New Leadership Training Series: Achieving Better, Measurable Outcomes for Children and Youth

NASBE invites state board members to join a professional development series that is based on the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Results Count® leadership framework and helps state leaders achieve better, measurable outcomes for children and families. This series will provide state board members with an opportunity to explore the factors that contribute to or prevent their boards and state agencies from achieving desired results in education policymaking. Participants will also reflect on their how personal beliefs impact their role as a state board member.

During the series, participants will

• engage with other state board members to learn about each other and build trust;
• gain a better understanding of how their backgrounds, race, gender, beliefs, and more influence their development and work as a policymaker;
• examine the complexity of navigating personal beliefs, board leadership responsibilities, and government systems to improve outcomes for children and youth;
• understand how to strategically address structural policy challenges;
• apply results-based, data-driven tools to policymaking through the lens of the Results Count framework; and
• develop action commitments to accelerate their board leadership development and personal growth.

There are two in-person meetings scheduled in 2024:

1. September 12-13, 2024, at NASBE’s office in Alexandria, VA. (NASBE will provide travel stipends and cover two nights of lodging.)
2. October 24, 2024, at NASBE’s Annual Conference in Louisville, KY. (This is a 2-hour workshop during the conference.)

Space is limited, so we are currently looking for only one board member per state. We hope board members can commit to attending both meetings. State board members who are interested in participating in this learning series should connect with their state board executive director to submit their registration. We will follow up with each member to better gauge travel needs/expectations and to gather areas of interest. Our deadline for applying is August 6.

For additional information, please contact NASBE’s Joey Hedger.

About Results Count

These learning sessions are informed by the Annie E. Casey Foundation leadership framework Results Count^® and will be facilitated by Nicole A. Johnson, founder and owner of Extraordinary Changes. The approach is based on the belief that results-driven leaders are vital to achieving measurable and lasting improvements for kids and families. It provides participants with customized leadership skills to help them execute strategies and manage the challenges that come along with efforts to make lasting and effective changes to the systems and services that impact children and families.

Results Count is based on five core competencies:

• Be results-based and data-driven, establishing clear targets and using data to assess progress and change course as needed.
• Bring attention to and act on disparities, recognizing that race, class, and culture impact outcomes and opportunities for vulnerable children.
• Use oneself as an instrument of change to move a result, based on the belief that individual leaders are capable of leading from whatever position they hold.
• Master the skills of ​“adaptive leadership,” which makes leaders aware of the impact of values, habits, beliefs, attitudes and behaviors associated with taking action to improve results.
• Collaborate with others, understanding that the capacity to build consensus and make group decisions enables leaders to align their actions and move work for­ward to achieve results.