Our Fellowship

SBP Fellows receive our deepest level of personalized support.

You’ll join a cohort of 75 other school board members from around the country, where you’ll receive professional development in four areas: Good Governance, Racial Equity, Personal Leadership, and Self Care.

You’ll also receive a mentor and a policy coach to help turn your campaign promises into real policy change for students.

Applications for Cohort 7 are open till Nov. 29th

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Our Fellowship Programming Areas

How our curriculum, training and conference sessions are organized

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Good Governance

We train and support school board members to govern effectively so you can lead with courage, competence and impact. See video below.

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Racial Equity

When fluent in racial equity, board members can lead across differences and demand culturally competent and equitable policies. See video below.

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Personal Leadership

Board members understand their own leadership strengths and weaknesses and work to be the most influential and effective leaders possible. See video below.

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Self Care

We introduce board members to self-care practices that will sustain them in the role so they can lead by example when under pressure, successfully finish their term, and run for re-election. See video below.

Programming Areas

Dive deeper into the four programming areas of an SBP Fellowship.

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Good Governance

Watch the video to learn about how an SBP fellowship will help you apply good governance techniques in your district

2

Racial Equity

Watch the video to learn how an SBP fellowship will help you lead with cultural competency

3

Personal Leadership

Watch the video to learn how an SBP fellowship will develop your personal leadership so you can be effective and influencial

4

Self Care

Watch the video to learn how an SBP fellowship will support your whole self as you embark on this challenging journey

You’re going to find like-minded people who are looking for a way to get our communities from good to great, ensuring that we have an equity lens, a focus on students, and the community overall.

— Rafael “Rafa” Diaz, Judson ISD

6 Key Levers of a School Board

There are six key levers to describe the main responsibilities of a school board, and they are woven through our programming:

  • School boards recruit, hire, support and evaluate the district Superintendent.

  • School boards provide fiscal management, including strategically allocating resources and approving the district budget.

  • School boards work in partnership with the superintendent to develop the vision and goals for the district that reflect their values and priorities.

  • School boards write, pass and monitor policy to hold the system accountable for execution.

  • School boards advocate for and represent the community with authentic two-way communication and partnership.

  • School boards authorize charter schools and approve school performance frameworks to ensure school quality and access.

Apply to our Fellowship

Applications for Cohort 7 are open till Nov. 29th

Apply Here