About « Minnesota Nonpublic School Accrediting Association. Founded in 1976, the Minnesota Nonpublic School Accrediting Association (MNSAA) is the largest accrediting association for nonpublic schools in the State of Minnesota with over 170 member schools ranging from kindergarten through grade 12.
The Minnesota Nonpublic Education Council officially recognizes MNSAA as a bona fide accrediting association within our state. MNSAA is a nationally recognized association through the National Federation of Nonpublic State School Accrediting Associations. Established as a secular entity, MNSAA accreditation is open to candidacy from nonprofit elementary and secondary nonpublic schools operating in Minnesota that have been in existence for a minimum of two years.
A nonpublic school is defined as a privately controlled organization wherein a resident may legally fulfill the Minnesota compulsory instruction law. The school may consist of one or more buildings. MNSAA serves a mix of faith-based and independent schools. About Carver Policy Governance - Resources. Networking: The International Policy Governance® Association, (IPGA) This 501(c)(3) non-profit association, formed in the U.S., is the connecting place for people who believe in the power of the Policy Governance® model.
The organization's website is evolving to contain practical tools to help Boards, its publications offer practical stories of real-world boards, and the annual conference creates opportunities to network with people from around the world who are practicing the Policy Governance model. The conference always offers a pre-conference introductory session to the model and its workshops offer knowledge about specific elements of practice as well as deeper theoretical understanding and real world stories. Consulting: Partners in Policy Governance® Eric Craymer and Sue Radwan are among the world's ten most experienced Policy Governance consultants. For more information, see About Us. Bi-Monthly Newsletter: Board Leadership, Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Knowledge Assessment Tool. Principles of Policy Governance - International Policy Governance Association. Looking for a precise description of the 10 principles of the Policy Governance model?
This official document that lays out what IS and IS NOT Policy Governance. Why a Source Document? A “source” is a point of origin. A source document is a “fundamental document or record on which subsequent writings, compositions, opinions, beliefs, or practices are based.” (Websters) Without a simply expressed clear point of source, interpretations, opinions, writings and implementations may intentionally or unintentionally diverge from the originating intent and ultimately be undifferentiated. Without a simply expressed clear source document, Policy Governance is not reliably grounded and not transferable as a paradigm of governance. The Policy Governance® Model. [This article was originally published as "Le modèle Policy Governance et les organismes sans but lucratif" in the Canadian journal Gouvernance - revue internationale, Vol. 2, nos. 1, Winter 2001, pp. 30-48.
Republication here is by permission of the original publisher.] Over the last decade or two, there has been increasing interest in the composition, conduct, and decision-making of nonprofit governing boards. The board-staff relationship has been at the center of the discussion, but trustee characteristics, board role in planning and evaluation, committee involvement, fiduciary responsibility, legal liability, and other topics have received their share of attention.
Nonprofit boards are not alone, for spirited debate about the nature of business boards has been growing as well. The Policy Governance® Model - an Overview. Policy Governance®, an integrated board leadership paradigm created by Dr.
John Carver, is a groundbreaking model of governance designed to empower boards of directors to fulfill their obligation of accountability for the organizations they govern. As a generic system, it is applicable to the governing body of any enterprise. The model enables the board to focus on the larger issues, to delegate with clarity, to control management's job without meddling, to rigorously evaluate the accomplishment of the organization; to truly lead its organization. In contrast to the approaches typically used by boards, Policy Governance separates issues of organizational purpose (ENDS) from all other organizational issues (MEANS), placing primary importance on those Ends. Policy Governance boards demand accomplishment of purpose, and only limit the staff's available means to those which do not violate the board's pre-stated standards of prudence and ethics.