(TARGET AUDIENCE)

• Board Members and Superintendents

WHAT ... 

• NASB Leadership Workshops
• Download the PDF here -  Leadership Workshop - 2025 (pdf)

WHEN ...

• 5:00 to 8:15 PM (Registration opens at 4:30 PM)
  • Monday, July 28 - Gering 
  • Tuesday, July 29 - Kearney
  • Wednesday, July 30 - Lincoln 

WHERE ...

• Gering Civic Center - 1050 M St, Gering
• Kearney Holiday Inn - 110 2nd Ave, Kearney
• Courtyard Marriott Lincoln - 808 R St, Lincoln

WHY ...

• Whether you are in your first term or bring years of experience to the board table, this workshop is for you and your superintendent. Join us for a hands-on workshop designed to elevate your board’s leadership through effective superintendent evaluation and meaningful board self-assessment.
• For newly elected board members, this session offers a foundational understanding of your legal responsibilities and how evaluation processes shape strong governance from the start.
• For experienced board members, it’s an opportunity to refine practices, bring clarity to superintendent evaluation, and deepen your board's collective impact.
• For superintendents, this session provides a valuable opportunity to collaborate directly with your board in shaping an evaluation process that incorporates your input, reflects your professional goals, and defines what you need from the board to lead effectively. You'll also gain insight into how strong governance practices and well-aligned board goals can support your success and that of the district.
• We will discuss and address:
  • The board’s legal responsibility to evaluate
  • Contents of an effective evaluation tool
  • Importance of a superintendent self-evaluation
  • Value and role of all board members in the process
  • How to turn the results into goals to improve student success
  • Importance of board self-assessment
  • Impact of effective board governance on superintendent leadership
  • Value of board goals to support superintendent and student success
• Leave with the resources and shared understanding needed to strengthen governance, enhance board-superintendent collaboration, and support long-term student success.
• Presenters:
  • Stacie Higgins, NASB Board Leadership Associate
  • Marcia Herring, NASB Director of Board Leadership
  • Troy Loeffelholz, NCSA NCSA Associate Executive Director

• 4:30 PM - Registration
  
• 5:00 PM - Welcome and Workshop Takeaways: Strengthen board leadership through effective evaluation practices; Understand the value of superintendent evaluation; Explore and consider tools to support meaningful board self-assessment
  
• 5:15 PM - The Why Behind Evaluation:
  • The connection between board governance and effective superintendent leadership.
  • Governance Standard VIII: Board-Superintendent Relations
  • Defining the importance of a professional and collaborative relationship between the board and superintendent and how this relationship influences: 1) the fidelity of the evaluation process, 2) the growth of the superintendent and the focus on district goals, and 3) the impact on student success
  • Role and responsibility of the board: Understanding the legal expectations and ethical responsibilities of superintendent evaluation. Linking superintendent evaluation, board self-assessment, and district outcomes. Establishing a culture of accountability and growth
• 6:00 PM - Dinner Break
• 6:30 PM - Conducting an Effective Superintendent Evaluation
  • Aligning evaluation with district goals and performance expectations
  • Tools and templates: sample evaluation instruments
  • Connecting feedback to goals to support the superintendent
  • Importance of the board’s legal responsibility and confidentiality
• 7:15 PM - Board Self-Assessment—Why It Matters
  • Using self-assessment to foster trust, collaboration, and continuous improvement
  • Reviewing tools and rubrics for measuring governance effectiveness
  • Scenario: Interpreting Self-Assessment Results
  • Connecting feedback to board development and training
• 8:00 PM - Closing: From Reflection to Action
  • Using evaluation results to set board and superintendent goals
  • Group Activity: Drafting an Evaluation Timeline and Plan
  • Key Takeaways
  • Questions and Discussion
  • Resources available from NASB
  • Scheduling follow-up or coaching, if desired

(REGISTRATION)

• Go to the My Membership tab above and log in using your email and password. If you do not have an email and password to log in or have forgotten it, please contact NASB at 402-423-4951 for assistance.
• Registration fee: $89
• Cancellation Fee $25
• Registration Deadline - Wednesday, July 23, 2025
• No refunds after the deadline.
• 15 awards of achievement points will be earned for attending