Public education leaders today face mounting challenges with limited resources, and
F3's Client Services is prepared to help.
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.