The Public School Boards’ Association of Alberta (PSBAA) welcomes Franklin Covey to host a webinar session on Great School Boards: Building a High Trust Team, with Dr. Marty Schafer will take place on Friday, June 23rd from 1:00-3:30.

The webinar will focus on developing Great School Boards and how they can support Superintendents and Board Members to intentionally build a high-trust team culture. The Franklin Covey webinar differs from other programs for School Boards and School District leadership training through the designing of effective implementation processes, evidence-based and research-based content and provides the supports needed to meet district needs.

The professional learning session develops the following pillars within their solution-based webinar:

• Clarity around Board and Superintendent roles.
• Shared vision around student success.
• Accountability aligned to Board and Superintendent evaluations.
• Community engagement aligned to leadership development.

The course will show how a cohesive team can substantially contribute to the following outcomes: increased Superintendent tenure, how to retrain/recruit quality School Board members and how to improve community confidence in the district.

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PSBAA is hosting this session exclusively to members for $250 per board. This includes all members of your board and any administration/support staff that would be interested in attending. If this sounds interesting for your school board register now!

Marty Schafer, DMin, builds leadership capacity and teams at the School Board, Superintendent and district level.

Marty is an innovative leader who builds strategic teams through collaboration, curriculum and shared vision resulting in the growth of educational, business and community partnerships. Marty is a huge advocate for public education and his background of educational connections, experiences, management, government contracts and community service is an asset to him. Marty holds a bachelor’s degree in Urban Planning from Western Washington University and a master’s and doctorate degree from Golden Gate Seminary in the field of Ministry and Leadership Studies.

Marty has 18 years of service as a board director of a diverse urban school district. Currently, Marty is leading a FranklinCovey Educations “Great Boards” professional development for Boards and Superintendents in North America. Marty wrote the framework for this course and is instrumental in creating an expansion plan and building the team on a national level.

Marty has facilitated and participated in leadership development conferences for schools in the Philippines, for Indigenous groups in Alaska, as well as various venues in the United States. He also provided direction and vision to expand educational opportunities with the military. Marty is a lifelong supporter of public education through developing people, curriculum and structures that increase the effectiveness of student and community engagement.