Effective Governing Council

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To: University College of the North

At: Flin Flon, Manitoba

On: September 18, 2009

Effective Board Governance

• Governance Presentation Fredericton Sept11

To: New Brunswick Community College

At: Fredericton, New Brunswick

On: September 11, 2009

Policy Governance: "The Magnificent Seven"

• Policy Governance: "The Magnificent Seven": PDF Presentation

To: National Executive Leadership Institute (NELI) For Potential Vice-Presidents
At: Tigh-Na-Mara Resort, Parksville, British Columbia
On: July 5-10, 2009

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by Tom Thompson on January 25, 2008

• ACAC Governance as Stewardship Workshop ppt

Livingstone Range School Division

Presentation to Livingstone Range School Division #68 - Governance in the XXI Century, Nov '07

• Governance in the XXI Century ppt

Living Sky School Division Board Retreat

Presentation to Jackfish Lake, Living Sky School Division Board Retreat, Governing to Win

• Governing to Win - Living Sky School Division ppt

Twelfth National Congress on Rural Education, Saskatoon

Presentation to Twelfth National Congress on Rural Education, Governing to Win, Saskatoon,  SK March '07

• National Congress on Rural Education March '07 ppt

Edmonton Volleyball Centre Governance Workshop

Governance Workshop Edmonton Volley Ball Centre Society Presentation January '07

• Edmonton Volley Ball Centre Presentation Jan '07 ppt

2008 Doctoral Thesis: Shared Leadership

Thesis for Doctor of Education Degree,  June 2008 University of Calgary

• Shared Leadership and Board Effectiveness pdf

Governance as Stewardship

Stewardship Pyramid Illustration

• Governance as Stewardship pdf

Wildrose School Division Governance Workshop I - Presentation

Wildrose Presentation

• Wildrose School Division Governance Workshop ppt

Wildrose School Division Governance Workshop I - Agenda

Agenda

 

January 10th, 2009

 

 

9:00 am                        Welcome and introductions (Chairman Warren/T. Thompson)

 

9:15 am                        What is an Effective Governing Board

-         effectiveness characteristics

-         fiduciary, strategic, and generative working together

-         role and responsibilities of trustees and superintendent

-         what can go wrong

 

10:15 am                      Refreshments

 

10:30 am                      Becoming an Effective Policy Governing Board

-         monitoring of the division’s performance measures and performance

-         building & sustaining two-way external relationships

-         focusing on the board’s fiduciary responsibilities

-         facilitating the development of the ends and policy-making (i.e. values, vision, mission, & outcomes)

 

12:00 noon                   Lunch

 

1:00 pm                        Governance as Stewardship

-         discipline & rigor, focus, and values

-         processes and structure - i.e. standing committee structure & development

-         shared leadership concept

 

2:15 pm                        Refreshments

 

2:30 pm                        Odds and Sods

-         what kind of school division are we trying to create?

-         what is continuous improvement in a governance sense?

-         what does our governance work plan look like?

-         what information can the Board expect from the Superintendent?

-         next steps?

 

4:15 pm                        Adjournment