Kentucky School Boards Association
Across the Board: Service, Support Success
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2011 Summer Leadership Institute
All workshop sessions qualify for Academy of Studies (A/S) general elective credit unless otherwise noted. EILA credit available.

**SESSION D1 IS FULL - IT WILL BE AVAILABLE AGAIN AT THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN FEBRUARY.

Attend any or all sessions of this statewide PUBLIC EDUCATION LEADERSHIP conference for school board members and administrators. Share your knowledge and receive updated information on topics affecting student achievement in your district.
Opening Session, Friday, July 8th, 7-9 pm (2 hour credit)
7:00PM - 9:00PMUnbridled Learning: Kentucky's College and Career Readiness Agenda (Salon C-E)
Career Readiness. Come learn how your district can translate this pledge into successful students by better understanding your role in implementing the provisions of Senate Bill 1 (2009). Experts will provide:
• a status report on the implementation of Kentucky Core Standards;
• an overview of the new accountability model;
• an update on the professional development provided through Kentucky’s Leadership Networks;
• sample strategies from the Kentucky Department of Education and its partners for providing support to low-performing schools; and
• a look at how to use the results of the TELL Kentucky teacher working conditions survey.
— Dr. Terry Holliday, education commissioner, Dr. Felicia Cummings Smith, associate commissioner, Karen Kidwell, Leadership Network project manager/
science consultant, Rhonda Sims, director, Division of Support and Research, Dr. Larry Stinson, associate
commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education; Ann Maddock, senior advisor, External Affairs, New Teacher Center; Bill Scott, executive director, Kentucky School Boards Association

Continental Breakfast, Saturday, July 9th, 7:30 - 8:15 am
7:30AM - 8:15AMContinental Breakfast
Co-sponsored by Commonwealth Risk Solutions, Hall and Clark Insurance, Peel and Holland Financial Group, and
Public Entity Insurance

Plenary Session, Saturday, July 9th, 8:30 - 10:00 am (1.5 hour credit)
8:30AM - 10:00AMHow to Win an Unfair Fight (Salon C-E)
This entertaining research-based keynote reveals how top-performing leaders harness the power of their advantages, even when the odds are not in their favor. But if you enter this session expecting to learn how you can just “will yourself” to succeed via unicorns and butterflies, you’d better read the title again. Business relationship expert and bestselling author Garrison Wynn delivers an animated, high-impact program that answers two monumental questions: How do
you get people to do what you want them to do? And how can you handle the difficult people you encounter along the way? With an emphasis on the practical, this program shows you how to
weather the perfect storm while still looking really good in a raincoat!

Session A, Saturday, July 9th, 10:15 - 11:30 am (1.25 hour credit)
10:15AM - 11:30AMA1 Washington Update: Funding and Other Issues (Salon C)
Get the latest behind-the-scenes information from Washington, D.C., on federal education legislation, the federal budget, Elementary and Secondary Education Act reauthorization and other hot-button national issues.

— Michael Resnick, associate executive director, Federal Advocacy and Public Policy Section, National School Boards
Association
10:15AM - 11:30AMA2 Innovative Pathways to Graduation (Salon D)
(A/S Level III Required Topic “Curriculum and Instruction”)

This session will look at innovative initiatives leading to graduation that are currently under way in Kentucky
school districts. In addition to a panel of district staff sharing their work, the session will include an overview of
the pathways, which include: competency-based graduation; dual credit, early/
middle college, project-based learning, nontraditional instruction and early graduation.

— David Cook, director, Division of Innovation and Partner Engagement, Kentucky Department of Education
10:15AM - 11:30AMA3 From the Court to the Courts: Safety & Liability Issues in Athletics (Salon AB)
(A/S Level III Required Topic “Liability Issues and Insurance”)

Sports are a big business and an integral part of American society and whether it is professional, Olympic or amateur athletics, there are serious safety and liability concerns at stake. This session will provide school board leaders and administrators a basic understanding of the risk management implications of athletic programs.

— Myron Thompson, director, KSBA risk management services
10:15AM - 11:30AMA4 Bridging the Gap - Energy Technology to Operational Savings (Calumet Darby Dan)
(A/S Level II Required Topic “School Facilities”)

Is your district realizing the full cost savings from building automation systems? Why make the investment if you
are not receiving the benefits? School energy managers share their findings and recommended actions to capitalize on this lost opportunity.

— Tim Eaton, project coordinator, School Energy Managers Project; school energy managers; Scott Caslow, energy
manager, Somerset, Science Hill, and Monticello independent and Russell, Wayne, McCreary and Bob Valentine, Christian county schools
10:15AM - 11:30AMA5 The 2011 TELL Kentucky Survey: Using Your Data for School Improvement Planning (Salon E)
Eighty percent of Kentucky’s school districts responded in March to the first statewide TELL (Teaching, Empowering, Leading and Learning) Kentucky Survey. The results of this evaluation of teaching conditions are available at the school, district and statewide levels. Participants in this session will learn more about the survey initiative and how school boards can effectively utilize their own results for school improvement planning.

— Ann Maddock, senior advisor, external affairs and Eric Hirsch, chief executive officer, New Teacher Center; Jean
Crowley, KSBA board development specialist

Luncheon, Saturday, July 9th, 11:45 - 12:45 pm
11:45AM - 12:45PM
- Fee: $15.00		Luncheon (The Pavillion)
Join your colleagues in the tent for lunch and casual conversation.
Extra Adult ticket fee: $15.00
Extra Child ticket fee: $15.00

Session B, Saturday, July 9th, 1-2:15 pm (1.25 hour credit)
1:00PM - 2:15PMB1 Turning Around Low Performing Schools (Salon D)
(A/S Level I Required Topic “The Board’s Role in Student Achievement”)

This session highlights findings from a 2010 Office of Education Accountability
report on assistance to low-achieving schools. Using Kentucky data, the report describes common challenges confronting many low-achieving schools and lessons
learned from efforts to improve them. The session will also discuss the importance and underemphasized role of superintendents and local boards.

— Shannon Stiglitz, director, KSBA governmental relations; Deborah Nelson, research analyst, Office of Education Accountability
1:00PM - 2:15PMB2 Instructional Supports - Program Reviews (Salon E)
(A/S Level III Required Topic “Curriculum and Instruction”)

Senate Bill 1 (2009) mandated the use of program reviews for accountability in
practical living/career studies, writing, and arts and humanities. Presenters will explain the purpose and process of program reviews, while school board members will learn how they can use the information to inform district decisions.

— Rae McEntyre, assessment liaison Rebecca Woosley, literacy consultant, Kentucky Department of Education
1:00PM - 2:15PMB3 Alternative Education Best Practices (Salon AB)
Ramey-Estep High School is an alternative school accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement, an uncommon certification for a state-agency high school. Representatives of Ramey-Estep will share how the school achieved Kentucky Department of Education ranking as a Best Practice Site in all three categories for two years running while the director of the Kentucky Educational Collaborative for State Agency Children will shed light on educating Kentucky’s state agency children.

— Ann Brewster, principal, Becky Stacey, teacher, Ramey-Estep High School, Boyd
County Schools; Dr. Ronnie Nolen, director, Kentucky Educational Collaborative for
State Agency Children
1:00PM - 2:15PMB4 Critical Role of the Superintendent and Board in School Improvement (Salon C)
A shared vision by the superintendent and local board is crucial to achieving gains in school improvement. Too often, school district leaders incorrectly equate support with total agreement. However, a local school board’s role is to provide insight and different perspectives to a leader who is operating in an entrenched, complex system. Attendees will learn that by fostering this essential partnership,
school districts can realize tremendous success.

— Josh Powell, superintendent, Lynda Jackson, board member, Union County Schools

Session C, Saturday, July 9th, 2:30 - 3:45 pm (1.25 hour credit)
2:30PM - 3:45PMC1 Support for Effective Schools and Districts (Salon C)
(A/S Level I Required Topic “The Board’s Role in Student Achievement”)

This session will highlight the efforts of the Kentucky Department of Education’s District 180 program in turning around low-performing schools and districts. Attendees also will learn
about the accountability model recognition and supports regulation for supporting struggling schools and districts.

— Dr. Larry Stinson, associate commissioner, Kentucky Department of Education
2:30PM - 3:45PMC2 Energy Management Plan - What Your Board Policy Requires by Oct. 1 (Salon E)
(A/S Level II Required Topic “School Facilities”)

Under the energy policy that school boards across Kentucky adopted last year, superintendents must set up a district energy committee to develop and implement an energy management plan. By Oct. 1, state law requires districts to report the results of the plan and anticipated savings to the Department for Energy Development and Independence and the Legislative Research Commission. Find out more about the new annual reporting process at this session.

— Martha Casher, project coordinator, School Energy Managers Project; Britney Thompson, energy manager, Fayette County Schools; and T. J. Poliskie, energy manager, Mercer, Washington, Marion and Lincoln county and Burgin and Danville independent schools
2:30PM - 3:45PMC3 Alternative Programming for the 21st Century (Salon AB)
(A/S Level II Required Topic “Student Learning & Support Services”)

The alternative education programming used in the past may no longer meet the needs of students today. What are the data telling us about the changing needs and how should educators and policy makers meet them? This presentation will illustrate how alternative programming must change so that students graduate college and career ready.

— R. Larry Taylor, director, Division of Learning Services, Kentucky Department of Education
2:30PM - 3:45PMC4 Finance II: Dollars and Sense (Salon D)
(A/S Level II Required Course)

Participants will learn about the budgetary process and how to provide guidance and oversight of a fiscally responsible budget that supports the mission of the district. Learn about the different funding sources, including restricted and discretionary funds, how to ask the right questions and identify budget “leaks”. (Includes budgetary decisions, requirements, reporting and timelines.)

— David Baird, associate executive director, KSBA

Workshop D1, Saturday, July 9th, 1-4 pm (3 hour credit) (THIS SESSION IS FULL. It will be offered again at the February 2012 Annual Conference)