SCHOOL DISTRICT GOVERNANCE TRAINING PROGRAMS
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In 2002, The Broad Foundation, in partnership with the Center for Reform of School Systems, created The Broad Institute for School Boards, a training and support program for newly elected and newly appointed urban school board members. Developed as an annual intensive one-week summer residential learning experience and modeled after the Harvard Kennedy School's program for new mayors and new members of Congress, the Institute trained new board members to become effective policy and reform leaders in urban school systems. An Alumni Institute was also established under the umbrella of The Broad Institute to provide Broad Institute Fellows still serving as school board members the opportunity to advance their education as reform leaders.

The inaugural programs of The Broad Institute have evolved into the more intensive Reform Governance in Action (RGA), which is a long-term, training and consulting program for selected large urban school districts. The program is based on "Reform Governance®" an innovative framework for school district transformation starting with the role and focus of the school board. The objective is to establish a high-performing school board/superintendent team that uses efficient and effective processes to develop, approve and implement major reform policies to directly improve student achievement and narrow the achievement gap. Participation in RGA is by invitation only and requires deep commitment to transformation-level reform by both the board and the superintendent.