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  The mission of the Division of Board Development is to provide a continuous program of school board development, the objective of which is to improve the effectiveness of school boards in meeting their roles and responsibilities to students, parents, staff and community. The divisional staff members are Katie Klanderud, Director of Board Development, and Sue Munsterman, Administrative Assistant to Board Development/Communications.
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Core Training Events
In order to fulfill this mission, Division personnel plan, organize, and implement the following annual training programs:- Phase I Orientation - focuses on new board member orientation
- Phase II Orientation - focuses on school district financial training (mandated by state law)
- Phase III Orientation - focuses on building a high performance board
- Phase IV Orientation - focuses on community engagement
- Officers' Workshop
- Summer Seminar
- Leadership Conference
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Ongoing Activities
Division personnel serve on committees which develop cooperative sponsorship of workshops and seminars with other educational organizations. The Division, both formally and informally, on an ongoing basis, assesses membership training needs and evaluates programs. Current programs are revised to respond to the outcome of evaluations and comments of our membership.
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Local Inservice Opportunities
MSBA offers several different in-services designed to help school districts improve the quality of their school boards. Each is tailored to a district's unique needs. We encourage interested districts to contact Katie Klanderud for further information about each service.
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The Personal Touch
Requests for materials that assist districts in developing internal in-servicing of board members are met as promptly, creatively, and completely as possible. Articles containing material which responds to expressed member concerns are recommended for publication in the Journal. The telephone remains one of the most frequent means of meeting the needs of member districts through information, advice, and recommendations for the handling of situations needing immediate attention.
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