Governance Training Center
for International School Board Members and Owners
International schools are unique. They operate under unique contexts and require exceptional governance. Join the journey…
What we do…
Are you an international school board member or school owner somewhere in the world? If so, you are fully aware that this important job demands a specific set of skills based on the knowledge, understanding and standards of international school governance best practice. The GTC serves the unique professional development needs of practicing and aspiring international school governance members worldwide. We strive to provide world class, research-driven, practical training designed to be put into practice in the international school setting. The expectation is that as a result of this training, you will become a better governance member and the school will be more effectively governed.
The GTC provides an array of virtual and in-person professional learning services.
What’s happening soon?
ONLINE LIVE SESSIONS
Becoming an Effective Board Chair
Sunday 05 May 2024
7 -9 am EDT (note it is daylight time)
Can a board be effective without a skilled board chair? International schools have come to understand the critical role of the chair of the governance board.
Welcome to the Board!
Sunday 19 May 2024
7-9 AM EDT
Are you new to international school governance?
Learn the fundamentals and essential skills of serving on an international school governance body.
More 2-Hour Online Synchronous Modules
Do you face any of these proverbial "Rock and a Hard Place" dilemmas?
Making strategic decisions without enough information
Keeping in mind the long term impact of short-term crisis decisions
Setting priorities amidst diverse and competing values
Governing amidst conflicting beliefs about board/head roles/responsibilities
Maintaining skilled governance members in a transient context?
Hiring a new head of school with little to no knowledge of where to start?
These 2-hour virtual sessions are designed to delve into practical ways to approach these all too common governance dilemmas.
Put Teeth and Meaning into the Head’s Evaluation
The school governance has one employee: the head of school. How does governance ensure that the head is effective?
Who’s Next on Your Board?
Six ‘Musts’ for succession planning !
How does the board ensure that it always has the most effective membership and board leadership?
Measuring Your Mission: the Board’s ‘Do or Die’ Job!
Safeguarding the mission is a board’s most essential role. Learn how to stay focused on what matters most.
Strategic Policy: Missing Link for Governing
A streamlined model for international school boards.
International School Governance Matters!
In Person 3 day event TBA
Getting the Board We Need…Elections and All!
Hundreds if not thousands of international school governance structures include elected members. How do we get the best people on the board to do its important work?
Need a session made just for you?
Annual ‘advance’ sessions
Customized 1-2 day virtual or in-person
Customized board training
Virtual or in-person
Half day to 2 days
Custom-designed for your board
NEED MORE INFORMATION?
Questions? Ideas? Want to set up a session for your board?
CONTACT US: Bambibetts@theptc.org
Count on us to ensure that all programs and experiences are based in:
Job-embedded topics
Unique dilemmas of international school governance
Participants’ background and experiences
International school board best practice
The board member tool-kit
Governance as leadership
GTC program content is based on the following assumptions
International school board membership is a service profession with a set of standards composed of specific skills, knowledge and understandings. The most effective board members bring a learning mindset to the work. International school boards are ultimately responsible for:
Honoring, protecting and advancing the school mission
Setting broad school policy
Overseeing the fiduciary work of the school
Planning for the school’s strategic and sustainable future
Hiring, supporting and evaluating the head of school
Ensuring all systems are in place to maximize student learning
Orientation and training in the work of the board
