Session 1: Understanding Key Responsibilities and Leadership Partnership

• Profile of a strong Board Chair and board members
• Cultivating a strong partnership with school leadership
• Promoting transparency & open communication
• Lane management: role & responsibilities
• Suggested best practices

Session 2: Leveraging Board Operations

• Establishing a board calendar
• Importance of committee structure
• Framing the work & accountability
• Importance of the board self-assessment
• Performance review & development process

Session 3:  Meeting Management 101

• Establishing a board liaison role
• Meeting preparation
• Managing agendas, minutes, and consent agenda
• Norms and expectations
• Open meeting law
• Robert’s Rules

Session 4: Building Board Culture and Sustainability

• Envisioning a positive board culture (Stanford Study)
• Managing challenging board members
• Three modes of governance
• Nominations and onboarding
• Succession planning

Session 5: Leading Through Change and Crisis

• Addressing financial, reputational, and legal ramifications
• Board’s role in the critical crisis stage
• Strategic Planning
• New leader search and transition