Created to assist our clients with the communications, governance and leadership issues that frequently pose legal questions and concerns, F3's Client Services Group brings together a bank of experienced education professionals who offer education administrators and governance teams coaching,provides training, workshops, support services and communications support for administrators and governance teams.

We Can Help With:

Crisis Communications, Communications/Community Outreach
and Ongoing Media Relations

In A Crisis or To Help Avoid One

• Assist with messages for media, employees, parents and community members
• F3's crisis communications services are available on an as-needed basis for all clients
  

Build Confidence in Your Organization

• Create communication plans to support LCAP outreach, help stakeholders understand and embrace the changes presented by 21st century education initiatives

Working With The Media

• Interview preparation and tips for working with reporters to build greater understanding for public education and support for your organization
• Strategies for balancing media requests for information with employee and student rights

Creating Strong, Focused and Productive Governance and Leadership Teams

Productive, Purposeful Governance Teams

• Coaching and mentoring to build strong governance team
• Assistance to build strong administrative teams
• Establishing protocols for superintendent/staff and Board communication that are Brown Act compliant
• Processes for setting clear and measurable goals
• Board and superintendent evaluation tools

Leadership in a Changing World

• Creating transition and succession plans
• Employee evaluation policies and procedures
• Assistance with your first 100 days action plan for superintendents and assistant superintendents
• Strategies for turning the Board's vision into a measurable action plan
• Steps for building strong relationships with county and city leaders
• Strategies for developing strong administrators
  

Building Understanding for School Budgets and Bargaining Challenges

Aligning Spending with Educational Goals

• Create communications outreach campaigns
  
• Design strategies for explaining school finance
• Develop negotiations strategies
• Help create and manage bond and parcel tax oversight practices
• Create support materials to explain negotiations

Enhancing Special Education Programs for Student Achievement and Legal Compliance

Support Educational Excellence

• Analyze special education operations and practices with focus on strengthening instructional excellence
• Provide recommendations for cost containment while ensuring educational benefit and program compliance
• Develop multi-year implementation plans

Strengthen Program Foundations

• Conduct programmatic assessments and reviews
• Mentor new administrators
• Provide staff training and professional development focusing on legal requirements as clients move toward embedding technology
• Implement Common Core Standards
• Address the needs of a diverse student population
  

Your Needs Determine the Service Model

We structure our services to meet each client’s unique needs. Some prefer workshops; others want workshops and ongoing support services. In some cases, we offer regular on-site office hours for clients who are working through complex topics and prefer to have support services on-hand.