Agenda

Wednesday, August 2nd   – The Madison Hotel 

 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

Registration and Welcome Reception

Thursday, August 3rd  – The Madison Hotel 

 8:00 am – 8:45 am

Breakfast

 8:45 am – 9:00 am

Welcome Remarks from ACCT

 9:00 am – 9:30 am

Introductions, Objectives, and Opening Exercises 

 9:30 am – 10:30 am

What I Wished I Had Known as A New Trustee

 10:30 am – 10:45 am

Break

 10:45 am – 12:15 pm

Board Basics: The Work of the Board & Board Operating Procedures

 

  • Statutory responsibilities
  • Fiduciary responsibilities
  • Board Manual and Bylaws
  • Organizational Models & Committee Structure 
  • Laws & Public Record Requirements 
  • The Consent Agenda

 

 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm

Networking Lunch

 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm

Parliamentary Procedures

 2:15 pm – 2:30 pm

Break

 2:30 pm – 3:45 pm

The Board-CEO Relationship 

 3:45 pm – 4:00 pm

Review of Lessons Learned 

Friday, August 4th – – The Madison Hotel

 8:00 am – 8:30 am 

Breakfast

 8:30 am – 8:45 am

Reflection

 8:45 am – 10:00 am

The Board’s Role in Advocacy: A National Overview

 10:00 am – 10:15 am

Break

 10:15 am – 11:30 am

Evaluation as a Teambuilding Strategy and Retreats as Strategic Vehicle for Board Cohesion

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Lunch

 12:30 pm – 1:45 pm

Board Ethics & Case Studies

 

 1:45 pm – 2:00 pm

Break

 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

The Board’s Role in Accreditation

 3:00 pm – 3:15 pm

Wrap Up and Final Thoughts