| New Board Chairman
Objective: To provide new board chairmen with critical information about the duties and responsibilities of their leadership role. Description: As the new board chairman, your role on the board takes on new dimensions. This workshop was developed to help you meet the requirements of your new position and provide tools to assist you to build a better school board. Effective meeting management is a major focus of this session. You are also introduced to parliamentary procedure, legal requirements of board meetings, and staff relations. Participants are engaged in activities that develop critical skills to deal more effectively with the media and the public. Attendance at both days of a two-day event is required to receive one day of credit. Presenters: Dr. Tammy Grissom is the Executive Director of the Tennessee School Boards Association. She has been with TSBA for 18 years, most recently serving as the Associate Executive Director. She oversees the day-to-day operations of the association. She serves as the liaison to the State Department's School Board Academy Advisory Board. She has also served as an adjunct professor at Nashville State Technical Institute. Tammy has a bachelor's degree and teaching certificate in Business Education from Belmont College and a master's degree as well as her doctorate in Education Administration and Supervision from Tennessee State University. Randall G. Bennett serves as Associate Executive Director/Legal Counsel to the Tennessee School Boards Association. He oversees the membership services, legal and policy departments for the Tennessee School Boards Association. Randy has been with the association for 11 years. He is a graduate of East Tennessee State University and The Nashville School of Law, graduating from both institutions with honors. He was formerly an elected member of the Johnson City Tennessee Board of Education and served as a public safety officer with the Johnson City Police Department. Stephen Smith serves as Director of Government Relations with the Tennessee School Boards Association where he represents the legislative interests of the association at the state and federal levels. He oversees the legislative, labor relations, and communications departments for the Tennessee School Boards Association. He has been with the association for 8 years. Stephen frequently makes presentations to local school board members and education organizations. He is the author of a popular weekly legislative newsletter and has written numerous articles for various educational publications. He is a member of the state-appointed Basic Education Program (BEP) Review Committee, serves as an ex-officio member of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Board of Control and Legislative Council, and is a consultant to the Tennessee PTA. Prior to joining TSBA, Stephen worked as a legislative liaison for the Tennessee Department of Education. He holds a B.S. from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. He is a graduate of the Nashville School of Law. Dr. Phillip White serves as a Member Services Representative for the Tennessee School Boards Association. Phillip has been with the association for 11 years and formerly served as Director of Risk Management for four years. Additionally, he serves as a member of the State of Tennessee Insurance Committee as the representative for all school boards. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor for the University of Tennessee at Martin in the Graduate School of Education teaching education majors that are pursuing a Master's degree in Educational Administration. He has a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from the University of Tennessee, an Education Specialist degree from University of Memphis and a Doctorate from Tennessee State University. He was an elected member of the Union City Board of Education for 20 years and served 12 years as chairman. He is a past president of TSBA, past chairman of the TLN and the first Level Five Board member. He formally worked for the State Department of Education for ten years and served as the district director for the Northwest Educational district. Maximum Enrollment: 40 school board members. For more information on this workshop, contact Kristina Pardue at
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