Timely Pre-Conference Workshops: Friday, April 8
Pre-registration is required for all Pre-Conference Workshops.
Morning Sessions 9:00 AM - 12:00 Noon
#1 Dysfunction in the Board Room: Healing the Wars Within
Disagreements and intra-board conflict that affect the ability of boards to govern effectively appear across the country in newspaper headlines. Go beyond describing those situations, and take on the task of providing board members with tools to begin the healing process, or at least to get through meetings in a civil manner.
Presented by: Betsy Miller-Jones, Associate Director Board Development and Policy Services, Oregon School Boards Association
$150 for National Affiliate Districts; $175 Regular
#2 Inspecting What You Expect: Aligning Superintendent Evaluation and Board Self-Assessment (repeated in the afternoon)
Learn about a new planning model used by numerous school systems both large and small throughout the state of Georgia. This model aligns the school boards self-assessment and goals with the evaluation of the superintendent. The instruments and their link to a strategic plan will be demonstrated and discussed.
Presented by: Tony Arasi, Director of Professional Development and Mark Willis, Assistant Executive Director, Georgia School Boards Association
$150 for National Affiliate Districts; $175 Regular
#3 The Audit Committee — Identifying Risks in Internal Controls
School districts are experiencing reductions in funding, budgets are being slashed, and school boards are under intense scrutiny to safeguard public funds. An audit committee assists in oversight of financial matters and demonstrates commitment to effective cost controls. Learn how to implement an audit committee to facilitate a smooth transition to stronger internal controls and establish open communication with administrators and taxpayers.
Presented by: Presented by: Charles K. Trainor CIA, CFE, Management Audit Consultants, Inc.
$150 for National Affiliate Districts; $175 Regular
#4 Diversity and Inclusion Awareness
Learn how to link diversity issues with achieving district goals through engaging, interactive exercises. Create a common understanding of diversity and inclusion, broaden the scope of diversity beyond typical race and gender issues, and reveal and assess the impact of subtle biases on school district success.
Presented by: Nesa Brauer and Sandra Kwasa, Board Development Consultants, Illinois Association of School Boards
$160 for National Affiliate Districts; $185 Regular (fee includes a $10 royalty fee to Kaleidoscope Group, the designer of training model)
Afternoon Sessions 1:30 - 4:30 PM
#5 The Data Made Me Do It! Using Data for Continuous School Improvement
Data is fundamental to effective school board governance but many school board members are not experts in education data. Explore how you can use data to set goals, align resources, and monitor actions to improve outcomes for your students. This data-decision making process entitled "Good Measures for Good School Governance" was developed by NSBA's Center for Public Education in partnership with state school boards associations in California, Illinois, and Michigan.
Presented by: Patte Barth, Director, Center for Public Education, NSBA and Kathy Gemberling, lead consultant
$75 for National Affiliate Districts; $100 Regular
#6 Inspecting What You Expect: Aligning Superintendent Evaluation and Board Self-Assessment (repeated session from morning)
Learn about a new planning model used by numerous school systems both large and small throughout the state of Georgia. This model aligns the school boards self-assessment and goals with the evaluation of the superintendent. The instruments and their link to a strategic plan will be demonstrated and discussed.
Presented by: Tony Arasi, Director of Professional Development and Mark Willis, Assistant Executive Director, Georgia School Boards Association
$150 for National Affiliate Districts; $175 Regular
#7 Developing a Community Engagement Marketing Plan
Are the 55,000 school staff and 250,000 volunteers the only folks in Oregon who help students succeed? Not by a long shot. Build a participation marketing plan using some of the more than 40 (mostly free or low cost) tools and methods and take full advantage of the community involvement continuum.
Presented by: Steve Lamb, Board Development and Policy Services Specialist, Oregon School Boards Association
$150 for National Affiliate Districts; $175 Regular
#8 Governing Profile: New Leadership Tools for Effective Governance
New governance tools are needed, as the issues that confront school boards are becoming more complex. A new Governance Profile uses the Key Work of School Boards, and introduces new tools to help boards govern better, while meeting new challenges. Learn Governance and Leadership Style; Communication Style; Conflict Management Style; Conflict Resolution methods, and more.
Presented by: Chuck Namitt, President, Strategem, LLC and Greg McKenzie, President, Window to Leadership, LLC
$150 for National Affiliate Districts; $175 Regular
Full-Day Sessions - 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Lunch on your own: 12:00 Noon - 1:30 PM
#9 Integrating Cyber-Bullying Prevention Within a Comprehensive All-Hazards School Crisis Plan
Learn how to prevent, prepare for, and respond effectively to all types of school crises by using incident command systems as the foundation for creating a School Public Safety Committee. Secret Service analysis of student shooters in U.S. schools will provide insight into the importance of implementing bullying prevention policies and procedures as an integral part of comprehensive school crisis prevention.
Presented by: Winton I. Goodrich, Associate Director, Vermont School Boards Association
$250 for National Affiliate Districts; $300 Regular
#10 Tools for the Team: Building Education Foundations
Spend the day with experts interactively learning the tools needed to build a strategic and sustainable education foundation as well as how to take your existing foundation to the next level. Get all your questions answered and leave with the tools to build a championship team and raise more money!
Presented by: Foundation experts Laurie Cromwell; Dr. Milli Christner; Jodi Bender Sweeney; Jane Gallucci; and David R. Voss
$250 for National Affiliate Districts; $300 Regular
National Affiliate Pre-Conference Academy - 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
Lunch on your own: 12:00 Noon - 1:00 PM
Strategies for School District Leadership in Challenging Economic Times
Would you like to be able to save money in your district on back-end processes and direct those savings to the classroom? During this NA Academy you will:
- Learn about Process & Performance Management (PPM)
- Apply high level process management methodology
- Identify key practices
- Develop key performance indicators
- Create a system's approach to gathering and using stakeholder input
Presented by:
Carolyn S. Talasek, APQC Education's Senior Program Manager, the American Productivity and Quality Center (APQC)
Open to National Affiliate Districts only. There is no additional fee for this session, but pre-registration is requested.