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Registration will open several weeks prior to the course date. Program Cost: $60.00 per course
For more information, contact Kathy Bennett at kbennett@mabe.org
The Board’s Role in the Appeal Process
Friday, November 4, 2011 - 9:00 a.m.-noon
Board members wear three hats: administrative (hiring, contracts); legislative (policy); and quasi-judicial (hearings and appeals). In this session, your role in each of these areas will be reviewed with special emphasis on understanding the appeals process and the differences between the roles of the school board attorney and the school system attorney. Judy Bresler, from the law firm of Carney, Kelehan, Bresler, Bennett & Scherr, will take you through the kinds of legal issues that challenge board members, and provide strategies for being effective in your judicial role. This session is a “must attend” for new board members and is highly recommended as a review for seasoned board members.
| Who Should Attend: |
New School Board Members, Superintendents |
| Key Work Areas: |
Standards, Accountability |
| Location: |
MABE office, Annapolis, Maryland
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Friday, December 9, 2011 - 9:00 a.m.-noon
More often than not, school boards are being called upon to become active participants in the legislative process. Advocacy beyond the 90-day session and the General Assembly includes building grassroots support for local school systems and keeping federal officials informed on Maryland’s priorities. In this session, you’ll learn how to use a variety of legislative tools to improve your effectiveness both in your community and in the state.
| Who Should Attend: |
School Board Members, Superintendents, Communications Directors |
| Key Work Areas: |
Alignment, Collaboration, Continuous Improvement |
| Location: |
MABE office, Annapolis, Maryland
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Budget Basics
Friday, January 20, 2012 - 9:00 a.m.-noon
This participant requested session is designed to tell you all you’ll need to know about the Maryland
budgeting process. It will include: how budgets are developed; the timeline and process for reviewing the budget; Board and Superintendent roles; how to read, analyze, and align budgets; what the categories mean, and what board members can and cannot do; and the questions board members should ask. And that’s just the first hour! Bring your budget questions and ask two of Maryland’s budget experts: Milton Nagel, Assistant Superintendent for Administrative Services from Caroline County Public Schools, and Larry Bowers, Chief Operating Officer from Montgomery County Public Schools.
| Who Should Attend: |
School Board Members, Superintendents |
| Key Work Areas: |
Alignment, Accountability, Continuous Improvement |
| Location: |
MABE office, Annapolis, Maryland
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Understanding the Work of the State Board*
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
This session is designed to give board members a greater understanding of the State Board, how it operates, and the kind of decisions it makes. From 8:30–noon, you’ll observe the State Board of Education during its monthly meeting, and then have an opportunity to “debrief” over lunch with John Woolums, MABE’s Director of Governmental Relations.
| Who Should Attend: |
School Board Members, Leadership Program Participants |
| Key Work Areas: |
Vision, Standards, Alignment |
| Location: |
Maryland State Department of Education
8th Floor, Conference Room 2
200 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland
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Communication Skills
Friday, March 16, 2012 - 9:00 a.m.-noon
In real estate, the phrase is “location, location, location”. For effective boards and board members, the phrase is “communication, communication, communication”. This lively interactive session will focus on communication skills and strategies: how to understand the intent of a comment; ways to give and receive feedback. You’ll learn about your own style, and its influence on the way you communicate as well as strategies for working with folks whose style is different than yours.
| Who Should Attend: |
School Board Members, Leadership Program Participants, Superintendents |
| Key Work Areas: |
Climate, Continuous Improvement |
| Location: |
MABE office, Annapolis, Maryland
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Social Media for Board MembersFriday, April 13, 2012 - 9:00 a.m.-noon
Social Media presents an enormous opportunity, and an enormous challenge, for board members and school systems. MABE’s Sandi Barry, Communications and Marketing Coordinator, and Steve Bounds, Director of Legal and Policy Services, discuss the world of social media, and provide guidance on how best to avoid the pitfalls involved with using it.
| Who Should Attend: |
School Board Members, Leadership Program Participants, Superintendents |
| Key Work Areas: |
Accountability, Climate, Standards |
| Location: |
MABE office, Annapolis, Maryland
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College Readiness at UMBC
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 10:00 a.m.-noon
Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), has graciously extended an invitation to host this Boardsmanship Academy focusing on a variety of programs at the prestigious UMBC campus. Hear what students are learning and doing, and discover what ‘college readiness’ really means. In addition, UMBC has created a number of highly innovative programs to involve their students in our public schools, among them: Choice Program, a nationally recognized community based, family centered approach to delinquency prevention and youth development, and its highly acclaimed K-16 outreach initiatives that place graduate and undergraduate students in some of Maryland’s public schools. You’ll learn about the programs and leave with ideas for this kind of collaboration with your local colleges and universities.
| Who Should Attend: |
School Board Members, Leadership Program Participants, Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents |
| Key Work Areas: |
Collaboration, Climate, Vision, Standards, Continuous Improvement |
| Location: |
UMBC Campus, Alvin O. Kuhn Library, 7th floor
1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250
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Are You as Smart as a 3rd Grader?
Friday, June 8, 2012 - 9:00 a.m.-noon
Welcome to the decade of assessments! As the assessment list grows each year, so do expectations for students and staff. Effective board members know and understand the nature of assessment programs, ask strong questions that will aid in their decision making, and are able to explain their school system’s assessment and accountability program to parents and community members. In this session, you’ll learn the different kinds of assessments, try some sample questions from the tests, and leave with a clear understanding of the board’s role in student assessment. Working with us will be Andrew Pruski, who, in addition to serving on the Anne Arundel County Board of Education, is Baltimore County’s Supervisor of Assessment.
| Who Should Attend: |
School Board Members, Leadership Program Participants |
| Key Work Areas: |
Assessment, Alignment, Accountability |
| Location: |
MABE office, Annapolis, Maryland
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*Course required for Leadership Program participants
Registration will open several weeks prior to the course date. Program Cost: $60.00 per course
For more information, contact Kathy Bennett at kbennett@mabe.org
The Board’s Role in the Appeal Process
Friday, November 4, 2011 - 9:00 a.m.-noon
Board members wear three hats: administrative (hiring, contracts); legislative (policy); and quasi-judicial (hearings and appeals). In this session, your role in each of these areas will be reviewed with special emphasis on understanding the appeals process and the differences between the roles of the school board attorney and the school system attorney. Judy Bresler, from the law firm of Carney, Kelehan, Bresler, Bennett & Scherr, will take you through the kinds of legal issues that challenge board members, and provide strategies for being effective in your judicial role. This session is a “must attend” for new board members and is highly recommended as a review for seasoned board members.
| Who Should Attend: |
New School Board Members, Superintendents |
| Key Work Areas: |
Standards, Accountability |
| Location: |
MABE office, Annapolis, Maryland
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Friday, December 9, 2011 - 9:00 a.m.-noon
More often than not, school boards are being called upon to become active participants in the legislative process. Advocacy beyond the 90-day session and the General Assembly includes building grassroots support for local school systems and keeping federal officials informed on Maryland’s priorities. In this session, you’ll learn how to use a variety of legislative tools to improve your effectiveness both in your community and in the state.
| Who Should Attend: |
School Board Members, Superintendents, Communications Directors |
| Key Work Areas: |
Alignment, Collaboration, Continuous Improvement |
| Location: |
MABE office, Annapolis, Maryland
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Budget Basics
Friday, January 20, 2012 - 9:00 a.m.-noon
This participant requested session is designed to tell you all you’ll need to know about the Maryland
budgeting process. It will include: how budgets are developed; the timeline and process for reviewing the budget; Board and Superintendent roles; how to read, analyze, and align budgets; what the categories mean, and what board members can and cannot do; and the questions board members should ask. And that’s just the first hour! Bring your budget questions and ask two of Maryland’s budget experts: Milton Nagel, Assistant Superintendent for Administrative Services from Caroline County Public Schools, and Larry Bowers, Chief Operating Officer from Montgomery County Public Schools.
| Who Should Attend: |
School Board Members, Superintendents |
| Key Work Areas: |
Alignment, Accountability, Continuous Improvement |
| Location: |
MABE office, Annapolis, Maryland
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Understanding the Work of the State Board*
Tuesday, February 28, 2012 - 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
This session is designed to give board members a greater understanding of the State Board, how it operates, and the kind of decisions it makes. From 8:30–noon, you’ll observe the State Board of Education during its monthly meeting, and then have an opportunity to “debrief” over lunch with John Woolums, MABE’s Director of Governmental Relations.
| Who Should Attend: |
School Board Members, Leadership Program Participants |
| Key Work Areas: |
Vision, Standards, Alignment |
| Location: |
Maryland State Department of Education
8th Floor, Conference Room 2
200 West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, Maryland
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Communication Skills
Friday, March 16, 2012 - 9:00 a.m.-noon
In real estate, the phrase is “location, location, location”. For effective boards and board members, the phrase is “communication, communication, communication”. This lively interactive session will focus on communication skills and strategies: how to understand the intent of a comment; ways to give and receive feedback. You’ll learn about your own style, and its influence on the way you communicate as well as strategies for working with folks whose style is different than yours.
| Who Should Attend: |
School Board Members, Leadership Program Participants, Superintendents |
| Key Work Areas: |
Climate, Continuous Improvement |
| Location: |
MABE office, Annapolis, Maryland
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Social Media for Board MembersFriday, April 13, 2012 - 9:00 a.m.-noon
Social Media presents an enormous opportunity, and an enormous challenge, for board members and school systems. MABE’s Sandi Barry, Communications and Marketing Coordinator, and Steve Bounds, Director of Legal and Policy Services, discuss the world of social media, and provide guidance on how best to avoid the pitfalls involved with using it.
| Who Should Attend: |
School Board Members, Leadership Program Participants, Superintendents |
| Key Work Areas: |
Accountability, Climate, Standards |
| Location: |
MABE office, Annapolis, Maryland
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College Readiness at UMBC
Tuesday, May 15, 2012 - 10:00 a.m.-noon
Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), has graciously extended an invitation to host this Boardsmanship Academy focusing on a variety of programs at the prestigious UMBC campus. Hear what students are learning and doing, and discover what ‘college readiness’ really means. In addition, UMBC has created a number of highly innovative programs to involve their students in our public schools, among them: Choice Program, a nationally recognized community based, family centered approach to delinquency prevention and youth development, and its highly acclaimed K-16 outreach initiatives that place graduate and undergraduate students in some of Maryland’s public schools. You’ll learn about the programs and leave with ideas for this kind of collaboration with your local colleges and universities.
| Who Should Attend: |
School Board Members, Leadership Program Participants, Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents |
| Key Work Areas: |
Collaboration, Climate, Vision, Standards, Continuous Improvement |
| Location: |
UMBC Campus, Alvin O. Kuhn Library, 7th floor
1000 Hilltop Circle, Baltimore, MD 21250
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Are You as Smart as a 3rd Grader?
Friday, June 8, 2012 - 9:00 a.m.-noon
Welcome to the decade of assessments! As the assessment list grows each year, so do expectations for students and staff. Effective board members know and understand the nature of assessment programs, ask strong questions that will aid in their decision making, and are able to explain their school system’s assessment and accountability program to parents and community members. In this session, you’ll learn the different kinds of assessments, try some sample questions from the tests, and leave with a clear understanding of the board’s role in student assessment. Working with us will be Andrew Pruski, who, in addition to serving on the Anne Arundel County Board of Education, is Baltimore County’s Supervisor of Assessment.
| Who Should Attend: |
School Board Members, Leadership Program Participants |
| Key Work Areas: |
Assessment, Alignment, Accountability |
| Location: |
MABE office, Annapolis, Maryland
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*Course required for Leadership Program participants
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Jan. 2012
Jan. 9, 10:00 a.m.-noon
Legal Services Association meeting
Jan. 9, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Legislative Committee meeting
Jan. 9, 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Federal Relations Network meeting
Jan. 20, 9:00-noon
Boardsmanship Academy: Budget Basics
Jan. 24, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Board of Directors meeting
Jan. 26, 11:00 a.m. (winter)
Group Insurance Pool meeting
Jan. 30, 10:00 a.m.-noon
Legislative Committee meeting
February
Feb. 2, 11:00 a.m.
Worker's Compensation Group Self-Insurance Fund meeting
Feb. 5-7
Federal Relations Network conference
Feb. 22, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Board of Directors meeting
Feb. 27, 10:00 a.m.-noon
Legislative Committee meeting
Feb. 28, 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Boardsmanship Academy: Understanding the Work of the State Board
Maryland State Department of Education, Baltimore
Complete Calendar
Jan. 2012
Jan. 9, 10:00 a.m.-noon
Legal Services Association meeting
Jan. 9, 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Legislative Committee meeting
Jan. 9, 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
Federal Relations Network meeting
Jan. 20, 9:00-noon
Boardsmanship Academy: Budget Basics
Jan. 24, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Board of Directors meeting
Jan. 26, 11:00 a.m. (winter)
Group Insurance Pool meeting
Jan. 30, 10:00 a.m.-noon
Legislative Committee meeting
February
Feb. 2, 11:00 a.m.
Worker's Compensation Group Self-Insurance Fund meeting
Feb. 5-7
Federal Relations Network conference
Feb. 22, 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Board of Directors meeting
Feb. 27, 10:00 a.m.-noon
Legislative Committee meeting
Feb. 28, 8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
Boardsmanship Academy: Understanding the Work of the State Board
Maryland State Department of Education, Baltimore
Complete Calendar
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MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF BOARDS OF EDUCATION
621 Ridgely Avenue, Suite 300, Annapolis, Maryland 21401-1112
410.841.5414 800.841.8197
Fax 410.841.6580
Directions to the MABE office
MARYLAND ASSOCIATION OF BOARDS OF EDUCATION
621 Ridgely Avenue, Suite 300, Annapolis, Maryland 21401-1112
410.841.5414 800.841.8197
Fax 410.841.6580
Directions to the MABE office
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