2025 Course Schedule

Plan Your Year Ahead

Get a head start on your educational leadership journey by planning your professional development for the coming year. MASB will be offering the following courses at our Institutes and the Annual Leadership Conference this year.

Please note this schedule is subject to change.

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Fees: All classes are $99 each except for CBA 101 and Board Presidents Workshops, which are $198 each.

Beginning May 1, 2025, all standard courses will increase to $125 each, and CBA 101 and Board Presidents Workshops will be $249 each.

*Training qualifies for reimbursement by the Michigan Department of Education. School Districts may receive up to $100 per class per board member. 

100-level Courses

200-level Courses

Board Member Certification (CBA) Course or Workshop	Winter Institute Feb. 7 – 8 Virtual	Spring Institute May 2 – 4 Mission Point Resort, Mackinac Island	Summer Institute Aug. 15 – 16 MASB Headquarters, Lansing	Annual Leadership Conference Oct. 23 – 26 Grand Traverse Resort and Spa, Acme
CBA 213: Capital Planning for Your District*
CBA 214: Open Meetings Act*
CBA 215: Advanced School Finance*
CBA 223: Parliamentary Procedure*
CBA 224: Succession Planning*
CBA 226: Exercising Political Judgment
CBA 227: Ethical Challenges*
CBA 229: Reporting and Monitoring Organizational Performance*
CBA 232: Communicating Effectively in Difficult Times
CBA 234: Using Persuasive Skills to Reach Consensus
CBA 246: Advanced Community Relations
CBA 248: Building Board Effectiveness: Team Development, Communication and Conflict
CBA 251: District Strategic Planning and Goal Setting*
CBA 252: Media Relations
CBA 253: Board Operating Procedures*
CBA 255: Culturally Competent Leaders
CBA 257: School District Safety and Security*
CBA 258: Conflict Resolution—Techniques for School Boards*
CBA 259: Creating Trust: Key Ingredient in School Improvement*
CBA 260: Public Speaking
CBA 261: Advocacy for Public Education
CBA 262: Spokesperson Training
CBA 263: Collecting Feedback
CBA 264: Shaping Public Opinion
NEW! CBA 265: Practical Advocacy
CBA 268: Leadership Styles
NEW! CBA 270: Leadership by Consensus: Confidence in Leadership
CBA 274: Board Self-Evaluation for Continuous Improvement
CBA 276: Board/Superintendent Relations*
CBA 278: Dealing With Difficult People
CBA 290: Advanced School Law*
CBA 294: Civility—A Tool for Conflict Management
CBA 295: Advanced Leadership, Part 1
CBA 296: Advanced Leadership, Part 2
CBA 297: Effective Board Meetings*
CBA 298: Professional Learning Communities*
NEW! CBA 299: Leading With Purpose: Advanced Leadership for School Board Members

300-level Courses

Board Member Certification (CBA) Course or Workshop	Winter Institute Feb. 7 – 8 Virtual	Spring Institute May 2 – 4 Mission Point Resort, Mackinac Island	Summer Institute Aug. 15 – 16 MASB Headquarters, Lansing	Annual Leadership Conference Oct. 23 – 26 Grand Traverse Resort and Spa, Acme
CBA 302: Understanding Assessments
CBA 303: Overseeing the Superintendency*
NEW! CBA 304: Empowering Education
NEW! CBA 305: Practical Governance: Case Studies in Effective School Board Leadership*
NEW! CBA 308: A Guide to Understanding the Legislature
CBA 310: Budget Anatomy and Shortfalls*
CBA 315: Anatomy of an Audit Report*
CBA 325: Leadership: Overcoming Obstacles
CBA 327: Ethics In Action
CBA 330: Legal Issues In Interscholastic Athletics
CBA 335: Dealing With Board Member Turnover
CBA 343: Teacher Effectiveness and Student Achievement
CBA 344: High School and Beyond
CBA 345: Data Dashboards
CBA 350: Generational Diversity for School Board Members
CBA 360: ISDs/RESAs/RESDs/ESAs: What Can They Do for My District?
CBA 361: Grassroots Advocacy
NEW! CBA 363: Leveraging Feedback
CBA 365: Collaborative Conversations for Effective Decisionmaking
CBA 370: Managing a Construction Project
CBA 375: Board Leadership: A Case Study Approach
CBA 380: Effective Committee Structure*