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Build a successful board by knowing where the land mines are
Veteran school board member, Richard E. Mayer, takes a humorous but substantive approach to the serious relationship between school administrators and board members. While the overwhelming majority of school board members have good motives, even people who mean well can make bad moves. This book shows how to prevent good intentions from creating bad outcomes. Each chapter presents a negative school board scenario, offers alternatives, and provides win-win solutions. Key features include: 28 brief case studies; Lessons learned for board members; Lessons learned for administrators
In addition to highlighting typical traps, the case studies light the path to positive collaboration and shared decision making between superintendents and school boards. Whether you are a school board member or an administrator who is trying to figure out what goes on in school board members' heads, How Not to Be a Terrible School Board Member provides clear direction in a realistic and memorable way.
Terrible Habit #20: Garner Public Support
Terrible Habit #20: Garner Public Support
Three Days Before the Board Meeting, Rich Richland's School Board News
Thursday's board meeting is only a few days away, and you can see there will be a few contentious agenda items. The issue you care the most about is a proposal to provide funding for an experimental after-school arts program, which you strongly support.
In order to keep the public informed, you maintain a Facebook page about your school district. It lists information and links to each school, names, and e-mail addresses of each board member and central office administrator, a copy of the board agenda for the upcoming meeting, and a featured link to your blog, Rich Richland's School Board News.
On your blog, you ...