2013 AASSA Governance Conference

for

School Heads and Board Members

September 19 - 21, 2013

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Pre-Conference:  Thursday, September 19

Effective Governance: 

Roles, Responsibilities and Relationships

Facilitated by Teresa Arpin, Susan Hintz, Charles Norris &

 Claudia St. John of Transformation Systems Ltd.

As an international school trustee, you play a critical role in ensuring your school’s success today as well as for the years to come. So what is your role? And how do you balance your role with the expectations that the myriad of stakeholders may have for you? How do you work most effectively with your fellow trustees? And what is your responsibility to the Head of School? We will examine these questions and take the opportunity to reflect upon ways to strengthen your Board’s effectiveness.

Participants will:

• Understand a model for the fiduciary, strategic and generative roles of a board
• Explore the characteristics of effective Board members and what these mean in practice
• Define your role and key responsibilities
• Define the critical aspects of Board relationships with: Board Chair, other Board members, Director, parents, students and larger community
• Consider best practices to increase the effectiveness of Boards and Board committees
• Understand the power of “common agreements” and how to establish and implement them within your own Board and school

This will be a highly interactive session, using scenarios, problem solving on real issues for you. We will also structure time for participants to generate questions and organize to learn from each other's experiences.

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Pre-Conference Schedule (September 19th)

7:00 – 8:00 am     Breakfast 

7:30 -  8:00 am     Registration                                              

8:00 – 10:00         What does effective governance look like?

10:00 – 10:20       Break

10:20 – 12:00 pm So who's going to do what and how will we all get along?

12:00 – 1:00         Lunch                                                 

1:00 – 2:30           Should I be all things to all people?

2:30 – 2:45           Break

2:45 – 4:00           How do we work smarter?

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Pre-Conference Costs

As you will see on the registration form, the one day event is an all-inclusive package which includes the pre-conference session, one night's hotel on September 18th at the Marriott Dadeland Hotel, breakfast, lunch and breaks.  There is also an option for those who do not wish to stay at the conference hotel. 

Full Member Package Including Hotel Room: $250

Full Member Not Staying at the Hotel: $130

Invitational Member Package Including Hotel Room:   $300

Invitational Member Not Staying at the Hotel: $180

Non-Member Package Including Hotel Room:   $350

Non-member Not Staying at the Hotel:   $230

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Main Conference: 

September 20 & 21

Governance & Leadership:  Going from Good to Great!

Facilitated by Teresa Arpin, Susan Hintz, Charles Norris &

Claudia St. John of Transformation Systems Ltd.

8:30 – 10:00             What's keeping you from achieving your mission?

10:00 – 10:30            Break

10:30 -12:00 pm        How does keeping promises build trust?               

12:00 – 1:00              Lunch                                                             

1:00 – 2:30                How do you design the future you want?

2:30 – 3:00                Break

3:00 – 4:00                What's the relationship between mood and thriving?

Evening                      Dinner at Crave Restaurant in Coral Gables                                  

Saturday, September 21: 

Building Continuity of Purpose in Your School

7:00 -8:15 am             Breakfast                                       

8:30 – 10:00               How to get it right?                                                    

        10:00 – 10:30            Break

10:30 -12:00 pm         Is the leader getting it right?   

12:00 – 1:00               Lunch                                                 

1:00 – 2:30                 What do you want to learn from each other?

2:30 – 3:00                 Break

3:00 – 3:30                 So what are you taking away?

3:30 - 4:00 pm            Wrap Up 

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Main Conference Costs

The Main Conference packages outlined below include the conference sessions, an opening evening's dinner, breakfasts, lunches, conference breaks.  The hotel package includes rooms on the nights of September 19 & 20.  On the registration form below, please select the level of your school’s membership and whether you would like to stay at the conference hotel, or not.

School Members:

 Full Member Package Including Hotel: $650

Full Member Not Staying at the Hotel: $400

Invitational Member Package Including Hotel:   $750

Invitational Member Not Staying at the Hotel: $500

Non-Member Package Including Hotel:   $820

Non-member Not Staying at the Hotel:   $575

Associate Members/Exhibitors:  

Associate Member Package Including Hotel:   $520

Associate Member Not Staying at Hotel: $275

Each additional night at the hotel will be $122.00 and must be booked through AASSA using the online registration form below to get the tax-free group rate. The group rate is available for 3 days prior to and 3 days following our conference.

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About Our Presenters 

Dr. Arpin is the President of Transformation Systems, working with educational organizations both nationally and internationally since 1996. She specializes in leadership development, strategic planning and organizational transformation. 

Dr. Arpin earned a Bachelor of Philosophy from Thomas Jefferson College and a Masters in Curriculum and Instruction from Michigan State University. Her doctorate is in Educational Leadership from Eastern Michigan University. She is also certified by Newfield Network, an international program for the development of life coaches.

Dr. Arpin worked for the Grand Rapids Public Schools from 1978 through 2007. She worked in a variety of instructional and administrative capacities. Most recently she served as the Executive Assistant to the Superintendent and the Chief of Accountability and System Wide Planning. She has also worked as a special education teacher and consultant, and a staff developer. Dr. Arpin has worked in various capacities in the area of research and evaluation, including Program Evaluation Specialist, Supervisor of Research and Executive Director of Information and Planning Services. She served as the internal coordinator for the district’s strategic planning process for eleven years.

In her role with Transformation Systems, she has conducted leadership development programs, facilitated strategic planning processes and helped schools measure the impact of their strategic plans. She has worked with boards of education, schools and school districts large and small across the United States and internationally, including: China, Poland, France, Czech Republic, Malaysia, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Russia, Japan, Singapore, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. Her work has also included facilitating strategic planning processes for three international regional education associations, which include NESA, CEESA and EARCOS.

Dr. Arpin is certified as an ASA Strategic Planner, a NASSP Assessor and a Xerox Quality Trainer. She is an expert in program evaluation and assessment and is proficient in large scale project planning and management.

Susan Hintz:

Susan Hintz is an associate of Transformation Systems (TSL) and a former superintendent of schools.

Susan earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education, a Master of Science degree in Curriculum and Instruction and an Educational Specialist degree in Education Administration from Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. She also holds special endorsements in Reading, K-12 from Indiana University and Gifted and Talented, K-12 from Purdue University.

Susan has been a teacher at every level: elementary, middle, high school, adult education and at Indiana University. During her tenure as principal of a large, diverse elementary school in Indiana, her school earned the National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence award. Susan has been named Principal of the Year by the Indiana Department of Education, National Distinguished Principal by the U.S. Department of Education, and Administrator of the Year by the Indiana Learning Disabilities.

As an administrator in three districts, Susan has served as coordinator of gifted and talented programs, director of professional development, director of elementary education, assistant superintendent, and she completed her career in public education as Superintendent of ISD 279 – Osseo Area Schools, an urban-suburban school district on the northwest side of Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Susan has been associated with TSL in variety of advisory and associate capacities for the past twelve years. Her expertise is in the areas of school-community development, board development, strategic planning and leadership development.

Claudia St. John:

Claudia St. John is an associate of Transformation Systems (TSL) and President of Affinity HR Group, LLC. She is a management and HR professional with more than 20 years experience in global human resources, employee benefits, management consulting and communications. She works with individuals and teams to improve their communication and collaborative skills.

Claudia holds an undergraduate degree in employee benefits and labor relations from The American University and a master’s degree in business and public administration from The George Washington University. She holds Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and Certified Professional Values Analyst (CPVA) certifications.

Claudia’s prior experience includes serving as senior consultant for Mercer Human Resources Consulting, the nation’s top HR consulting firm, in Washington, DC and Geneva, Switzerland; Vice President for People for Pomco Group; Manager of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association’s National Labor Office; and Senior Policy Associate for the AFL-CIO.

Claudia specializes in strategic planning, employee engagement, organizational development, recruiting and coaching.

Charles Norris:

Charles B. “Charlie” Norris is an associate of Transformation Systems (TSL) and is a name partner of the law firm, Fiden & Norris, LLP, with offices in New York City and White Plains, New York. Professionally, he has been practicing law for 27 years and specializes in trial work and appeals. He has also served for six years on the Board of Education of the White Plains City School District (a small city school district that services a diverse student body of more than 7,000), the last two years as Vice President. This followed years of community service in the schools, including PTA president in both an elementary school (where he formed a fathers’ group) and a high school (the first male president), as well as participating in a strategic planning process facilitated by TSL.

Charlie holds an undergraduate degree in psychology from Stony Brook University, and graduated, cum laude, from New York Law School.

Charlie’s passion is community service. He currently sits on the boards of three not-for-profit charitable organizations, which provide a wide range of services, including immediate short-term financial help for families in need, financial support for individuals undergoing double lung and other life saving transplant operations, and counseling for individuals who are victims of sexual and other violent crimes. He also makes presentations to incarcerated violent felons, and raises money for charities running marathons. More recently, Charlie was nominated to join the Rotary Club in his community.

Charlie specializes in board development, board relations, and board-superintendent relations.

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Conference Location

Marriott Miami Dadeland Hotel
9090 South Dadeland Blvd.
Miami, Florida 33156

Hotel accommodations at the Marriott Miami Dadeland located at 9090 South Dadeland Blvd., Miami, Florida 33156 must be arranged through the AASSA office at the time of registration.

PLEASE DO NOT MAKE RESERVATIONS DIRECTLY WITH THE MARRIOTT AS YOU WILL NOT BE GRANTED THE TAX-FREE, GROUP RATE.

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Transportation from the Airport to the Hotel

The hotel provides free shuttle service from Miami International Airport.  Please call the Marriott once you have your luggage:  call (305) 670-1035 for pickup. 

If you rent a car, please note the hotel charges $19.00 + tax per night for valet hotel guest parking.

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Conference Registration 

Please click here to complete an online registration

form 

The registration deadline is Thursday, September 5th

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Questions? 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Esther at: enicolau@aassa.com

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We look forward to seeing heads and board members at

what will be a very relevant and informative conference.