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BY SHARI ZARA
Succession Planning —

How Can AASBO Help You Grow Your Bench?

Shari Zara

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Succession planning is identifying and developing your key Certi cate of Completion — School Finance:
employees to ll future leadership roles in your district, and it Classes: Budget & Finance, Accounting, Information
should be part of your district’s culture. It’s a critical function of Technology, Personnel.
leadership.
When a leader spots an employee with talent, give them the Certi cate of Completion — School Food Services:
opportunity to grow. Leaders who invest in their sta ’s career growth Classes: Food Services, Personnel, Budget & Finance,
gain stability for their district. Purchasing.
The AASBO Certificate of Completion-School Business
Administration program is the perfect opportunity to grow your Certi cate of Completion — School Business
bench. ere are 10, four-day classes – M & O, Transportation, Management:
Purchasing, Personnel, School Facilities, Budget & Finance, Classes: School Business Management, Risk Management,
Accounting, Information Technology, School Finance and School Budget & Finance, Purchasing.
Food Service will give your employee rigor and authentic practice
for the subject area. Certi cate of Completion — School Management-
When you first identify a key employee, start out small. Information Technology:
Encourage them to take one class in their current subject matter. Classes: Information Technology, School Business
A er they build their con dence, have them start on one of the mini Management, Budget & Finance, Purchasing.
Certi cates. Each mini Certi cate of Completion in a discipline
gives that employee the content knowledge of the discipline. en, Encourage career growth by helping your employees identify
add the complementing class to expand their knowledge to make the opportunities AASBO has to o er. AASBO has developed four-
them well rounded. day classes, one-day workshops, and conferences to help members
For example, the School Food Service Certi cate gives the become skilled, e ective and knowledgeable in the administration
employee the content knowledge of Food Service. en, for the and operation of schools. Please visit the AASBO website under
business side, the complementing classes of Personnel, Budget and Professional Development to review the education-training
Purchasing are a must for any aspiring leader. schedules.
ere are ve mini Certi cates of Completion in a discipline area,
each with four classes in that particular area. ey are: Shari Zara is the AASBO Board Director of Educational
Programs and is the Deputy Superintendent of Operations
Certi cate of Completion — School Facilities: for the Arizona Department of Education. She can be
Classes: M & O, Transportation, Purchasing, Personnel. reached at: (602) 364-2347 or Shari.Zara@azed.gov

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