Organizational Design in Independent Schools

While the mission never changes, schools must adapt to a shifting external environment and evolve as they mature. This workshop will explore the life cycle of an independent school and ways to organize departments to maximize efficacy and promote productivity. Participants will learn about effective job design and skills assessments and will learn to integrate changing technologies, including AI tools, into their organization’s design.

Learning Objective(s):

Discover the life stages of an independent school and necessary staffing priorities at each stage.
Learn to identify core functions in each department and develop efficient and responsive work systems.
Adapt work flow to integrate artificial intelligence tools to increase productivity and expand work capacity.

Instructor

Amber Stockham, SPHR

Senior Director, Human Resources Programs

NBOA

Pittsfield, MA

With 20 years of human resources-related experience, Amber Stockham, SPHR, brings expertise in regulatory compliance, talent acquisition and management, organizational planning, and compensation and benefits design to her role as director, human resources programs at NBOA. Prior to joining NBOA in 2020, her career spanned a variety of industries, including social services, manufacturing and construction. She found a passion for education when she served as the director of human resources at Miss Hall’s School, an independent day/boarding school for girls in grades 9-12 in Massachusetts. In her current role, Stockham develops and delivers highly practical and engaging programs, products and services on topics ranging from difficult conversations and employee supervision to benefits administration. Stockham holds a master of business administration from the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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CPE Information

Recommended CPE Credits: 3.6
Delivery Method: Group Live Based
Program Level Basic

Field of Study: Personnel/Human Resources
Prerequisites: None
Preparation: None

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SHRM Information

SHRM PDC Credit: 3.0

SHRM BoCK: HR Expertise – Org Effectiveness and Development

NBOA is recognized by SHRM to offer SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP professional development credits (PDCs). For more information about certification or recertification, please visit www.shrmcertification.org.

HRCI Information

Recommended HRCI Credits: 3.0

Category: HR (General)

NBOA is a recognized provider of recertification credits. HR Certification Institute® pre-approved this program for credits towards aPHR™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification.