Making the Most of your Board Archdiocese of Cincinnati August 4 2015 Agenda Context Good News Archdiocesan amp Schools Ongoing challenges of Boards in Archdiocesan Catholic High Schools ID: 213232
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Accepting the Call:
Making the Most
of your Board
Archdiocese of Cincinnati
August 4, 2015Slide2
Agenda
Context
Good
News (Archdiocesan & Schools)Ongoing challenges of Boards in Archdiocesan Catholic High Schools2015-16: The year aheadSlide3
Context
111 Catholic elementary and secondary schools in 19 counties of southwest Ohio
87 Elementary, 24 Secondary
Serving approx. 44,000 students
“Lighting the Way”: Archdiocesan Vision & Plan for Catholic Education (2012)
Outlined dozens of initiatives related to Catholic identity, academic quality, finances, governance, leadership, and marketingSlide4
Select Initiatives (Cont.):
Governance Area: A “reboot” of the boards of the 12 Archdiocesan-owned high schools.
New Codes of Regulations
New membership
Boards of
Limited Jurisdiction
Initial and ongoing trainingSlide5
AgendaContext
Good
News (Archdiocesan & Schools)
Ongoing challenges of Boards in Archdiocesan Catholic High Schools2015-16: The year aheadSlide6
Good News
New energy, interest, and momentum
Academic gains
Progress with enrollment
Capital Campaign
Stronger communal identitySlide7
AgendaContext
Good News (Archdiocesan & Schools)
Ongoing challenges of Boards in Archdiocesan Catholic High Schools
2015-16: The year aheadSlide8
Boards in the Archdiocese
Archdiocesan survey of heads of school and board chairs (March 2015):
Overall satisfaction with boards (91%)
Lowest items centered around committees (functioning well and submitting reports in a timely manner)Slide9
Common challenges
with Catholic S
chool Boards
Poor attendance
Lack of ownership (everyone’s in charge so no-one’s in charge)
Micro-management
Aggressive board membersConflicts between board and staff
Suffering ServantsLack of diversityLack of successor to the chair
Rubber stamping board
Reactive board members
Board members with specific agendas
Ostrich board
members
Role confusion with staffSlide10
Challenges are not unique to us
Video Clip Citations
The Role of Nonprofit Boards
– Harvard Business School Executive Education – October 11, 2011 – cited from
youtube
.
https
://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k09dw7s95icTypical Nonprofit Board Challenges – Stanford Graduate School of Business – May 28, 2014 – cited from youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5owt1RBUpkSlide11
As board members, do you feel engaged in and able to support the mission of the school?
What specific challenges do you face as a Board?
Is there clarity among board and staff about roles and responsibilities?
Does the Board bring a clear “value-add” to the school?
Are all school stakeholders aware of and in line with the Board’s direction and purpose for the school?
Is there a clear, Board-endorsed strategic plan for the school?
Discussion Questions & SharingSlide12
AgendaContext
Good News (Archdiocesan & Schools)
Ongoing challenges of Boards in Archdiocesan Catholic High Schools
2015-16: The year aheadSlide13
2015-16: The Year Ahead
1.
Quality of Meetings
Are meetings treated like events?
Are committees functioning well between and at meetings?
2.
Strategic Plan
Written?
Communicated to stakeholders?
Integrated into the “work” and culture of the school?
3.
Leadership relationships
Is the school community aware of the Board’s role?
Are the Board and staff on the same page?
How do we maintain accountability between Board and staff?Slide14
Do your Board meetings look like this?
Video Clip Citation
:
How to Run an Effective Nonprofit Board Meeting – Stanford Graduate School of Business – May 28, 2014 - https
://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t94SNWJ9EAo Slide15
“Unwritten Understoods of Board Work & Meetings”
Board
Chair and principal determine the agenda in advance of each
meeting; the agenda should be uniform and standardized
Staff members may or may not attend meetings; typically they will only participate if specifically asked questions
. Sometimes they will make presentations and leave when finished
There should always be a written and oral presentation from the Principal highlighting important developments in the school community since the last board meeting
Agendas and materials should go out to Board members with enough advance notice to allow them to read and process the information
The Board governs the school as a unified entity; individual board members have no specific authority
Communication between board members and staff should be open and collaborative; special effort should be made to avoid triangulation
Much of the “work” of boards happens at the level of committee meetingsSlide16
Strategic Planning
Where do we wish to be in 3 years?
Is our organizational culture ready to move forward?
What do we need to do to continue our collective mission?
What are our specific objectives?
Who does the work?
Who measures success?When do things need to happen?
Is there a clear strategic plan for the school?What’s the board’s role in creating, communicating, and executing the plan?
What’s the staff’s role in creating, communicating, and executing the plan?
If there is a plan, has it been written, communicated, and integrated into the school community?Slide17
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Leadership Relationships
The Blueberry Story by Jamie Vollmer
Does the Board really understand the “work” and mission of the school enough to make good decisions?
Are
there processes and venues for collaboration that respect board and staff time and commitments?
Are priorities ordered and able to be executed?
Are peoples’ roles clear and understood?
Are performance metrics and criteria realistic and clearly articulated? Do they match the necessary roles?
How do we proceed when parties respectfully disagree?
How do we avoid triangulation and other communication problems?
Is everyone clear on the process for accountability of administration, staff, and board members?Slide19
THANK YOU FOR ALL
THAT YOU DO TO BRING CATHOLIC EDUCATION TO OUR STUDENTS!
Video Citation: Teach, Lead, Serve …..Slide20
Contact Information
Chris Pastura
Director
of School Strategic Planning
Archdiocese
of Cincinnati - 100 East 8th Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 cpastura@catholiccincinnati.org
513.421.3131 ext 2724Dr. Jim Rigg
Superintendent of Catholic Schools
Archdiocese of Cincinnati - 100 East 8th Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202
jrigg@catholiccincinnati.org
513.421.3131
ext
2717