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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 #21: Sign a Petition
Terrible Habit #21: Sign a Petition
Item 4B, Grandview Library Building
Long before you were ever elected to the board, you wondered why one school in the district—Grandview School—had such a substandard library building while all the other schools had excellent library buildings. Since you have been on the board, you have learned about the chain of decisions that led to this situation, but you have longed for the time when this inequity could be rectified. It looks like you are going to get your chance because today's agenda includes a discussion of the issues involved in building a new library at Grandview School. There are a lot of details to be worked out, including the design of the building and ...