ASBA Services For Hire

These services are available to school boards and senior administrators on a fee-for service basis.
Communications Rate: $176/hour Counsel and advice Communications Director , a former journalist and 18-year veteran of education communications, provides strategic counsel to senior administrators dealing with emergent issues and delicate personnel matters. As these situations often have legal implications, she works closely with the ASBA lawyers to provide comprehensive plans to respond to complex situations. Workshops Suzanne is available to present these workshops to administrators and school trustees. Contact her at 1.780.451.7122 to arrange a workshop that meets your local needs. Communications planning: Basic Learn a simple elegant communications planning model you can apply to local issues. Communications planning: Advanced and issue specific Learn a simple elegant communications planning model and during a facilitated discussion develop a plan to respond to an issue your jurisdiction is facing. Effective school newsletters: Strategies Research shows the school newsletter is more effective than stories in the newspaper and advertising for communicating your school’s story. Are you capitalizing on this effective tool? Learn tips and strategies to enhance your school newsletter. Employees as ambassadors: The power of people Learn to apply the family first principle – and give your staff the tools they need to be ambassadors for your jurisdiction. Media relations: Basic/Advanced Learn how to work effectively with local media. This hands-on workshop includes a mock interview with feedback. Suzanne can tailor this workshop for different audiences: principals/central office administration/trustees. School trustees as communicators and advocates Explore the power and potential of the role of the school trustee as communicator and advocate. Set a school board goal and develop a plan of action to support it.
Educational services (Governance and policy) Rate: $200/hour Counsel and advice Under the leadership of , Acting Senior Education Advisor, a team of retired superintendents: Sig Schmold, Warren Phillips, Ed Wittchen, Steve Cymbol and Russ Wiebe is available to provide counsel and advice regarding governance and policy to school boards and senior administrators. Services provided include:
•	executive searches
•	policy development and reviews
•	strategic planning
•	strategic planning during fiscal restraint
•	superintendent evaluations
•	evaluations jurisdiction/school based administrators
•	school board evaluations
•	organizational reviews
•	functional reviews
Workshops Members of this team are available to provide the following workshops to school boards. Contact at 1.780.451.7136 to arrange for a workshop tailored to your local needs.
School boards
	Roles and responsibilities Board orientation Boards make a difference
Board/superintendent relations
	Building the leadership team Evaluating the CEO Effective meetings Practical governance tools Role of board/role of superintendent Board committees Board governance Conflict resolution Corporate values Accountability reports
Leadership development
	Improving student achievement Team building Professional growth plans Teacher evaluation Good to great Six thinking hats
Labour relations Rate: $176/hour Counsel and advice Labour relations consultants and are available to assist school boards with negotiations. As teacher contracts have been settled until 2012, the labour team is focused on support staff negotiations. They are also available to assist with other human resources issues such as progressive discipline; performance management and central office staffing and compensation reviews.
Legal services Rate: $210/hour Counsel and advice Under the leadership of senior lawyer , two lawyers: and provide legal counsel to senior administrators and school boards. The ASBA lawyers' practice is exclusive to school boards. They are available to assist with labour and contract questions; human rights matters and privacy issues.