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Online Governance Series: Trusteeship 101

Online Governance Series: Trusteeship 101

Thursday, October 10, 2024
8:00 AM - 9:30 AM (EDT)

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* Registration open until 10/10/24 at 12:00 AM (EST)

Event Details

Trusteeship 101 

presented by John Littleford,
Senior Partner, Littleford & Associates

John Littleford

Using case studies, John Littleford will present an interactive overview of the basic concepts of independent school governance, including boundaries, confidentiality, committee structure, and more. Topics that will be covered and touched upon include:

  • being a strategic board
  • boundaries and the proper channeling of issues
  • board policy vs. management and operations
  • confidentiality
  • managing constituents and constituent related incidents or crises
  • board and committee structures and types and functions of committees
  • the critical role of the committee on trustees
  • board and head and chair evaluation

This session is an invaluable opportunity for all trustees, especially new trustees, to understand their critical and appropriate role on an independent school board.

All sessions will be recorded and the link to the recordings will be 
shared following each session. The recordings will be available for viewing through June 30, 2025 after which the links will expire.

John Littleford served as teacher, trustee, and head of school in his 25 year independent school career. Since 1994 he has been a full-time consultant to over 3,000 independent and international schools as well as corporations, foundations, universities, and a range of medical and arts oriented non-profit organizations. As Senior Partner of Littleford & Associates, John's expertise includes: governance, strategic planning, executive and faculty compensation and evaluation, executive searches, marketing, fund raising, managing change, crisis management, school climate, organizational review, institutional and financial audits, and team building. 

John has been a speaker, presenter, workshop leader and keynote on several continents and is the author of a highly popular book on faculty salary systems in independent schools. His firm's newsletter goes out five times a year to 25,000 trustees and school leaders and is circulated and read worldwide.

Act 48 Credits Available

• You may request credit up to 7 days after the event.

• Per the PA Department of Education, ADVIS is required to report your successful completion of Act 48 evaluation within 30 days of the event. 

• Available to members only.

• Contact Candyce Wilson for more information.

View Entire 2024-25 Series Schedule &
 Session Descriptions

PROGRAM FEE

ADVIS Member - $550 per school
Non-Member - $650 per school
 
Not sure if your school is a Member?
Check our list of ADVIS Member Schools. 

How to Register

PLEASE READ EVERYTHING BELOW
  1. Only ONE Person per school needs to register ONE time for the entire Governance Series.
  2. At the time of registration, you MUST enter in the names and emails of your school's Head and Board Members.
  3. To do this, select both the "Member" and  "Register Your Attendees" tickets. There are additional instructions on the registration page.
  4.  If you do not do this, your school's Head and Board Members will NOT be able to access the Governance Series.
 
→Only one registration and payment is needed per school for full access to the 10.5 hours of online governance programming and recordings for your Head of School and Board Members. ONCE THIS REGISTRATION IS COMPLETE, YOUR SCHOOL'S HEAD AND BOARD WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERED FOR THE ENTIRE SERIES.
→However, the primary registrant MUST fill in the names and emails for the school's Head and Board Members at the time of registration. Select the Register Your Attendees ticket and enter in the number of  people you are registering. You can select TBD for names you don't have yet.
→ Each individual registrant will receive a confirmation e-mail with a customized secure meeting link the registration is complete.
→The Head of School and each Board Member must use that customized secure link from their confirmation e-mail to join the Zoom meeting. Without this unique link, the Head and Board Members will not be able to join the sessions.  No one should share their unique link, as this will cause issues with accessing the meetings.
 
→The primary registrant will not need to distribute any links to the Head of School and Board Members  for them to access the sessions.
 
All sessions will be recorded and the link to the recordings will be 
shared following each session. The recordings will be available for viewing through June 30, 2025 after which the links will expire.
October 10, 2024 - Trusteeship 101
John Littleford
January 16, 2025 - Leading and Governing Independent Schools in an Era of Risk, Ambiguity, and Uncertainty
James P. Honan
February 13, 2025 - Demystifying Racial Competence
Ali Michael, PhD
April 3, 2025 - Navigating the Educational Hiring Landscape: Insights and Strategies for Boards of Trustees and Heads of Schools
Darryl J. Ford, PhD
May 8, 2025 - Debra Wilson, President, NAIS
June 2025 - TBA

ACCESSIBILITY

We strive to host inclusive, accessible events that enable all individuals, including individuals with disabilities, to engage fully. Please feel free to request an accommodation on the registration form. For inquiries about accessibility, please contact Membership and Outreach Manager Candyce Wilson. At least two weeks' advance notice will help us to provide seamless access.

EVENT CONTACT

Dena Torino, Director of Programming

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