Good Governance for School Boards:

Trustee Professional Development Program

Welcome

to the website for Ontario’s Trustee Professional Development Program. This series of professional development modules is built around supporting “School Boards for the 21st Century.” It offers trustees and their boards learning opportunities that support them in their governance role. Modules focus on leadership skills and building collective capacity and reflect leading practices in the field of governance. You are invited to explore these modules and the interactive resources that accompany them. We plan to incorporate continuous improvements based on emerging research and your input. The feedback function on this site will give you the opportunity to comment on the modules or seek further support. Please let us know how we can help!

Trustee Professional Development Program

An Introduction to the Trustee Professional Development Program

Module 1
Authentic Governance through Ethical Leadership

Module 2
Authentic Governance for Student Achievement: Boards Matter!

Module 3
Right from the Start: Roles and Responsibilities

Module 4
Common Ground, Common Purpose. Relationships in School Boards

Module 5a
Performance Review: Director of Education

Module 5b
Board Self-Assessment: Governance Performance

Module 6
The Strategic Role and Multi-year Strategic Planning

Module 7
Exercising Authentic Governance: The School Board’s Role as Policymaker

Module 8
Conflict – Managing it Creatively

Module 9
Family and Community Engagement

Module 10
Advocacy: Engaging the Public

Module 11
Conflict of interest; quasi-judicial hearings – Some legal aspects of governance

Module 12
Running Effective Meetings

Module 13
Finance

Module 14
Human Resources

This site is a collaborative effort of the organizations shown here:

acepo.org
afocsc.org
ocsta.on.ca
opsba.org
ontariodirectors.ca

These associations and the Council of Ontario Directors of Education (CODE) are also partners in the Ontario Education Services Corporation (OESC-CSEO)

oesc-cseo.org
ontarioschooltrustees.org