Team Building and Planning Services
This training gives school board members access to a team building or a planning session to focus on a topic of the board/superintendent's choice. These sessions are delivered in the individual districts at the discretion and with the planning of the board/superintendent. Some of the topics and training sessions may qualify for Level III training if the Team of Eight requirement has already been fulfilled.
As has been the practice in the past, this training is part of the Administrative Package through Region 10, and it is offered at no additional cost to package members.
This year, our board trainers are Kim Caston, Blake Cooper, Dr. John Spies, and Kelly Walker. Listed below are the topics that each trainer is prepared to offer. However, each trainer is also more than willing to work with you to prepare any customized topic that will best meet the needs of your board.
Once you have decided which training and trainer will best serve you and your board, please contact Omaira Alvarado. She will have the trainer of your choice contact you.
Board Trainers
Kim Caston
- Team of Eight Training
- Goal Setting
- Effective Boardmanship
- Evaluating and Improving Student Outcomes
- Board Member Roles and Responsibilities
- Leading Initial Discussions About Bond and Construction Projects
- School Board Self Assessment
- Evaluating the Superintendent
- Board and Community Relations
- Climate and Culture
- Board Operating Procedures
Blake Cooper
- A-F Ratings Training
- Developing Teamwork by Meeting Demands of the District-The Board-and the Public!
- Effective School Board Meetings
- Effective Practices for an Extraordinary Superintendent/Board Member Partnership
- Roles and Responsibilities of Superintendent and Board Members
- Annual Team Effectiveness Assessment
- Appraising/Evaluating the Superintendent
- Power of Positive Climate
- Ethics for Board Members
- Board Operating Procedures
- Best Practices for Team of Eight
Dr. John Spies
- Understanding School Finance
- A-F Ratings Training
- Effective School Board Meetings
- Effective Practices for an Superintendent/Board Member Partnership
- Roles and Responsibilities of Superintendent and Board Members
- Annual Team Effectiveness Assessment
- Appraising/Evaluating the Superintendent
- Ethics for Board Members
- Board Operating Procedures
- Best Practices for Team of Eight
- Becoming a Learning Organization
- Preparing for a Bond
- Construction Methods
Kelly Walker
- Team Building Training (School Board Identified Topic)
- HB 3 and VATR (Voter Approved Tax Rate) passage and preparation
- EISO Training (Evaluating and Improving Student Outcomes)
- Effective Superintendent/Board Member Partnerships
- Essential Keys to Public Private Partnerships in School Districts
- Working Effectively with Your District’s Foundation
- Working Successfully with your Local City Governments
- Best Practices for Team of Eight
- Setting Goals and Priorities
- Texas Board Framework
- Human Trafficking
- Education Code (Update)
Field Service Agent
Administrative Assistant