Our Classes
FREE Educational Training for Community Association Management Professionals
and Community Association Board Members
At Cagle Pugh, we are passionate about education and giving back to our communities. We believe that your success is our success. With that in mind, we have developed two educational series for the purpose of educating community association managers and Texas community association board members on the laws and best practices surrounding the management and governance of Texas community associations.We offer these interactive series exclusively to separate audiences in order to best serve the needs of the particular attendees, so the Community Manager series are open only to community management professionals, and the Board Member series is presented specifically for Board Members.Presented by experienced attorneys within our firm, these courses are written to address the main topics we are asked about when clients come to us for assistance.Community Management Staff Boot Camp
Cagle Pugh’s Community Association Manager Training offers two separate series of classes specifically designed for various experience levels of community management career professionals. Unlike the courses offered by national organizations, our Community Association Manager Training series focuses exclusively on federal and Texas laws that govern Texas subdivision and condominium community associations.Each training series consists of nine total hours of no-cost instruction broken down into six 90-minute classes. There is no required sequence to either series, so participants may start a series at any time.The Community Manager Boot Camp Series is designed to provide newer community management professionals with a thorough understanding of the statutory laws and legal concepts that govern the management of community associations in Texas. It is generally recommended for community professionals with less than three years of experience in their community management career, although anyone is welcome to attend any of our courses in either series.Community Manager Boot Camp consists of the following six classes:Association-Governed Communities and Governing DocumentsBoard MeetingsMembership MeetingsAssessment CollectionCovenant EnforcementArchitectural Review
The Community Manager Advanced Training is specifically designed for more experienced community management professionals (we recommend 3+ years of experience, or graduates of the Boot Camp) , although any professional is welcome to attend any of our courses in either series. The Advanced Training series covers advanced legal concepts that are essential to the professional management of condominium and subdivision community associations in Texas.Community Manager Advanced Training consists of the following six classes:Fair HousingInsuranceAssociation Books and RecordsVendor ContractsTransition of ControlHOA Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Community Management Staff Advanced Training
At Cagle Pugh, we are passionate about educating community association leaders as to the legal concepts and statutory laws that govern their associations and communities. For such reason, we offer a series of classes specifically designed for members of a community association’s Board of Directors.Our Board Member Training classes focus exclusively on federal and Texas laws that govern Texas subdivision and condominium community associations and cover all of the core concepts necessary for Board Member to become informed and knowledgeable leaders in their associations. The classes are open to Board Members of all Texas community associations, even if the community association is not a client of the firm.Our Board Member Training consists of six total hours of no-cost instruction that is broken down into six 90-minute classes. There is no required sequence to the classes, so participants may start at any time. Our classes are presented in a virtual format over the summer or as requested by management companies.Board Member Training consists of the following four classes:HOAs and Governing DocumentsBoard MeetingsAssessment CollectionCovenant EnforcementMembership MeetingsCondominium Transition of Control