WHOLE BOARD DEVELOPMENT

Leading and Learning Together

OSSBA exists to help you become a better board member and to help your board become more effective. Quality, customized training is one way OSSBA serves its members.

Whole board development sessions are a great opportunity for boards and district leaders to work together on issues that will improve the board’s effectiveness and help you grow as a governance team. Our team can customize an in-person or virtual training based on your board’s needs.

We can help your board become an even stronger board!

Whole board development is the concept of continuous learning with your board as a team. Working together as a team leads to a common understanding of issues, responsibilities and accountability. A board with greater understanding leads to better decision-making. Better decisions lead to greater student achievement, the ultimate goal of all school boards.

Our programs use facilitators to serve as mentors to the board and superintendent. Facilitators use inquiry and probing questions to guide the leadership team to strategies for confronting and solving problems within an organized framework. In this manner, future issues can be resolved in a thoughtfully reasoned, data-based way using the techniques acquired through board development.

What we offer:

Whole-board training in your district that typically lasts 2 1/2 to 3 hours on topics of the board’s choice

Half- or full-day board retreats that allow for an even more customized, deeper learning experience facilitated by the OSSBA team

You tell us:

Whether your board desires a whole-board training or a board retreat

When and where works best for your board (open meetings laws apply)

What topics will be most beneficial

We'll provide:

A high-quality, interactive learning experience at an affordable rate

Trainers with expertise in the selected topics

Board member credits for those in attendance

potential topics:

our expert facilitators:

Our team's years of experience in service and leadership allow them to provide valuable assistance as facilitators to your board discussions.

The information presented has been crucial in establishing board harmony.
Being an informed and well-trained board is imperative to the school and community
Can we do it again next year?
My needs and the needs of the board were met through the topics tonight. Thank you, this was a great help.
Every board should do this.

Need more information or want to schedule a whole board training or board retreat?