Education

(Subject to change.) 

Thursday, February 23 

9:00 am – 12:00 pm (Includes a 15-minute break at 10:45 am.) 

Cohort 1 – Affiliate Executives and Their Board Members – The Leadership Partnership for Effective Governance – Part 1 

Presenter: Gregory J. Fine, CAE, FASAE, Principal Consultant, Tecker International 

Description:  

Creating an effective partnership between the affiliate board of directors and executive director is critical for the success of the organization. Together, participants will explore the skills, capabilities, and best practices that create the trust, rigor, and culture required to lead effectively. The session will include time for affiliate-specific reflection and the opportunity to hear and learn from others. 

At the end of this activity, learners should be able to:  

  • Discuss what makes associations unique. 

  • Discuss ways to lead through the current environment. 

  • Examine ways to establish and maintain the appropriate roles and responsibilities of volunteer leaders and the executive director/staff. 

Credit Designations: 

This session is eligible for the following credits: 

  • SFO: 3, External Domain 

  • CPE: 3.2, Personal Development 

  • CAE: 2.75, Executive Leadership 

Knowledge Level: Basic 

Prerequisites/Advanced Preparations: None 

 

9:00 am – 12:00 pm (Includes a 15-minute break at 10:45 am.) 

Cohort 2 – School Business Officials and Their Teams – Foundations of Effective Leadership – Part 1 

Presenter: Kristin Harrington, Partner, Lead Star 

Description:  

Being an effective leader is not about your title — it’s about your ability to influence outcomes and inspire others. Through engaging exercises, discussions, and the sharing of practical principles, this session explores the foundation of an effective leadership style. 

At the end of this activity, learners should be able to:  

  • Recognize how instincts, style, and personal experiences influence leadership behavior choices. 

  • Explain how to build credibility, how to demonstrate it, and how it contributes to high-trust teams. 

  • Explore the value of accountability and how to practice it. 

  • Describe service-based leadership and how to express it on teams you are a part of. 

Credit Designations: 

This session is eligible for the following credits: 

  • SFO: 3, External Domain 

  • CPE: 3.2, Personal Development 

  • CAE: 2.75, Executive Leadership 

Knowledge Level: Basic 

Prerequisites/Advanced Preparations: None 

 

9:00 am – 12:00 pm (Includes a 15-minute break at 10:45 am.) 

Cohort 3 – Rising Leaders and Luminaries – Foundations of Effective Leadership – Part 1 

Presenter: Courtney Lynch, Founder, Lead Star 

Description:  

Being an effective leader is not about your title — it’s about your ability to influence outcomes and inspire others. Through engaging exercises, discussions, and the sharing of practical principles, this session explores the foundation of an effective leadership style. 

At the end of this activity, learners should be able to:  

  • Examine and discuss how instincts, style, and personal experiences influence leadership behavior choices. 

  • As a group, discuss how to cultivate and demonstrate credibility and how it contributes to high-trust teams. 

  • Explore the value of accountability and how to practice it. 

  • Explore the service-based leadership style and examine the prorcess for expressing it on teams you are a part of. 

Credit Designations: 

This session is eligible for the following credits: 

  • SFO: 3, External Domain 

  • CPE: 3.2, Personal Development 

  • CAE: 2.75, Executive Leadership 

Knowledge Level: Basic 

Prerequisites/Advanced Preparations: None 

 

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Includes a 15-minute break at 2:30 pm.) 

Cohort 1 – Affiliate Executives and their Board Members — The Leadership Partnership for Effective Governance – Part 2 

Presenter: Gregory J. Fine, CAE, FASAE, Principal Consultant, Tecker International 

Description:  

Creating an effective partnership between the affiliate board of directors and executive director is critical for the success of the organization. Together, participants will explore the skills, capabilities, and best practices that create the trust, rigor, and culture required to lead effectively. The session will include time for affiliate-specific reflection and the opportunity to hear and learn from others. 

At the end of this activity, learners should be able to:  

  • Explain how to establish an effective balance between being an operational vs. a strategic board. 

  • Describe how to create collaborate culture. 

  • Illustrate how to lead change in a member-based organization. 

  • Outline how to create a compact between the volunteer leadership and executive director. 

Credit Designations: 

This session is eligible for the following credits: 

  • SFO: 3, External Domain 

  • CPE: 3.2, Personal Development 

  • CAE: 2.75, Executive Leadership 

Knowledge Level: Basic 

Prerequisites/Advanced Preparations: None 

 

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Includes a 15-minute break at 2:30 pm.) 

Cohort 2 – School Business Officials and Their Teams — Foundations of Effective Leadership – Part 2 

Presenter: Kristin Harrington, Partner, Lead Star 

Description:  

Communicating confidently is a critical skill to hone for school business professionals. This session will offer actionable suggestions for how school business officials can lead various stakeholder groups (parents, elected officials, community members, students) and audiences by communicating with confidence, embracing storytelling, and effectively implementing the three “C’s” of effective communication. 

At the end of this activity, learners should be able to:  

  • Describe four confidence-building strategies and ways to practice being a confident leader. 

  • Describe the components of the storytelling framework that enables clear, compelling, and concise communication to any stakeholder group. 

  • Role-play confident communication with stakeholders through compelling storytelling. 

Credit Designations: 

This session is eligible for the following credits: 

  • SFO: 3, External Domain 

  • CPE: 3.2, Personal Development 

  • CAE: 2.75, Executive Leadership 

Knowledge Level: Basic 

Prerequisites/Advanced Preparations: None 

 

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm (Includes a 15-minute break at 2:30 pm.) 

Cohort 3 – Rising Leaders and Luminaries — Foundations of Effective Leadership – Part 2 

Presenter: Courtney Lynch, Founder, Lead Star 

Description:  

Communicating confidently is a critical skill to hone for school business professionals. This session will offer actionable suggestions for how rising leaders and luminaries can lead various stakeholder groups and audiences by communicating with confidence, embracing storytelling, and effectively implementing the three “C’s” of effective communication. 

At the end of this activity, learners should be able to:  

  • Describe four confidence-building strategies and ways to practice being a confident leader. 

  • Describe the components of the storytelling framework that enables clear, compelling, and concise communication to any stakeholder group. 

  • Role-play confident communication with stakeholders through compelling storytelling. 

Credit Designations: 

This session is eligible for the following credits: 

  • SFO: 3, External Domain 

  • CPE: 3.2, Personal Development 

  • CAE: 2.75, Executive Leadership 

Knowledge Level: Basic 

Prerequisites/Advanced Preparations: None 

 

Friday, February 24 

8:30 am – 12:30 pm (Includes a 15-minute break at 10:45 am.) 

Large Group Training Part 1 – Discovering Your Leadership Style 

Presenter: Courtney Lynch, Founder, Lead Star 

Kristin Harrington, Partner, Lead Star 

Gregory J. Fine, CAE, FASAE, Principal Consultant, Tecker International 

Description:  

Self-awareness is the accelerant to growth as a leader. The session will provide participants with detailed insight into their leadership style. Each leader will receive a personalized DiSC profile to explore the priorities driving their behavior. Dynamic exercises and learnings will allow the leaders to discover their natural style preferences, explore challenges to leading well, and discover actionable best practices that will strengthen interpersonal interactions. 

At the end of this activity, learners should be able to:  

  • Summarize four primary leadership styles and understand their value and limitations. 

  • Describe strengths and development opportunities. 

  • Explore strategies for contributing to more effective relationships. 

  • Recognize how people-reading practices can assist with adapting to others’ styles. 

Credit Designations: 

This session is eligible for the following credits: 

  • SFO: 4, External Domain 

  • CPE: 4, Personal Development 

  • CAE: 3.75, Executive Leadership 

Knowledge Level: Basic 

Prerequisites/Advanced Preparations: None 

 

1:30 pm - 5:00 pm (Includes a 15-minute break at 3:15 pm.) 

Large Group Training Part 2 – Collaborative Leadership 

Presenter: Courtney Lynch, Founder, Lead Star 

Kristin Harrington, Partner, Lead Star 

Gregory J. Fine, CAE, FASAE, Principal Consultant, Tecker International 

Description:  

The strongest leaders are intentional in collaborating and cultivating interdependence on the teams they lead. Stress, challenge, ambiguity, and change are typical constraints school business professionals face when working to lead well. Building upon the self-awareness cultivated in the morning session, this workshop highlights how leaders can mindfully choose to develop and evolve, manage their energy and time, and engage intentionally to lead strong performance. 

At the end of this activity, learners should be able to:  

  • Discuss the process for creating an intentional vision for collaborative leadership. 

  • Clarify best practices for time and energy management. 

  • Recognize the stages of vertical development leaders experience. 

  • Explain how challenge, intensity, diverse perspectives, and reflection facilitate growth. 

Credit Designations: 

This session is eligible for the following credits: 

  • SFO: 3, External Domain 

  • CPE: 3.8, Personal Development 

  • CAE: 3.25, Executive Leadership 

Knowledge Level: Basic 

Prerequisites/Advanced Preparations: None 

 

Saturday, February 25 

8:30 am - 11:30 am (Includes a 15-minute break at 10:30 am.) 

Cohort 1 – Affiliate Executives and Their Board Members — Leadership Laboratory 

Presenter: Gregory J. Fine, CAE, FASAE, Principal Consultant, Tecker International 

Description:  

Participants will commit to turning intent into action by exploring real-world challenges, peer insights, and action-oriented solutions in peer-to-peer affiliate leader conversations. 

At the end of this activity, learners should be able to:  

  • Commit to turning intent into action. 

  • Establish the first next step. 

  • Discuss ways to create a network of support. 

  • Examine and discuss examples of peer insights, successes, and solutions to current challenges. 

Credit Designations: 

This session is eligible for the following credits: 

  • SFO: 3, External Domain 

  • CPE: 3.2, Personal Development 

  • CAE: 2.75, Executive Leadership 

Knowledge Level: Basic 

Prerequisites/Advanced Preparations: None 

 

8:30 am - 11:30 pm (Includes a 15-minute break at 10:30 am.) 

Cohort 2 – School Business Officials and Their Teams — Leadership Laboratory 

Presenter: Kristin Harrington, Partner, Lead Star 

Description:  

While school business leaders fill diverse roles depending on the nuances of their districts, they share many common challenges. Based on design thinking principles and delivered in a highly interactive manner, this culminating workshop puts the learning into practice by exploring real-world challenges, peer insights, and action-oriented solutions to common issues the professionals are facing. 

At the end of this activity, learners should be able to:  

  • Discover effective leadership and communication strategies. 

  • Recognize proven processes for resolving complex matters. 

  • Examine creative thinking skills used to resolve everyday issues. 

  • Examine and discuss examples of peer insights, successes, and solutions to current challenges. 

Credit Designations: 

This session is eligible for the following credits: 

  • SFO: 3, External Domain 

  • CPE: 3.2, Personal Development 

  • CAE: 2.75, Executive Leadership 

Knowledge Level: Basic 

Prerequisites/Advanced Preparations: None 

 

8:30 am - 12:00 pm (Includes a 15-minute break at 10:30 am.) 

Cohort 3 – Rising Leaders and Luminaries — Leadership Laboratory 

Presenter: Courtney Lynch, Founder, Lead Star 

Description:  

While school business leaders fill diverse roles depending on the nuances of their districts, they share many common challenges. Based on design thinking principles and delivered in a highly interactive manner, this culminating workshop puts the learning into practice by exploring real-world challenges, peer insights, and action-oriented solutions to common issues the professionals are facing. 

At the end of this activity, learners should be able to:  

  • Discover effective leadership and communication strategies. 

  • Recognize proven processes for resolving complex matters. 

  • Examine creative thinking skills used to resolve everyday issues. 

  • Examine and discuss examples of peer insights, successes, and solutions to current challenges. 

Credit Designations: 

This session is eligible for the following credits: 

  • SFO: 3, External Domain 

  • CPE: 3.2, Personal Development 

  • CAE: 2.75, Executive Leadership 

Knowledge Level: Basic 

Prerequisites/Advanced Preparations: None