• Provide an innovative training experience to CBO candidates with high potential.

Desired Outcomes

• Understanding of fundamental issues that drive school business policies in the major functional areas: finance; accounting & budgeting; facilities development; maintenance, operations and transportation; contracts and procurement; and risk management.
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of school business principles and processes in district operations.
• Demonstrated leadership and communication skills.

Curriculum Emphasis

• Work-study and applied learning by project assignments supported by an assigned mentor.

Curriculum Delivery

• Monthly instruction and project review by practicing professionals.

Participant Qualifications

• Participants must be nominated and nominees must be approved by a selection committee.

Course Completion Requirements

• Nomination, selection and attendance at 8 sessions.
• Completion of monthly work-study assignments reflecting strategic and technical competencies in the functional areas of school business.
• Positive evaluations from assigned mentor and program coordinator.
• Satisfactory completion of a final project.
• Satisfactory completion of a final exam.