A Glimpse into the 2017 Strategic Planning Meeting
From my perspective as a facilitator for the New Mexico Association of School Business Officials (NMASBO), I can tell you firsthand that your board and leadership are actively engaged in shaping the organization's future and ensuring
that the membership is engaged.
It is encouraging to see how
our collective work, which
started three years ago,
continues to see success
in various forms.
The 2017 planning
session did not focus
on by-law changes or
creation of transition
plans. Instead the focus
was on planning. The lack
of other “big ticket” items
allowed the board, with support
of staff, to address ways the existing
committee structure could address the
most pressing needs facing New Mexico’s
public school business officers.
The key items addressed during this 2017 Planning Session included testing the 2016 committee goals and adjusting/removing/adding goals due to success, relevancy or other more pressing needs.
Another success is the
commitment to the three-year
staff leadership transition
plan. Benchmarked with
other associations,
NMASBO's instincts
were spot on and the
process is on schedule.
A cloud of financial
uncertainty hovered over our conversations.
An ailing state budget,
still in the lurches as of
this article, coupled with
the recent state acquisition
of cash reserves from school
districts were heavy on the minds of
school business officers. However, the
uncertainty only seemed to strengthen the resolve of the group to increase value through sharing insights with school administrators and elected officials.
Tom Garrity, The Garrity Group Public Relations and NMASBO meeting facilitator
...your board and leadership are actively engaged in shaping the organization's future and ensuring that the membership is engaged.
Regarding NMASBO awareness and marketing, the board participated in an insightful discussion about the NMASBO value proposition. This served as the foundation for awareness and marketing discussions. Networking and sharing best practices, being a trusted voice to train its members and being a resource when assisting its members with licensure and renewal were some of the items identified in this conversation. The items identified during this time provided direction for the Communication and Training/Meetings Committees' discussions.
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