Practical resources for building cohesive governance teams As a supplement to the best-selling The Governance Core, this practical guide will help trustees and superintendents adopt a governance mindset and partnership that creates coherence throughout the district. With a systems thinking approach, the authors provide readers with the strategies and tools needed to build cohesive teams and engage in deeper learning and decision making. The Taking Action Guide for the Governance Core offers readers: ¿ a deeper understanding of core governance and how to build it ¿ a 100-day plan to help new…mehr
Practical resources for building cohesive governance teams As a supplement to the best-selling The Governance Core, this practical guide will help trustees and superintendents adopt a governance mindset and partnership that creates coherence throughout the district. With a systems thinking approach, the authors provide readers with the strategies and tools needed to build cohesive teams and engage in deeper learning and decision making. The Taking Action Guide for the Governance Core offers readers: ¿ a deeper understanding of core governance and how to build it ¿ a 100-day plan to help new trustees get started ¿ protocols and sample agendas for focusing on strategy and systems during open board meetings
Davis Campbell is the former Executive Director of the California School Boards Association and is Chair of the University of California Davis, School of Education Advisory Board and a Senior Fellow at the Center for Applied Policy in Education. Campbell has a deep and broad background in public education. He served for 12 years in the California Department of Education, serving six of those as Deputy State Superintendent of Public Instruction in charge of all education programs. In 1988 he was appointed Executive Director of the California School Boards Association, serving in that capacity until his retirement in 2001. He has also served as an elected trustee on the Yolo County Board of Education. In 2020, Campbell was awarded the 2020 University of California Davis Alumni Association Distinguished Achievement Award. Campbell maintains an active consulting practice in effective governance in education as well as nonprofit agencies at both the state and international level. In California, in addition to continuing education governance programs with school districts, Campbell has provided workshops for nonprofit organizations as well as governance workshops and presentations with cities, counties, and special districts. Campbell's international work includes governance support for American and International schools in Madrid Spain (15 years), Barcelona Spain, Lisbon Portugal, Paris France, Rome and Milan Italy, Tunis Tunisia, Cairo Egypt and British Columbia Canada.
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Authors' Note About the Authors Taking Action Guide Overview How to Use This Guide Module Content and Learning Processes At a Glance Module 1: Moral Imperative and the Governance Core 1.1: Quote Share 1.2: Quick Write 1.3: Say Something 1.4: Think-Pair-Share 1.5: The 3-2-1 Governance Core Planning Guide Personal Reflections Module 2: Governance Mindset 2.1: Governance Mindset Reflection 2.2: Jigsaw 2.3: What? So What? Now What? 2.4: The 5 R's: Read, Record, Retell, Relate, and Reflect 2.5: Governance Working Styles Governance Mindset Progression Governance Core Planning Guide Personal Reflections Module 3: Governing With Coherence 3.1: The 4 Corner Placemat 3.2: S.T.A.R. 3.3: Go to the Wall Governance Coherence Progression Governance Core Planning Guide Personal Reflections Module 4: Governance Culture 4.1: Developing Governance Principles 4.2: Establishing Governance Norms 4.3: Developing Governance Protocols Governance Culture Progression Governance Core Planning Guide Personal Reflections Module 5: The Governance Job 5.1: Deep Dive 5.2: Governance Reflection Governance Job Progression Governance Core Planning Guide Personal Reflections Module 6: Governance Tools 6.1: The 3 P's: Purpose, Positives, and Plan Governance Core Planning Guide Personal Reflections Module 7: Welcoming New Trustees 7.1: Protocol Planning 7.2: Turn and Talk Governance Core Planning Guide Personal Reflections Module 8: Rising to the Occasion 8.1: The 4 A's: Assumptions, Agreements, Arguments, and Action Consolidating the Governance Core Planning Guide Personal Reflections Appendix 1: The Board Planning Calendar: What? Why? How? When? Appendix 2: Board Planning Calendar Governance Tool Worksheet Resources
