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Unless otherwise noted, all courses are from 9:00 a.m. until noon at the MABE offices.
Registration will open several weeks prior to the course date. For more information, contact Kathy Bennett, kbennett@mabe.org.
Systems Thinking, Systems Changing (Registration Form)
December 11, 2009
Boards are the catalyst for change and growth in their school systems. Yet change often does not come easily. Learn how systems work as they go through the change process in this highly interactive session. Kitty Blumsack and the MABE Academy Fellows will present this session using the work of Peter Senge, Michael Fullan, Gene Hall, and Shirley Hord.
Who Should Attend: Board Members
Key Work Areas: Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Climate, Collaboration
Collective Bargaining – The Board’s Role
January 15, 2010
Collective bargaining is more than “the exchange of proposals and hammering out an agreement.” It is influenced by a myriad of dynamics, and requires boards to understand these influences, along with their roles and responsibilities in the process. This session provides information relative to the collective bargaining process that will be useful as Board members carry out their responsibilities. We’ll examine roles and responsibilities of other stakeholders, Maryland law, alternative approaches to traditional bargaining, and potential legislative issues around labor relations. Leaders for this session are Don Kopp from Montgomery County and members of the Maryland
Negotiations Service (MNS).
Who Should Attend: Board Members, Superintendents
Key Work Area: Climate, Collaboration
Understanding the Work of the State Board*
February 23, 2010
This session is designed to give board members a greater understanding of the work of the Maryland State Board of Education. From 9:00 a.m. until noon, you’ll observe the State Board of Education meeting, followed by an opportunity to “debrief” over lunch with John Woolums, MABE’s Director of Governmental Relations.
Who Should Attend: Board members, Leadership Program participants
Key Work Areas: Standards, Alignment
Location: Maryland State Department of Education, Baltimore, MD
Religion in Public Schools: Survival Tips for School Boards
March 12, 2010
Public schools continue to be ground zero in the nation’s culture wars. Learn some of the trickiest current and emerging legal and political minefields for school districts and the latest rulings from the courts on church and state. Come with plenty of your own questions and experiences. Most important, discuss survival tips specifically for school board members—tips that remain useful even as the latest hot issues and the court rulings continue to change. Sound interesting? Join Maryland’s own Rochelle Eisenburg, Esquire, from the law firm of Hodes, Pessin and Katz, for this course.
Who Should Attend: Board Members, Leadership Program participants, Superintendents
Key Work Areas: Continuous Improvement; Climate
Managing Conflict
April 23, 2010
Leaders are faced with many conflicts, both in their personal and professional lives. This session focuses on personal style of handling conflict, identifying ways to learn others’ styles, and adapting styles to become a more effective leader. Participants will use a conflict mode instrument, discuss personal styles, and apply conflict
management to a variety of situations that board members may face.
Who Should Attend: Board Members; Leadership Program participants
Key Work Areas: Climate, Collaboration
Fiduciary and Ethical Dimensions of Board Leaders
May 7, 2010
This workshop will explore the fiduciary challenges board members face that go far beyond the financial responsibilities associated with the concept of fiduciary. In its broader sense, fiduciary means that a public office is a public trust. This interactive session will focus on the broader, ethical dimensions of fiduciary responsibility that often blur in this era of instant communication.
Who Should Attend: Board Members, Superintendents
Key Work Areas: Accountability, Alignment, Continuous Improvement
The Key Work of School Boards is a framework of eight interrelated action areas designed to focus and guide school boards in their work. Join us for this highly interactive session to learn the eight key action areas and how to apply them to your school system.
Who Should Attend: Board Members, Superintendents
Key Work Areas: Vision, Standards, Assessment, Alignment, Accountability, Climate, Collaboration, Continuous Improvement
Program Cost: $55.00 per course
*Required course for Leadership I Program
Unless otherwise noted, all courses are from 9:00 a.m. until noon at the MABE offices.
Registration will open several weeks prior to the course date. For more information, contact Kathy Bennett, kbennett@mabe.org.
Systems Thinking, Systems Changing (Registration Form)
December 11, 2009
Boards are the catalyst for change and growth in their school systems. Yet change often does not come easily. Learn how systems work as they go through the change process in this highly interactive session. Kitty Blumsack and the MABE Academy Fellows will present this session using the work of Peter Senge, Michael Fullan, Gene Hall, and Shirley Hord.
Who Should Attend: Board Members
Key Work Areas: Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Climate, Collaboration
Collective Bargaining – The Board’s Role
January 15, 2010
Collective bargaining is more than “the exchange of proposals and hammering out an agreement.” It is influenced by a myriad of dynamics, and requires boards to understand these influences, along with their roles and responsibilities in the process. This session provides information relative to the collective bargaining process that will be useful as Board members carry out their responsibilities. We’ll examine roles and responsibilities of other stakeholders, Maryland law, alternative approaches to traditional bargaining, and potential legislative issues around labor relations. Leaders for this session are Don Kopp from Montgomery County and members of the Maryland
Negotiations Service (MNS).
Who Should Attend: Board Members, Superintendents
Key Work Area: Climate, Collaboration
Understanding the Work of the State Board*
February 23, 2010
This session is designed to give board members a greater understanding of the work of the Maryland State Board of Education. From 9:00 a.m. until noon, you’ll observe the State Board of Education meeting, followed by an opportunity to “debrief” over lunch with John Woolums, MABE’s Director of Governmental Relations.
Who Should Attend: Board members, Leadership Program participants
Key Work Areas: Standards, Alignment
Location: Maryland State Department of Education, Baltimore, MD
Religion in Public Schools: Survival Tips for School Boards
March 12, 2010
Public schools continue to be ground zero in the nation’s culture wars. Learn some of the trickiest current and emerging legal and political minefields for school districts and the latest rulings from the courts on church and state. Come with plenty of your own questions and experiences. Most important, discuss survival tips specifically for school board members—tips that remain useful even as the latest hot issues and the court rulings continue to change. Sound interesting? Join Maryland’s own Rochelle Eisenburg, Esquire, from the law firm of Hodes, Pessin and Katz, for this course.
Who Should Attend: Board Members, Leadership Program participants, Superintendents
Key Work Areas: Continuous Improvement; Climate
Managing Conflict
April 23, 2010
Leaders are faced with many conflicts, both in their personal and professional lives. This session focuses on personal style of handling conflict, identifying ways to learn others’ styles, and adapting styles to become a more effective leader. Participants will use a conflict mode instrument, discuss personal styles, and apply conflict
management to a variety of situations that board members may face.
Who Should Attend: Board Members; Leadership Program participants
Key Work Areas: Climate, Collaboration
Fiduciary and Ethical Dimensions of Board Leaders
May 7, 2010
This workshop will explore the fiduciary challenges board members face that go far beyond the financial responsibilities associated with the concept of fiduciary. In its broader sense, fiduciary means that a public office is a public trust. This interactive session will focus on the broader, ethical dimensions of fiduciary responsibility that often blur in this era of instant communication.
Who Should Attend: Board Members, Superintendents
Key Work Areas: Accountability, Alignment, Continuous Improvement
The Key Work of School Boards is a framework of eight interrelated action areas designed to focus and guide school boards in their work. Join us for this highly interactive session to learn the eight key action areas and how to apply them to your school system.
Who Should Attend: Board Members, Superintendents
Key Work Areas: Vision, Standards, Assessment, Alignment, Accountability, Climate, Collaboration, Continuous Improvement
Program Cost: $55.00 per course
*Required course for Leadership I Program
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September 2010
Sept. 13, 10:00 a.m.
LSA meeting
Sept. 21, 10:00 a.m.
Conference Planning Committee meeting
Sept. 29 - Oct. 1
MABE 2010 Annual Conference
Oct. 8-10
NSBA Northeast Region Conference
Oct. 15 - noon-8:00 p.m.
Executive Committee Retreat
Oct. 16 - 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Board of Directors Retreat
Complete Calendar
September 2010
Sept. 13, 10:00 a.m.
LSA meeting
Sept. 21, 10:00 a.m.
Conference Planning Committee meeting
Sept. 29 - Oct. 1
MABE 2010 Annual Conference
Oct. 8-10
NSBA Northeast Region Conference
Oct. 15 - noon-8:00 p.m.
Executive Committee Retreat
Oct. 16 - 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Board of Directors Retreat
Complete Calendar
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