1515 - ACCG Working with School Boards, Authorities, and Other Partners

Carl Vinson Institute of Government - Leadership Development Programs

There are legal, structural, and systematic hurdles that hinder local public multi? and single-purpose governments from working together. Educating Georgia leaders in the benefits of working together and the consequences of not doing so can help county commissioners create opportunities to improve their own organizations and communities through new partnerships and new approaches to leadership. Recognizing strategies to cut across agency and governmental boundaries to work collaboratively fosters increased efficiency, effectiveness, and trust. Upon completion of the class, participants will recognize: why working with school boards, authorities, and other partners is important; why collaboration is a useful tool for working with other organizations; the steps in the collaborative process; policy areas that have strong overlapping interests; state constitution and statutes that distinguish what local governments and school systems can and cannot do; and, how the use of case studies where collaboration has occurred can serve as models for implementation in other communities.

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

ACCG Specialty Track- Intergovermental Relations (IR) : ACCG Intergovernmental Relations -Part 1