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.
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.
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.
Examine why, how, and when districts borrow through notes or bonds. Learn when referendums are required, legal steps, roles of advisors, underwriters, and counsel, plus the full cost and components of issuing school debt.
Explore emerging trends shaping school operations. Learn how teaching and learning changes impact facilities, and balance innovation with cost, quality, and sustainability.
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.
Examine rules for investing debt proceeds, arbitrage, and managing annual debt service. Learn reporting requirements, refinancing strategies, and how debt obligations affect shared costs in school district finance.
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.