Summer Conference 2007
Summer Conference 2007 will help you hone your leadership, teamwork and crisis-management skills to create a rock-solid governance team. Whether you’re new to the board or a long-time member, Summer Conference will provide insights and skills you can use even before you shake all the sand out of your luggage.
Bring your whole board and superintendent for a chance to learn with and about each vital member of the governance team.
Becoming Better Leaders
 What’s your leadership style? Does it mesh with the superintendent’s and
your fellow board members’ styles? Does it sometimes seem like you spin
your wheels in the sand when your team tries to resolve tough issues? Michael Cheney, an executive coach and CEO of Persogenics, will help
you understand your own style and teach you to work with team
members whose own styles are very different. All registrants will be asked
to complete an online profile before the conference so you can get the
most from Michael’s sessions. Plus, attendees will have the chance after
the conference to take an additional assessment of their skills in six key areas of
leadership. You’ll get a free, personalized report citing your strengths and suggesting ways to strengthen areas you may want to shore up.
Becoming Better Team Members
 Whether your school board is assembled by the city council or voters,
coming together as a strong team won’t just happen. Veteran trainer and
author Larry Johnson will help you develop the kind of honest, productive
communication that cements the bonds among colleagues and helps
teams weather challenges together. Using lessons from his highly successful
book “Absolute Honesty,” Johnson will help you enhance your leadership
by establishing a new standard of communication – one that encourages
creativity, candid discussion and healthy debate.
Managing Crisis
From tornadoes to bus wrecks to scandals, this school year has been a microcosm of the kinds of crises that you may face during your tenure on the school board. Summer Conference 2007 will open Sunday afternoon with a candid panel discussion among some of the education leaders who have faced these issues and lived to tell about it. Panelists will include Huntsville Superintendent Dr. Ann Roy Moore; Limestone County Superintendent Dr. Barry Carroll; veteran school board attorney J.R. Brooks, who represents the Huntsville and Limestone County boards; and Assistant Enterprise Superintendent Dr. Bob Phares. The panelists will talk about the surprises and unanticipated issues that can complicate high-profile events even when you’re well prepared for a crisis.
Schedule
SUNDAY, JULY 29
2:00 p.m. Registration Opens
3:00 p.m. Exhibits Open
4:00 p.m. Managing Crisis: Lessons from the Trenches
6:30 p.m. Beach Blast Reception
MONDAY, JULY 30
7:30 a.m. Registration & Exhibits Open
7:30 a.m. Light Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Leadership Traits: Who ARE These People?
10:00 a.m. Break
10:30 a.m. Program resumes
Noon Academy Awards Luncheon
1:15 p.m. Absolute Honesty: Building Stronger Teams
2:45 p.m. Break
3:15 p.m. Absolute Honesty continues
4:45 p.m. Recess
4:45 p.m. Alabama Caucus of Black School Board Members
4:45 p.m. Registration & Exhibits Close
Evening On Your Own
TUESDAY, JULY 31
7:30 a.m. Registration Opens
7:30 a.m. Light Breakfast
8:30 a.m. Teammates & Leadership Traits
10:00 a.m. Conference Adjourns
Housing
Housing reservations are separate from your
AASB and ACSBA summer conference
registration and should be made directly with the
hotel or condo of your choice.
When making reservations, be sure to indicate you are
registering with AASB/ACSBA to receive the discounted room
rates. Use the group number/code if one is listed. Make your
reservations as soon as possible. All reserved room blocks will
be released in late June.
PERDIDO BEACH RESORT
Located in Orange Beach near the Alabama Point Bridge. The Perdido Beach Resort is the headquarters for the
conference. Although AASB’s room block sold out in the early
spring, some additional rooms remain at the hotel’s regular rate
of approximately $254 per night plus tax for single or double
occupancy. Amenities include two restaurants, a pizzeria, pool
bar, four lighted tennis courts, heated indoor/outdoor pool and
health club complete with exercise equipment, Jacuzzis and
spectacular beachside view. Reservations should be made on
or before June 30 and guaranteed with one night’s deposit.
To make reservations, call 800/634-8001. Mention AASB and
use group code 3342.
ISLAND HOUSE HOTEL
Located in Orange Beach a half-mile west of Perdido Beach
Resort. All rooms at the Island House face the Gulf of Mexico. Each
room has a private balcony, high speed Internet access, inroom
movies, coffee maker, iron and ironing board, hairdryer
and in-room safe. The hotel has a casual grill, lounge, pool
and laundry facilities.
Rooms are available on Saturday night for $172 plus tax
(requires a two-night minimum) and Sunday through Wednesday nights for $165 per night plus tax.
Reservations should be made on or before June 28 and
guaranteed with one night’s deposit.
For reservations, call 800/264-2642. AASB’s group code is
2263500 and the group name is AL Association of School Boards.
PHOENIX EAST, PHOENIX EAST II & PHOENIX VII
Located on Orange Beach adjacent to Perdido Beach Resort.
AASB has reserved one-, two-, and three-bedroom
condominiums at Phoenix East, Phoenix East II and Phoenix VII. All
units overlook the beach and require a three-night minimum. The
complexes feature indoor and outdoor pools, tennis and
racquetball courts, hot tubs, saunas, exercise rooms and grills.
At
the Phoenix East and East II, the rate for one-bedroom condos is
$737.04 for three nights; for two bedrooms is $969.03 for three
nights; and for three bedrooms is $1,186.59 for three nights.
At the
Phoenix VII, the rate for one-bedroom condos is $753.69 for three
nights; for two bedrooms is $1,005.66 for three nights; and for
three bedrooms is $1,216.56 for three nights.
All rates include taxes
and all fees.
To make reservations, call 800/221-0258. Specify group
number 905872.
And, if you're a new school board member or superintendent, don't miss Leadership I, part of AASB's new member orientation training on July 31-Aug. 1.
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