Governance 101: The Fundamentals of International School Governance

This pre-conference workshop is a survey of the basics undergirding any high-performing international school board of trustees, designed to bring relatively new trustees and heads of school up to speed on basic governance principles and practices as well as provide veteran trustees and heads a refresher on what the literature cites as proven practices.

Explore the fundamentals of serving as an international school trustee, the role and responsibilities of the full board and those of the individual trustee.

Participants will engage in a range of activities including reviewing scenarios, analyzing materials, and sharing perspectives.

This pre-conference workshop is designed to prepare you to fully engage in the three-day Governance Institute at FLC22, where these topics and others will be explored further.

TOPICS WILL INCLUDE...

• Board Culture
• School Mission and Vision
• Principles of Good Practice for Boards of Trustees
• Roles and Responsibilities
• Policy Governance
• Board Protocols

Please bring your laptop/tablet to this session.

Save paper and effort where possible!

For your convenience, and to support our efforts in being "green", all handouts/files posted here have been notated with an A, B, C or D indicating the following:

(A) hardcopies needed at workshop
(B) electronic version on laptop is sufficient (for viewing during the workshop)
(C) required reading PRIOR to the workshop
(D) file not needed for workshop itself, but simply material of additional interest/reference

(B) Governance Preconference Workbook