Most Important Skills For A Trustee As A School Board Member
Noel identifies three key skills crucial for a School Board Member role: organization for managing numerous inquiries and connecting people to the right resources, a strong sense of ethics, particularly important for roles requiring public trust, and being "an active listener" to effectively understand and value feedback from students, parents, and teachers alike. Ultimately, Noel avoids letting the instinct of thinking of a solution get in the way of really taking in what they're saying.
Organization, Ethics, Listening, Public Service, Communication
Advizer Information
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Job Title
Company
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Grad Programs
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Noel Mora
Trustee
School Board Member
Sacramento State
Masters in Public Policy and Administration
Political Science, American Studies
Education
Education
HSI Grad, Disabled, Honors Student, Scholarship Recipient, Immigrant, LGBTQ, First Generation College Student
Video Highlights
1. Organization and Time Management: Staying organized and managing time effectively are crucial, especially when handling numerous communications and responsibilities.
2. Ethics and Integrity: Maintaining high ethical standards and seeking relevant training are essential for any public-facing role, ensuring public trust and compliance with the law.
3. Active Listening: Being present and actively listening to feedback from students, parents, and teachers is vital, prioritizing understanding over immediately seeking solutions.
Transcript
What skills are most important for a job like yours?
Staying organized is always a big one. Being timely and looking at any messages that are coming in is important, especially since this is a big role with many people potentially reaching out.
The goal is to really understand what you can do. Can you connect them and route them to a specialist in that topic? Being organized is just so fundamental.
I would also say ethics is huge for any public-facing role or a role where you have public trust. Some of that might be instinctive, but some of it also comes from seeking out trainings and information.
You need to know what's ethical and what's ethical within the law, because that's really critical. As a last skill, being a good listener is important.
I try to be present and an active listener when anyone is talking, especially when it's feedback from students, parents, or teachers. I try not to let the instinct of thinking of a solution get in the way of truly taking in what they're saying.