Facilitated Board Training for School Improvement

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Introduction

School boards play an integral role in ensuring student achievement within a school district. However, local board members may not always feel they have a well-defined role in how to successfully engage and support low performing schools. Similarly, board members are expected to drive academic change but often do not receive formal training on how to best accomplish this work. Per HB 18-1355, the Colorado Department of Education is expected to offer local board training to support the academic outcomes of local education agencies.

The facilitated board training for school improvement offered service was created through a partnership between the Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB) and the Colorado Department of Education (CDE). The offered service combines effective governance practices along with best practices associated with school turnaround work including the CDE Four Domains for rapid school improvement framework.

The primary objectives of the program include: 1) increased understanding of effective governance practices and board member roles and responsibilities, 2) increased board member understanding and support of district improvement efforts, and 3) a developed action plan for improving academic outcomes. The theory of action is that participation in the training will lead to improved student academic performance over time as measured by Colorado’s educational accountability system.

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Program Contact Information

Dan Jorgensen, Ph.D.
Accountability Support Manager, School Improvement and Planning
(720) 245-4532 | Jorgensen_D@cde.state.co.us