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Board training emphasizes policy, unity and public empowerment
Summary
Board President led a training recap drawing on USBA materials and the district strategic plan, urging members to focus on policy, act as 'one board,' and guide constituents to resolve issues at the lowest level.
Board President reviewed training takeaways from a February leadership session and USBA materials, emphasizing that the board's greatest leverage is "the power of policy and procedure," and that board members should act collectively as "one board." She urged members to direct constituents to principals or counselors before trying to resolve individual school-level problems.
Members recalled the strategic-plan priorities during an exercise (learning and engagement, safety, communication, support and connection). The president said those priorities should guide whether an issue is a board matter: "When things come up and I question some things, I look back at that strategic plan and say, is it in there?" The training materials will be distributed to members and followed by a budget training segment from Scott later in the meeting.
