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SUMMARY:Session 4 - Being Effective\, Asking Probing Questions & Representing Your Community | School Board Training Academy
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xOlHTtMuTvWI4-GYYcm2Rw \nJoin us for the KSBRC School Board Training Academy beginning on April 24th at 6:30  – 8:30 pm (CDT) and continuing every Thursday evening at 6:30 – 8:30 pm (CDT) through May 15th. Our students need student-focused school board leaders who can interpret student achievement reports\, prioritize improved outcomes\, and build consensus with persuasive communication skills and school funding basics. \nIn this series\, you will learn where to find the information you need\, how to communicate persuasively and effectively\, and management strategies to help your school district improve. \nEach session will be based on a section of Dave Trabert’s latest book\, 8 Things to Know about Running for School Board. This book does not distinguish between conservatives and liberals\, Democrats and Republicans\, or other political leanings. It aims to help candidates and school board members advocate more effectively for improving student outcomes. \nIf you are a board member or considering running for your school board\, you can get your free copy here: 8 Things to Know about Running for School Board – Kansas School Board Resource Center \nSchedule: \n\nApril 24 – 6:30 pm CDT: Lesson 5: Communicating Using the Six Powers of Persuasion\nMay 1 – 6: 30 pm CDT: Lesson 1 & 2: Student Outcomes & The Purpose of a School District\nMay 8 – 6:30 pm CDT: Lesson 3 & 4: Adult Behaviors Need to Change & School Financing\nMay 15 – 6:30 pm CDT: Lesson 6\,7 & 8: Being Effective\, Asking Probing Questions & Representing Your Community: \n\n  \nAbout Dave Trabert:  \nDave Trabert is Chief Executive Officer of Kansas Policy Institute\, where he also does research and writes on fiscal policy and education issues. He is the lead author of three books: 8 Things to Know about Running for School Board (January 2025)\, Giving Kids a Fighting Chance with School Choice\, and What was Really the Matter with the Kansas Tax Plan. His other published work includes “Student-Focused Funding Solutions for Public Education” and “Removing Barriers to Better Public Education.” \nTrabert was an appointed member of the Kansas K-12 Student Achievement and Efficiency Commission. He serves on the Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force and co-chairs the Education Finance Joint Working Group for the American Legislative Exchange Council. \nHe graduated cum laude from West Liberty University with a degree in Business Administration. \n  \nAbout Melanie Sturm:  \nMelanie Sturm is the founder of Engage to Win and The Win Coach for leaders of all stripes—elected officials\, candidates\, corporate executives\, policy analysts and advocates\, students\, and non-profit and movement leaders. She is a sought-after persuasion coach\, dynamic speaker\, and powerful writer. She teaches how to inspire an audience—even skeptics—to follow your lead\, not based on what you say but what your audience hears you say. \nMelanie’s prior work experience is in finance: International Finance Corporation (private sector affiliate of the World Bank)\, Morgan Stanley (London) and Drexel Burnham Lambert (New York). Melanie has an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau\, France\, and undergraduate degrees in international relations and economics from Tufts University. \n  \nREGISTER HERE: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xOlHTtMuTvWI4-GYYcm2Rw
URL:https://ksbrc.org/event/session-4-adult-behaviors-need-to-change-school-financing-school-board-training-academy/
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SUMMARY:Session 3 - Adult Behaviors Need to Change & School Financing | School Board Training Academy
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xOlHTtMuTvWI4-GYYcm2Rw \nJoin us for the KSBRC School Board Training Academy beginning on April 24th at 6:30  – 8:30 pm (CDT) and continuing every Thursday evening at 6:30 – 8:30 pm (CDT) through May 15th. Our students need student-focused school board leaders who can interpret student achievement reports\, prioritize improved outcomes\, and build consensus with persuasive communication skills and school funding basics. \nIn this series\, you will learn where to find the information you need\, how to communicate persuasively and effectively\, and management strategies to help your school district improve. \nEach session will be based on a section of Dave Trabert’s latest book\, 8 Things to Know about Running for School Board. This book does not distinguish between conservatives and liberals\, Democrats and Republicans\, or other political leanings. It aims to help candidates and school board members advocate more effectively for improving student outcomes. \nIf you are a board member or considering running for your school board\, you can get your free copy here: 8 Things to Know about Running for School Board – Kansas School Board Resource Center \nSchedule: \n\nApril 24 – 6:30 pm CDT: Lesson 5: Communicating Using the Six Powers of Persuasion\nMay 1 – 6: 30 pm CDT: Lesson 1 & 2: Student Outcomes & The Purpose of a School District\nMay 8 – 6:30 pm CDT: Lesson 3 & 4: Adult Behaviors Need to Change & School Financing\nMay 15 – 6:30 pm CDT: Lesson 6\,7 & 8: Being Effective\, Asking Probing Questions & Representing Your Community: \n\n  \nAbout Dave Trabert:  \nDave Trabert is Chief Executive Officer of Kansas Policy Institute\, where he also does research and writes on fiscal policy and education issues. He is the lead author of three books: 8 Things to Know about Running for School Board (January 2025)\, Giving Kids a Fighting Chance with School Choice\, and What was Really the Matter with the Kansas Tax Plan. His other published work includes “Student-Focused Funding Solutions for Public Education” and “Removing Barriers to Better Public Education.” \nTrabert was an appointed member of the Kansas K-12 Student Achievement and Efficiency Commission. He serves on the Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force and co-chairs the Education Finance Joint Working Group for the American Legislative Exchange Council. \nHe graduated cum laude from West Liberty University with a degree in Business Administration. \n  \nAbout Melanie Sturm:  \nMelanie Sturm is the founder of Engage to Win and The Win Coach for leaders of all stripes—elected officials\, candidates\, corporate executives\, policy analysts and advocates\, students\, and non-profit and movement leaders. She is a sought-after persuasion coach\, dynamic speaker\, and powerful writer. She teaches how to inspire an audience—even skeptics—to follow your lead\, not based on what you say but what your audience hears you say. \nMelanie’s prior work experience is in finance: International Finance Corporation (private sector affiliate of the World Bank)\, Morgan Stanley (London) and Drexel Burnham Lambert (New York). Melanie has an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau\, France\, and undergraduate degrees in international relations and economics from Tufts University. \n  \nREGISTER HERE: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xOlHTtMuTvWI4-GYYcm2Rw
URL:https://ksbrc.org/event/session-3-adult-behaviors-need-to-change-school-financing-school-board-training-academy/
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SUMMARY:Session 2 - Student Outcomes & The Purpose of a School District | School Board Training Academy
DESCRIPTION:IF YOU HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED\, PLEASE REGISTER HERE: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xOlHTtMuTvWI4-GYYcm2Rw \n(IF YOU HAVE REGISTERED PREVIOUSLY PLEASE REFER TO THE EMAIL YOU RECEIVED FROM ZOOM FOR THE LINK.) \nJoin us for the KSBRC School Board Training Academy beginning on April 24th at 6:30  – 8:30 pm (CDT) and continuing every Thursday evening at 6:30 – 8:30 pm (CDT) through May 15th. Our students need student-focused school board leaders who can interpret student achievement reports\, prioritize improved outcomes\, and build consensus with persuasive communication skills and school funding basics. \nIn this series\, you will learn where to find the information you need\, how to communicate persuasively and effectively\, and management strategies to help your school district improve. \nEach session will be based on a section of Dave Trabert’s latest book\, 8 Things to Know about Running for School Board. This book does not distinguish between conservatives and liberals\, Democrats and Republicans\, or other political leanings. It aims to help candidates and school board members advocate more effectively for improving student outcomes. \nIf you are a board member or considering running for your school board\, you can get your free copy here: 8 Things to Know about Running for School Board – Kansas School Board Resource Center \nSchedule: \n\nApril 24 – 6:30 pm CDT: Lesson 5: Communicating Using the Six Powers of Persuasion\nMay 1 – 6: 30 pm CDT: Lesson 1 & 2: Student Outcomes & The Purpose of a School District\nMay 8 – 6:30 pm CDT: Lesson 3 & 4: Adult Behaviors Need to Change & School Financing\nMay 15 – 6:30 pm CDT: Lesson 6\,7 & 8: Being Effective\, Asking Probing Questions & Representing Your Community: \n\n  \nAbout Dave Trabert:  \nDave Trabert is Chief Executive Officer of Kansas Policy Institute\, where he also does research and writes on fiscal policy and education issues. He is the lead author of three books: 8 Things to Know about Running for School Board (January 2025)\, Giving Kids a Fighting Chance with School Choice\, and What was Really the Matter with the Kansas Tax Plan. His other published work includes “Student-Focused Funding Solutions for Public Education” and “Removing Barriers to Better Public Education.” \nTrabert was an appointed member of the Kansas K-12 Student Achievement and Efficiency Commission. He serves on the Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force and co-chairs the Education Finance Joint Working Group for the American Legislative Exchange Council. \nHe graduated cum laude from West Liberty University with a degree in Business Administration. \n  \nAbout Melanie Sturm:  \nMelanie Sturm is the founder of Engage to Win and The Win Coach for leaders of all stripes—elected officials\, candidates\, corporate executives\, policy analysts and advocates\, students\, and non-profit and movement leaders. She is a sought-after persuasion coach\, dynamic speaker\, and powerful writer. She teaches how to inspire an audience—even skeptics—to follow your lead\, not based on what you say but what your audience hears you say. \nMelanie’s prior work experience is in finance: International Finance Corporation (private sector affiliate of the World Bank)\, Morgan Stanley (London) and Drexel Burnham Lambert (New York). Melanie has an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau\, France\, and undergraduate degrees in international relations and economics from Tufts University. \n  \nIF YOU HAVE NOT PREVIOUSLY REGISTERED\, PLEASE REGISTER HERE: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xOlHTtMuTvWI4-GYYcm2Rw \n(IF YOU HAVE REGISTERED PREVIOUSLY PLEASE REFER TO THE EMAIL YOU RECEIVED FROM ZOOM FOR THE LINK.)
URL:https://ksbrc.org/event/session-2-student-outcomes-the-purpose-of-a-school-district-school-board-training-academy/
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SUMMARY:Session 1 - Communicating Using the Six Powers of Persuasion | School Board Training Academy
DESCRIPTION:REGISTER HERE: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xOlHTtMuTvWI4-GYYcm2Rw \nJoin us for the KSBRC School Board Training Academy beginning on April 24th at 6:30  – 8:30 pm (CDT) and continuing every Thursday evening at 6:30 – 8:30 pm (CDT) through May 15th. Our students need student-focused school board leaders who can interpret student achievement reports\, prioritize improved outcomes\, and build consensus with persuasive communication skills and school funding basics. \nIn this series\, you will learn where to find the information you need\, how to communicate persuasively and effectively\, and management strategies to help your school district improve. \nEach session will be based on a section of Dave Trabert’s latest book\, 8 Things to Know about Running for School Board. This book does not distinguish between conservatives and liberals\, Democrats and Republicans\, or other political leanings. It aims to help candidates and school board members advocate more effectively for improving student outcomes. \nIf you are a board member or considering running for your school board\, you can get your free copy here: 8 Things to Know about Running for School Board – Kansas School Board Resource Center \nSchedule: \n\nApril 24 – 6:30 pm CDT: Lesson 5: Communicating Using the Six Powers of Persuasion\nMay 1 – 6: 30 pm CDT: Lesson 1 & 2: Student Outcomes & The Purpose of a School District\nMay 8 – 6:30 pm CDT: Lesson 3 & 4: Adult Behaviors Need to Change & School Financing\nMay 15 – 6:30 pm CDT: Lesson 6\,7 & 8: Being Effective\, Asking Probing Questions & Representing Your Community: \n\n  \nAbout Dave Trabert:  \nDave Trabert is Chief Executive Officer of Kansas Policy Institute\, where he also does research and writes on fiscal policy and education issues. He is the lead author of three books: 8 Things to Know about Running for School Board (January 2025)\, Giving Kids a Fighting Chance with School Choice\, and What was Really the Matter with the Kansas Tax Plan. His other published work includes “Student-Focused Funding Solutions for Public Education” and “Removing Barriers to Better Public Education.” \nTrabert was an appointed member of the Kansas K-12 Student Achievement and Efficiency Commission. He serves on the Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force and co-chairs the Education Finance Joint Working Group for the American Legislative Exchange Council. \nHe graduated cum laude from West Liberty University with a degree in Business Administration. \n  \nAbout Melanie Sturm:  \nMelanie Sturm is the founder of Engage to Win and The Win Coach for leaders of all stripes—elected officials\, candidates\, corporate executives\, policy analysts and advocates\, students\, and non-profit and movement leaders. She is a sought-after persuasion coach\, dynamic speaker\, and powerful writer. She teaches how to inspire an audience—even skeptics—to follow your lead\, not based on what you say but what your audience hears you say. \nMelanie’s prior work experience is in finance: International Finance Corporation (private sector affiliate of the World Bank)\, Morgan Stanley (London) and Drexel Burnham Lambert (New York). Melanie has an MBA from INSEAD in Fontainebleau\, France\, and undergraduate degrees in international relations and economics from Tufts University. \n  \nREGISTER HERE: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/xOlHTtMuTvWI4-GYYcm2Rw
URL:https://ksbrc.org/event/school-board-training-academy/
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