Society For Classical Learning

The Board Chair Cohort is for anyone serving as the Board Chair from new chairs to seasoned veterans. The goal of this cohort is to understand and implement the basics and to root out bad habits while establishing the good.  Over the course of six, 90 minute sessions, the cohort will cover: the key relationships between the Board Chair, the Head of School, and the three main standing Board Committees; research-based best practices for ensuring the long term stability and mission delivery of your school; and developing and accomplishing an effective strategic plan.  Participants in the cohort will also be invited to four equipping calls focused on implementing previously studied best practices at key times during the school year.  In March, the Board Cohort call will discuss finishing the year with the Head of School and completing his or her annual evaluation.  A May call will focus on possibilities for the annual board retreat.  The August call will explore how to translate the strategic plan and the Board’s summer retreat work into actionable annual agendas for the Head and the Board, and the September call will examine the realities of budgets, strategic objectives, and setting tuition.

Meeting Dates & Times: This cohort will be offered in the spring, and will include four additional equipping calls. The cohort will be on Thursday evenings: February 2 through March 9, from 7:00 to 8:30pm EST.