New School Board Member Academy - OLDLatham 2013
24 Century Hill Dr
Latham, NY 12110
New York State School Boards Association
2015 NEW SCHOOL BOARD MEMBER ACADEMY
Attend both days to complete your mandated training and receive a discounted rate!
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Governance
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Fiscal Oversight
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Both
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Pre-reg/Cancellation Deadline
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May 29
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May 30
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May 29 - 30
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May 22
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Embassy Suites Buffalo
200 Delaware Ave Buffalo, NY 14202 Phone: 716-842-1000 www.buffalo.embassysuites.com |
July 17
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July 18
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July 17-18
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July 10
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August 14
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August 15
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August 14 - 15
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August 7
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September 25
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September 26
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September 25 -26
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September 18
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High Peaks Resort
2384 Saranac Ave Lake Placid, NY 12946 Phone: 518-523-4411 www.highpeaksresort.com |
November 6
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November 17
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November 6 - 7
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October 30
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Cost: Board members will earn 10 points for each day of the academy in NYSSBA's School Board U Recognition Program |
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Course fee includes resource materials, continental breakfast, lunch and a non-refundable $50 administrative fee. |
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Attend NYSSBA’s New School Board Member Academy to learn board roles and responsibilities, understand your fiscal duties, and gain valuable governance information and tools. Take advantage of our special room block at each location. Call the appropriate hotel directly to make your reservation and mention the NYSSBA room block. School Board U provides the skills you need to meet the ever-changing challenges of board governance and fiscal accountability with a training program designed to enhance your leadership skills. For more information, visit www.nyssba.org/schoolboardu. Remember – Even if you haven’t taken office as a school board member, you’re still eligible to register for this must-attend academy. Contact your superintendent or clerk for more details. |
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| FRIDAY AGENDA Essentials of School Board Governance |
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| 8:30 - 9:00 a.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 - 10:30 a.m. | The Importance and Purpose of School Boards (Module A) Accounting for student performance outcomes is a primary responsibility of school boards. Understand the impact school board work has on student achievement. Find out how to best promote student achievement by setting direction, goals and continuous improvement for the district. Learn how to align and optimize district resources to ensure district goals are met, while creating a district culture that is conducive to learning. |
| 10:30 - 10:45 a.m. | Break |
| 10:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. | School Board Members’ Rights, Risks and Responsibilities, (Module B) School boards do not operate in a vacuum. Various governing and administrative authorities, including the U.S. Department of Education, Board of Regents, and the New York State Education Department, shape the public education agenda. Discover how the various mandates, regulations and guidance established by these authorities impact your school board work. |
| 12:15 - 1:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. | Policy and Board Operations (Module C) Policy and operating protocols define the board’s leadership authority and set parameters. Examine how policy and operations help school boards work as a team, in cooperation with their superintendent. Participate in problem-solving exercises to learn how well-defined operating procedures, along with policy, keep the board a cohesive governance unit, focused on academic achievement. |
| 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. | Question and Answer Session |
| 3:00 - 3:15 p.m. | Break |
| 3:15 - 4:45 p.m. | Data Use for Accountability and Student Achievement (Module D) Student achievement is a fundamental measure of a school board’s leadership. Success is measured, not only in meeting standards, but also by demonstrating improvement. Learn how to utilize data from a variety of sources to make critical decisions for your district and evaluate the impact of those decisions on student achievement. Examine how to analyze comparative data, understand leading and lagging indicators, identify trends, and discover the right questions to ask to establish accountability and continuous improvement. |
| 4:45 - 4:50 p.m. | Wrap Up and Preparation for Day 2 |
| SATURDAY AGENDA Fiscal Oversight Fundamentals |
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| 8:00 - 9:00 a.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:00 - 10:50 a.m. | Safeguarding District Resources: Roles and Responsibilities (Module 1) Learn about your board’s financial stewardship role and its fiscal oversight responsibilities. Understand the responsibilities of key financial positions such as the claims auditor and audit committee, and their relationship with the board. Examine the internal and external audit process and how to utilize both to ensure proper safeguarding of district resources. Explore the attitudes and conditions that leads to fraud, waste and abuse and how preventative measures such as internal controls, policy and oversight can protect district resources. Learn how to respond if the board or others suspect irregularities. |
| 10:50 - 11:00 a.m. | Break |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Building School District Fiscal Fitness (Module 2) Explore the principal sources of school district funds and major guidelines affecting disposition of funds from each source. Learn why the district prepares a budget, obtains voter approval and understand laws and rules affecting the budget process. |
| 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:30 - 2:45 p.m. | Managing School District Fiscal Fitness (Module 3) Study financial management and accounting practices that promote fiscal fitness. Discover how to project cash flow, execute budget transfers and more. Understand how mismanagement of fund balance and reserve funds can have an impact on your district. |
| 2:45 - 3:00 p.m. | Break |
| 3:00 - 4:14 p.m. | Monitoring District Fiscal Fitness (Module 4) Learn what information your board should receive regularly, in what form and from whom. Identify elements of financial reports that warrant special attention to ensure the district’s financial health. Understand key indicators of a financially stressed district. |
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Added Bonus! Each participant will receive the publication:
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