Community Leadership Learning Academy

Introducing GSBA’s Community Leadership Learning Academy specifically designed as a member service for school boards and school districts in Georgia. The purpose of this Academy is to empower school districts to educate communities on how and why a school system operates.  A well-informed community in turn supports the work and direction of public schools.

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Volunteer Instructional Leadership Learning Academy – VILLA

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MISSION:

To equip parent volunteers and community leaders to confidently navigate the school system.

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OVERVIEW:

In this program administered by the school district, the leaders in your community will learn about operations, budgeting, history, school law, technology and curriculum. This is a six-course program with supplemental handouts and homework customized to each specific school district. Courses one-four are 90-minute training sessions with PowerPoints and handouts. Course five is a field trip. Course six is the graduation.

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Interactive Six-Course Toolkit:

Click the links below to view power points to rebrand for your district and handout examples for what to include in each course.

1. The Lay of the Land (Goal: To understand the makeup of your school and school system)
   • Course 1 Power Point
   • Course 1 Power Point – 10/17
   •  Handouts:
     • Course 1-Education Game
     • Course 1-Parent Navigation Tool
     • Course 1-Very Involved Parent Form
2. Decade Recap of the Local School District
   • Course 2 Power Point
   • Sample Handouts:
     • Strategic Plan
     • District Map
     • District Legislative Priorities
     • AdvancED Executive Summary
     • ACT-SAT Factsheet
     • First Day of School Facts
     • Education Choices
3. Education Operations
   • Course 3 Power Point
   • Meet the School Board Presentation
   • Handout: Course 3 Sample Lesson Plan

   • Handouts: Additional Curriculum and Instruction

4. Financial Operations
   • Course 4 Power Point
   • Handout: Course 4 School Finance Matching Game
   • Additional Resources:
     • 1-AF-Proposed-Budget-2017-18
     • 2-QBE-Allotment-Sheet-FY18
     • 3-Millage-Comparison-Gross-Taxable-Value
     • 4-Historical-Education-SPLOST-Collections
     • 5-General-Fund-Total-Expense-by-Function–Object
     • 6-GF-Total-Expense-by-function
     • 7-GF-Total-Expenses-by-Object-PC
       
5. Field Trip!

• Handout: Course 5 Planning Your Field Trip

6.  Graduation

• Handouts:
  • Course-6–Planning Your Graduation Dinner
  • Graduation-Invitation–Sample-to-fill-in
  • Certificate-of-Completion–To-Fill-In

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MARKETING ASSETS:

• Fillable invitation for the school district to use to invite parent leaders. VILLA will provide a template invitation for the school system to add in the name, date and time of training, as well as location and child care opportunities (if provided).
• Sample Tri-Fold self-mailer of an Application Brochure (Cherokee County Schools).
• A variety of ads to be used in district publications and social media to advertise the opportunity for training.

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Questions for the school district to consider:

• How are you going to sign people up?
• How are you going to market the program to attract the parents you desire?
• Are principals going to specifically invite parents from their school?
• What type of child care resources can you provide?

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For more information and questions please contact: 

Lisa-Marie Haygood
lmhaygood@gsba.com
404.683.0182.