Among these were Cherokee County Board of Education Member Dewandee Neyman who completed Level III, which requires 75 hours of training; and Cherokee County Board Members Don Stowe and Sarah Lynn Rochester (chairperson) who completed Master Level, which requires 15 training hours, including one core curriculum course.
The education leaders were recognized for their efforts to improve their boardmanship skills, increase their understanding of education issues and heighten their leadership skills by participating in the Academy.
The Academy, an ongoing “school for school board members” founded in 1986, has four achievement levels based on the number of credit hours board members earn by attending conferences and workshops in eight key areas: roles and responsibilities; policy and planning; financial accountability; the optimal learning environment; academic achievement; staff development; board meetings and school law and community engagement.
Board members who complete the Academy’s four levels and continue their commitment to training can earn the distinction Master School Board Member.
The 20 board members are from AASB’s District 6, which comprised the Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Dekalb, Etowah, St. Clair and Talladega county school boards; the Anniston, Attalla, Fort Payne, Gadsden, Jacksonville, Oxford, Pell City, Piedmont, Sylacauga and Talladega city school boards and the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind.
This year’s Academy training courses covered such topics as fiscal accountability, school climate, student achievement, wellness, communication, vision/planning, technology and decision-making.
The Alabama Association of School Boards represents all of the state’s local school boards. Founded in 1949, AASB serves education leaders and the interests of local lay control of public education and provides members with a wide array of services including boardmanship training seminars, insurance programs, information services and policy research.
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