Builds communication skills in writing, speaking, and listening for school business leaders. Focuses on translating technical data into clear messages, fostering transparency, and using tools like AI to enhance stakeholder engagement.
Covers school security essentials: DOJ safety plan compliance, law enforcement partnerships, access control, cameras, visitor management, and reunification. Equips leaders to build layered systems that protect students, staff, and facilities.
Covers school security essentials: DOJ safety plan compliance, law enforcement partnerships, access control, cameras, visitor management, and reunification. Equips leaders to build layered systems that protect students, staff, and facilities.
Guides leaders through school construction from planning to closeout. Covers budgeting, procurement, contractor collaboration, site management, change orders, mitigation, and post-construction steps like warranties and follow-up.
Prepares leaders for adaptive change through decision-making, frameworks, and people-focused leadership. Emphasizes student-centered solutions, delegation to build capacity, and navigating legal and ethical responsibilities.
Courses in Module 1 include: Hire, Retire & Everything In Between, Real World Business Ethics for Facilities Directors, Good Business Leadership, Crucial Conversations & Strong Leadership.
Courses in Module 2 include:
Energy Accounting & Education | Understanding HVAC | Electrical Systems: Lighting | Life Safety & Building Codes
Courses in Module 3 include: 20 Areas of Safety Concern & Responsibilities | Indoor Environmental Quality | Asbestos Designated Person Training | Employee Health & Safety
Courses in Module 4 include: Exterior Building Envelope Maintenance | Roof Maintenance | Effective Preventative Maintenance Program | Building Automation Management Systems
Courses in Module 5: Managing Sports Fields - Grass, Turf & Synthetic Surfaces | Budgeting for School Facilities Departments | Capital Planning: A Guide to Future Success | The Realities of Referendum Projects
Courses in Module 6 include: Interaction with the Public: How to Sell Your Program | How to Identify & Communicate Success | Excelling as a Leader
Courses in Module 7 include: Introduction to Emergency Planning | Security Assessment & Threat Preparedness | After Hours Emergencies: How to Plan | Active Threat Training - Live Action
Courses in Module 8 include: Hire, Retire & Everything In Between | Real World Business Ethics for Facilities Directors | Good Business Leadership | Crucial Conversations & Strong Leadership
Builds leadership in systems thinking, planning, and staff supervision. Covers ethical and distributed leadership, accountability, and strategies to foster professional growth and continuous improvement aligned with district priorities.
Covers school security essentials: DOJ safety plan compliance, law enforcement partnerships, access control, cameras, visitor management, and reunification. Equips leaders to build layered systems that protect students, staff, and facilities.
Explore how tech and AI transform school business and facility operations. Learn applications in finance, HR, procurement, maintenance, and energy. Topics include automation, data analytics, AI for reporting, and strategies for adopting new tools.
Explore sustainable facility operations that cut costs and support long-term goals. Learn energy efficiency, green construction, solar, recycling, and salt reduction. Build a culture of sustainability and leverage funding like Focus on Energy.
This course empowers education leaders to foster a culture of ethics, integrity, and transparency across their districts. Participants will explore real-world ethical dilemmas and develop the skills to navigate complex decisions with confidence.
Learn the first step in risk management: identifying exposures, hazards, and losses in property, people, liability, and finances. Explore tools like checklists, data, and reviews, and see how risk identification drives insurance and more.
Learn to build long-term capital plans that support facilities and district goals. Cover Fund 46, budgeting, lifecycle planning, referenda prep, RFPs, project oversight, and community engagement with strategies for budgets, vendors, and transparency.
Explore risk analysis in schools by assessing financial and non-financial impacts of incidents and hazards. Learn forecasting, root cause analysis, and key indicators to guide treatments, refine insurance, and communicate risks with data and reports.