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Savoy ISD trustees complete 'Team of Eight' governance training
Summary
Trustees attended "Team of Eight: Leading with Distinction" training by Kim Caston on Nov. 15, 2024, covering superintendent evaluation, board operating procedures and a plan to complete EISO training in spring. Participants each named a single-word takeaway to guide future work.
Savoy ISD trustees met Nov. 15, 2024, for a required governance training session described on the agenda as "The purpose of this meeting is to receive board training as follows: A. Team of Eight 'Leading with Distinction' by Kim Caston." The meeting opened at 9:08 a.m. with six trustees present and one absent; the board record lists Bear Reed as absent.
The training reviewed best practices for a Team of Eight, board operating procedures, regular board self-assessment and the superintendent-evaluation process; the agenda also noted that EISO training should be completed in spring. The session materials and announcement identified Kim Caston as presenting the "Leading with Distinction" program. At the close of the training, participants offered single-word takeaways to summarize priorities going forward, including "Direction," "Guidelines," "Time," "Data," "Trust," "Encouragement" and "Relationships." The record lists Jeff Francis and Sandy Petree with presiding roles (Jeff Francis as president; Sandy Petree listed as secretary, acting).
