPM also can be of development and training of public and not-for-profit value to those who have completed a traditional MPA de- managers in the ethical values and technical competen- gree and wish to update their practical skills.CPM focuses cies associated with outstanding public service.The new on values, such as improving ethics in the public service. section has adopted The Public Manager,the premier jour- It sets up a continuing education network of federal,state, nal for public administration practitioners, as its journal. and local civil servants,who can work together to improve The Public Manager, along with the SCPM and individ- the quality and the image of the public service. ual CPM programs, is engaged in a number of cooper- The next logical step is to take CPM to the inter- ative projects,including offering professional development national level. Over the last few years, the authors have sessions at ASPA and CPM conferences and conducting delivered a series of papers at international conferences occasional forums, seminars, and other discussion events around the world.The purpose of these papers was to pro- around the country throughout the year. vide additional information about CPM to public ad- For additional information about the Texas SCPM, ministration educators and practitioners worldwide.In July visit www.aspaonline.org/scpm/. 2005, the concept of CPM was initially presented at the International Association of Schools and Institutes of Ad- ICMA ministration Conference in Lake Como,Italy.In May 2007, The CPM program forTexas has been developed to the authors presented a paper focusing on the value of meet the professional development and education stan- CPM as a certification designation for public and non- dards of ICMA. CPM courses forTexas are developed to profit-sector employees at a conference in Kiev,Ukraine. meet the eight essential training areas identified by ICMA: We also presented related papers on the value of CPM staff effectiveness,policy facilitation,service delivery man- as an international public manager designation at con- agement, strategic leadership, democratic responsiveness, ferences in Warsaw,Poland, and Moscow,Russia. organizational planning and management, communica- The CPM concept garnered a great deal of interest tion, and integrity. ICMA’s home page is located at and comment at the international conferences where it www.icma.org. was presented.We hope that the seeds of the CPM program planted at these conferences ultimately will take root AACPM in a number of countries around the world. AACPM, a companion organization to the Nation- al CPM Consortium, is the national organization made up of the alumni of CPM programs throughout the coun-

THE PUBLIC MANAGER ! FALL 2008 79 INSIDE: AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION VOL. 33, NO. 1 JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 PA TIMES MANAGEMENT/DEVELOPMENT: TAPPING THE POWER OF YOUR PEOPLE Re-Emphasizing Employee Development in PA 3 PA TIMES “Let the public service be a proud and A Powerful Voice for Public Service . . . lively career.” These words, spoken by 33 Years • 1977-2010 President Kennedy in his first State of the Union Address in January 1961 set a tone for public administration that should ring as true today. But unfortunately, it all too Report Offers often doesn’t.–David Allen Hines Tuition Reimbursement: Don’t Throw Your Investment Away 4 Ways to Stabilize Tuition reimbursement, at face value, makes good business sense. For the employer, there is the promise of a more skilled workforce. For the worker there is the promise of a bet- National Debt ter future.–Brandy Urbine Alert Managers– Positive Employee Results 5 Delaying Action Will Cause Greater In an order to facilitate a working relationship between managers and their employees, Fiscal Pain and Economic Risks it is important for both to understand that the Washington, DC–A new joint report ruptive fiscal crisis that could lead success of the business or organization de- pends on knowledge, motivation, and organi- from the National Research Council to a severe recession. zational skills.–Traci Foster, David Milen and the National Academy of Public “The report is unflinching in its as- Administration offers U.S. leaders The ASPA, CPM Connection: Delivering sessment of the fiscal challenges we Rudolph G. Penner and John L. Palmer, co-chairs of the committee ways to address the nation's fiscal face, but it is far from dishearten- Quality Professional Development Pro- that wrote “Choosing the Nation's Fiscal Future” discuss the report problems and confront its rapidly grams and Educational Services to the ing,” said Jennifer L. Dorn, president during a recent press conference. Photo courtesy of the National growing debt–a burden that if and CEO of the National Academy Public Sector 6 Academy of Sciences. unchecked will inevitably limit the Recently the National CPM Consortium and nation's future wealth and risk a dis- See STABILIZE DEBT, pg. 2 ASPA are recognizing the benefit of collaboration and cooperation between these two organizations.–Howard R. Balanoff Government Job Hunting Tips 10 State Income Taxes Push Many Liou Wins Insights on HR Management 11 ASPA Election! An Ethics Moment 14 Families Deeper Into Poverty Where Things Stand 15 Working-poor Hit Hardest According to Report ASPA TIMES Washington, DC–Sixteen states taxed work- “Undermining families’ efforts to work ing-poor families deeper into poverty last their way out of poverty is never a good Liou Elected ASPA Vice President 17 year, according to a new report from the idea,” said Phil Oliff, the report’s co-author. Lager Wins 2009 PA TIMES Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. In- “But it’s especially harmful in the current Best Article Award 17 come tax bills on poor families in those 16 recession, when people are already strug- states ranged from a few dollars to several gling just to get by.” For more information see page 17. PRESIDENT’S COLUMN hundred dollars, which is a significant The report measures the “tax threshold” in GUEST COLUMNIST: amount for a family struggling to make ASPA Vice President Erik Bergrud 18 ends meet, the report said. See INCOME TAXES, pg. 4 New Members 22 The PA TIMES Chapter News 23 State, Local Governments Commentary 25 Are A-Changin’ Career Center 28-29 Cut Personnel and Benefits Paul Posner Recruiter 30-31 Conferences Calendar 32 But Struggle to Fill Some Critical Positions I want to take this time to inform you of a major change in PA TIMES this year. We are Washington, DC–Hiring freezes, pay freezes, and Local Government Excellence. going to be transforming the publication layoffs, and furloughs top the list of ways States and local governments also have made from an entirely paper product to a form that local and state governments are cutting significant changes in their benefit offerings. that mixes paper and online distribution. costs, according to an online survey of government managers by the Center for State See PERSONNEL CUTS pg. 10 See PA TIMES pg. 8 PAGE 6 PA TIMES • JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION MANAGEMENT/DEVELOPMENT: TAPPING THE POWER OF YOUR PEOPLE The ASPA, CPM Connection: Delivering Quality Professional Development Programs and Educational Services to the Public Sector Howard R. Balanoff (CPM) Program has been operating in the U.S. Federal Government (though the Grad- The CPM program is designed for federal, United States for about 30 years. The Pro- uate School) were all operating CPM Pro- state and local government managers. The The purpose of this article is to identify and gram began in 1979 in Georgia as a certifica- grams. The CPM Program had also spread skills, knowledge and competencies taught discuss the history, structure and function of tion program for public managers in to California, Massachusetts and New York. through the CPM Program also are relevant the National Certified Public Manager Georgia’s State Government. Initially it for managers and supervisors in the non- (CPM) Consortium. Over a period of 30 + spread throughout the Southern States (i.e. The Certified Public Manager profit sector. years, the National CPM Consortium has Louisiana, Mississippi, and Arkansas) and eventually to all regions in the United States. (CPM) Program is a The CPM Program’s primary goal is to im- provided quality professional development prove the performance of public sector man- and educational programs to the public and By 1995, the CPM Program had not only nationally recognized profes- agers and the organizational performance of not for profit sectors. Recently the National expanded throughout the United States (i.e. state, local and federal government employ- CPM Consortium and ASPA are recogniz- New Jersey, Texas, Arizona, Washington, sional development program ees. It is a comprehensive course of study by ing the benefit of collaboration and cooper- DC, etc.) but it also encompassed local, fed- for supervisors and managers which public managers can acquire and apply ation between these two organizations. eral and not-for profit (NGO) employees. the best practices and theory to their manage- An additional goal of this article is to illus- By 1996, the Graduate School of the US in both government and the ment behaviors and strategies using pre- trate how ASPA and CPM collaboration and Department of Agriculture (USDA) was de- scribed sets of professional standards which cooperation occurring in Texas is quickly be- livering a CPM Program to federal employ- nonprofit sector. are often referred to as “competencies.” The coming the “cooperative” model for ASPA ees and the Texas CPM Program was curriculum uses theory as the foundation and and CPM Programs across the United States. training significant numbers of local gov- The Certified Public Manager (CPM) Pro- applies it to practical problems facing the par- ernment employees, in addition to serving gram is a nationally recognized professional ticipant, their agency/department, and the citi- The National Certified Public Manager state, federal and not-for-profit employees. development program for supervisors and zens. Those who complete the program earn a (CPM) Program By 2009 about forty (40) Programs includ- managers in both government and the non- The National Certified Public Manager ing the City of Washington, DC, and the profit sector. See CPM, pg. 12 MPA Programs Need to Integrate Leadership and Team-building Skills From DEVELOPMENT, pg. 3 constant team mindset. I have been pleased ing managers, government needs to ensure more, you are a leader,” President John to see the results. A group of very diverse, the folks they hire possess these skills as Quincy Adams once remarked. Step back yet all highly educated professional people well as the technical skills. And when pro- and see if that is the outcome of your man- ing enough to call forth our greatest efforts. work well together and respond timely, moting from within, new managers must be agement and also how your staff views you. It must be interesting enough to retain their proactively, with interest, and enthusiasm, trained in employee development just as services. It must be satisfying enough to in- and have established credibility. Now that’s much as their rote technical skills. Finally, ASPA member David Allen Hines is deputy spire single-minded loyalty and dedication. not to say you aren’t going to find me hun- annual training should include classes that director for budget administration in the It must be important enough to each indi- kered down in my office doing a regression foment team-development and individual Office of Budget and Planning of the Gov- vidual to call forth reserves of energy and analysis or poring over a budget proposal. motivation as much as updating and en- ernment of the District of Columbia. He enthusiasm.” But I see my job as more than that. hancing technical skills. previously served as municipal coun- cilmember in Kingston, PA, and town man- To achieve that, our government managers While there are managers who do a better “If your actions inspire others to dream ager for Edwardsville, PA. Email: must be trained to lead, inspire and manage job than I can, I have seen so many more more, learn more, do more and become [email protected] their staffs. stumble and fail due to their lack of back- I enjoy undertaking sophisticated financial ground in leadership and employee devel- analysis. I enjoy writing policy papers and opment. I was fortunate that I came to this communications. One would think in my role having previously gained much experi- New Clear – Practical – Comprehensive Edition current position, that is what I spend most ence and interest in building teams and of my time doing. But the reality is, that I managing and developing staff during my Research Methods for Public Administrators spend most of each day interacting with my time in elected and appointed office. But I Second Edition staff. I ensure that everyone knows what know plenty of folks with MPAs serving in Gail Johnson they need to do, why, and when, while government management positions who This highly practical text focuses on the interpretation and use of being careful not to micro-manage. On my have no education in this area. And if they research findings. It covers the entire research process, from initial wall, I have General George Patton’s oft- go to seek it, they face obstacles. Approval questions to final report, in clear, jargon-free language, and includes quoted remark, “Never tell people how to is easily granted for example to take a train- numerous examples and exercises. ing class on advanced budget analysis. But do things. Tell them what to do and they “Demystifies and makes practical the research essentials every public if they ask to take a class on leadership or will surprise you with their ingenuity.” administrator and policy analyst needs. … More importantly, it shows motivation, they are given a hard time. how the language of analysis—data—gets transformed into useful When there are problems, I flush them out “Why do you need to take a class on that?” information and teaches students critical thinking skills.” M.E.Sharpe and we work together to solve them. If un- is too often the response. expected events develop, I plunge in to – Cheryl Simrell King, The Evergreen State College Call 800-541-6563 Integrating education on leadership, motiva- help. I’m always on the outlook for an inter- 296 pp. • 978-0-7656-2312-6 Paper $59.95 Fax 914-273-2106 esting article or book to share. I insist on tion, team-building and employee develop- Online www.mesharpe.com regular team meetings and work hard to en- ment need to be added as a component of For complete information on this book visit sure everyone participates so that there is a all MPA programs. Furthermore, when hir- www.mesharpe.com and search by title. AD1012E PAGE 12 PA TIMES • JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2010 AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION Certified Public Manager Program Creates Professional Development Opportunities

From CPM, pg. 6 CPM Program also received ASPA Certifi- cates confirming their graduation from the State of Nebraska CPM Program. national trademarked designation of “Certi- fied Public Manager.” A benefit of this 2nd (ASPA) certificate meant that ASPA would register and record The National CPM Consortium the CPM Certification designations (State Certified Public Manager Programs in the and Date of Graduation) on file in an ASPA United Sates operate under the umbrella of database. This is a major benefit for persons the National Certified Public Manager that are alumni of CPM Programs that (CPM) Consortium. The National Certified would elect to continue their membership in Public Manager® Consortium establishes ASPA and ASPA’s CPM Section. It would and preserves standards for the Certified allow employers to verify that persons have Public Manager® designation. The National completed the Certified Public Manager Certified Public Manager Consortium also (CPM) Program. monitors and accredits all CPM programs in the US. Only accredited CPM Programs are Next Steps for ASPA and CPM authorized to award the CPM designation In an effort to promote higher quality professional development and educational serv- which is trademarked to the National CPM ices for the public sector, CPM Programs Consortium and its member Programs. Ac- around the country are being encouraged to credited CPM Programs are reviewed and follow the Texas model and work to more re-accredited every 5 years for continued Texas CPM Graduates at the Texas Capitol on December 7, 2009, with Texas CPM Director Howard Balanoff & CPM Coordinator Marilyn Balanoff. From left to right are Marilyn Balanoff, Carol Butts, closely tie their state and local CPM Pro- compliance with national CPM standards. grams into a closer relationship with ASPA. Linda Hicks, Gerald Tempton and David Gaines. Linking ASPA TO CPM is ASPA’s In addition ASPA’s executive leadership is Section on Certified Public Management committed to exploring ways in which In 2007, ASPA created the Section on Certi- A major goal of the CPM Section is to create Hobby Distinguished Lecture which nor- CPM students, alumni and faculty can be fied Public Management (SCPM) www.as- and encourage professional development and mally brings together about 200 CPM stu- added as ASPA members to help build and paonline.org/scpm/ Currently, 500 ASPA continuing education programs through the dents, alumni and ASPA members. ASPA strengthen ASPA Chapters and Sections. members (many are alumni, faculty and stu- activities of the ASPA CPM Section. The Chapters from all across Texas participate Both organizations realize that closer ties dents of CPM Programs around the country) CPM Section also encourages cooperation in preparing and hosting this conference by between ASPA and CPM definitely promote are enrolled in ASPA’s CPM Section. and linkages with and between local ASPA sponsoring panels and presentations of their a win–win environment for ASPA, CPM Chapters and CPM Programs throughout the members. The next scheduled Texas and the public service. ASPA’s CPM Section is open to CPM country. Another goal of the CPM Section is ASPA/CPM Conference is February 12, ASPA’s Task Force for Professional Devel- alumni, students faculty etc. and to all to promote the growth and establishment of 2010. For additional conference information opment and Training is currently exploring ASPA members (whether or not they are af- CPM Programs in states that are not cur- go to www.txstate.edu/cpm ways in which CPM and ASPA can cooper- filiated with CPM) that are interested in the rently members of the CPM Consortium. Another example of collaboration and coop- ate in the future. On Saturday April 10, concepts, principles and practices of certi- The Texas Model of ASPA eration between ASPA and CPM that started 2009, ASPA’s Section for Certified Public fied public management. The goal of the and CPM Cooperation with the June 15, 2009, Texas CPM Gradua- Management will hold a strategic planning ASPA Section is to promote the profes- The linkages between ASPA and CPM are tion was the delivery to the 54 Texas CPM session at the ASPA Annual Conference in sional development and training of public highly developed in the State of Texas. CPM Graduates of a certificate of completion San José to promote additional cooperation and not for profit managers in the ethical participants in Texas are provided with ASPA which was signed by ASPA’s Executive Di- between ASPA and CPM. values and technical competencies associ- membership while in the CPM Program. rector, the Chair of ASPA’s CPM Section For additional information about CPM go ated with outstanding public service. ASPA materials and publications are then and the Director of the Texas CPM Pro- to the National CPM Consortium website used as educational materials in the class- gram. This certificate which was in addition ASPA’s Section for Certified Public Man- which is www.cpmconsortium.com and the room. In addition, CPM participants are en- to their regular CPM Graduation Certificate, agement has adopted as its journal the prac- Texas CPM website which is couraged to participate in local ASPA Chapter confirmed their graduation from the Texas titioner oriented, The Public Manager www.txstate.edu/cpm You can also contact activities such as “Public Service Recognition CPM Program. www.thepublicmanager.org . The Public Howard Balanoff at [email protected] Week”. CPM students and alumni are also Manager along with ASPA’s CPM Section On December 7, 2009, 70 Texas CPM stu- encouraged to join ASPA Sections that may ASPA member Howard Balanoff is professor and the CPM Program are engaged in a dents once again received their CPM gradua- be of professional interest to them. and chair of The William P. Hobby Center number of cooperative projects and pro- tion diplomas and also received ASPA CPM for Public Service at Texas State University. grams at ASPA and CPM regional and na- Many ASPA members and CPM partici- Certificates which confirmed their gradua- Email: [email protected] tional conferences. pants and alumni attend the annual Texas tion from the CPM Program. In Nebraska on ASPA and CPM Conference and William P. December 4th graduates of the Nebraska

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