Local Schools.“It has been beneficial because we’re growing our leaders and working on those business practices that they’re learning about. The relevancy is right here within our local public school district, Jackson Local,” says DiLoreto, who maintains that this initiative not only fosters internal leadership development but also aligns with contemporary business practices. Todd Porter, Director of Communications and Data Analytics for the district, and also a participant in the MBA cohort, describes his experience in the program, sharing,“It’s really kind of developed a nice collegial atmosphere with all of us in the program from Jackson and our colleagues from the Stark County Educational Service Center. When you talk about financial accounting and management, instead of looking at a publicly traded company’s P&L sheet, we’re looking at a school district’s five-year forecast as an example. We are able to get granular and look at where revenue is coming from, what projections are, where expenditures are coming from, and how might those evolve. So, it’s a much more applicable course.” AN INVESTMENT IN THE FUTURE By investing in their employees’ education and creating clear career progression paths, Jackson Local Schools aims to cultivate a pool of skilled leaders ready to step into more significant roles within the district. “As we hire people, we are identifying who are the best and brightest, we’re retaining those people, we’re investing in them to get their MBAs. And then there is a path forward, a career ladder for them to continue to grow into other leadership roles 347 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 05, ISSUE 08 JACKSON LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
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