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October 2021
ISCA New Chair Chats
If you are a new board chair in the '21 - '22 year, join us for our New Chair Chats that will be facilitated conversations with experienced board chairs. Connect with other first year board chairs, discuss challenges you might be facing, and find support and guidance. Dates for ISCA New Chats are: Thursday, October 7th 4:00 pm ET Thursday, December 9th 4:00 pm ET Thursday, February 24th 4:00 pm ET Thursday, April 28th 4:00 pm…
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ISCA Webinar: Who Decides?…And How Do You Decide Who Decides?
If your board and administration are bumping up against boundaries about what decisions are in the Head/staff domain, whic are shared fairly equally, and whcih are mostly for the Board to decide, you are not alone! In fact, where to draw lines between governance/Board and operations/management used to be simpler. In today’s complex, and sometime chaotic world, the lines are blurrier. Because the issues schools are facing are becoming increasingly politicized, charged with emotion, and potentially divisive, there has perhaps…
Find out more »January 2022
ISCA Webinar: What Every Board Should Know About Bylaws
A private school’s bylaws are a foundational governance document and should be routinely and systematically updated for compliance with applicable laws and best practices. Bylaws will ideally include provisions on topics such as the powers held by the Board of Trustees; how trustees and officers are selected for their roles and removed therefrom; how Board meetings are called and conducted; steps required for the Board to act on matters brought before it; committee mandates; the Head of School’s role on…
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