Can the superintendent or board president conduct the team building session?
Yes. It’s generally a good idea to have an outsider facilitating the team building session so all team members can participate equally; however, the rule allows that the board president, superintendent, or any member of the board or local staff may conduct the session. We haven’t yet conducted our team building session for the year and there are sessions occurring that I think I could benefit from attending. Can I attend these and still count them toward meeting my tier three requirement? Yes. It would be advisable, though, that you document the fact that you have reviewed the Framework and identified certain areas of need. You should provide that documentation to the board president when the team building session is held. At the team building session, you should be open to the possibility that the team may identify additional areas for continuing education for the group as a whole. We sometimes conduct “work sessions” of our board, at which we are briefed on items about which we are g
