PROGRAM INITIATED: January 1992
AUDIENCE:
District Leadership Team - School Board Members and the Superintendent
PARTICIPATION:
Voluntary - Leadership teams must file a "letter of intent to participate" form and the participation fee (or purchase order) with the FSBA Office for admission to the program
PURPOSE:
- To focus on the school board and the superintendent as a collective unit and develop their ability to work effectively as a governance team
- To learn and practice skills for effective team functioning
- To identify areas for leadership development through self-evaluation of the leadership team
CURRICULUM:
Leadership - Skills-Based; 10 hours of required curriculum and 12 hours of elective curriculum in which leadership teams identify and design the curriculum based on their perceived needs
LEVEL OF INVOLVEMENT: Operational - Using and applying knowledge, skills, and processes attained during training sessions
DELIVERY SYSTEM:
One forum (10 hours) with a prescribed curriculum for all program participants and three (3) onsite workshops (4 hours each) for individual leadership teams utilizing customized modules delivered by FSBA trained facilitators
PROGRAM PARTICIPATION FEE: $3,000.00 + travel expenses of the leadership team to attend the forum
FSBA MODULES FOR ONSITE WORKSHOPS:
- Effective Problem Solving
- Power Through Policy
- Conducting Effective Board Meetings
- Essentials of Leadership
- The Key Works of School Boards
- Keeping the Vision Alive
- Creating a Vision for Your District
- Strategic Planning
- Core Beliefs
- Strategic Communication
- Creating Meaningful Change
- The Tipping Point
- Meeting the Challenge of Educational Change
- The Challenges of Leadership
- The Roles and Responsibilities of the Board and Superintendent
- Aligning the School District to Improve Student Achievement
- The Performance Evaluation of Appointed Superintendents
- Surviving and Thriving in a Learning Organization
ATTENDANCE POLICY:
- A majority of the school board members of a leadership team must be in attendance for the duration of the Master Board Forum and onsite workshops for credit to be received in the Master Board Program
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Only school board members who complete 75% of the Master Board Program (i.e., at least 16½ hours of the training) are eligible to receive a Master Board Lapel Pin and to have their names inscribed on the Master Board Plaque
AWARD: Master Board Lapel Pin and Plaque
PROGRAM DATA
Number of Districts Recognized as a Master Board: 41*
Percentage of Districts Recognized as a Master Board: 63%*
Number of Districts Completing the MB Program: 55* or 85%* since its inception in 1992
* Data based on the current FSBA general membership (n = 345/65 school districts)
Karen Denson, Director of Board Development
Florida School Boards Association
203 South Monroe Street
Tallahassee, FL 32301
Telephone Number: 850/414-2578
FAX Number: 850/414-2585
E-mail: denson@fsba.org