Agenda Item
a. Local Board Governance Training Plan (Updated 09.11.2023)
Summary: Presented by: Mr. Diijon DaCosta, Sr., Board Chair
Details: State Law and State Board rules now require school board members to obtain a defined amount of training and defined training provided by State Board approved trainers.
NEW BOARD MEMBERS - FIRST YEAR OF SERVICE (15 hours required)
Individual Training:
New Board Member Orientation
Roles & Responsibilities
Whole Board Training:
Board Best Practices
BOARD MEMBERS - ONE OR MORE YEARS OF SERVICE (9 HOURS REQUIRED)
Individual Training:
GSBA Board Best Practices; School Law; Board Chair and School Finance Workshops
Whole Board Training:
Whole Board Governance
Local Board Training Plan for individual board member training and whole board training resulting from
an assessment identifying areas of board governance improvement.
DeKalb County School District Board of Education Date of approval:
(System)
Please remit by email to: mcardoza@doe.k12.ga.us
Board Member/ Whole Board Training Approved Training Course(s)* and Planning Date of
Completion
1. All Current Board Members Minimum of 6 hours in one or more of the following areas: Domain III: Board
Mr. Diijon DaCosta, Sr. Mrs. Dierdre P. Pierce and Community Relations; Domain IV: Policy Development; Domain V:
Ms. Allyson Gevertz Mrs. Anna Hill Board Meetings, delivered by a state approved training provider (Fall
Ms. Whitney McGinniss Dr. Joyce Morley
Mrs. Vickie B. Turner
2023/Winter 2024)
2. Whole Board Training Minimum of 6 hours in one or more of the following areas: Domain I:
Governance Structure; Domain II: Strategic Planning; Domain VII: Financial
Governance, delivered by a state approved training provider (Fall
2023/Spring 2024)
3. Local Orientation for New Members N/A
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Whole Board Training
Local Orientation for new member(s)
*Required annual training: new board member = total 15 hours and veteran board members = total 9 hours; whole board governance
team training of 3 hours included in total hours above. To receive required training credit hours, all training sessions must be
conducted by a State Board of Education approved “training provider.”