Ryan Donlan, Todd Whitaker

The School Board Member's Guidebook (eBook, PDF)

Making A Positive Difference Through School Governance

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Every student deserves a high-impact, well-qualified, and governance-driven school board. In this helpful book, best-selling authors Ryan Donlan and Todd Whitaker show you as a school board member how to make smart, worthwhile decisions that will lead to positive change in your district.

The School Board Member's Guidebook addresses the challenges of making realistic choices that will truly benefit the school and have a lasting impact. Topics include:

• how to work and communicate effectively with the superintendent during the year
• how to rise above contentious issues, while still showing you care about people's viewpoints
• how to represent the interests and needs of the community at large
• how to keep your constituencies focused and informed through strategic planning and structured committee participation
• how to host constructive and cordial school board meetings

Each chapter offers strategies, tips, and sample scenarios. In addition, this timely second edition features a new chapter on the roles and challenges of the board president. With the resources and the practical advice throughout the book, you'll be able to make a lasting difference in the lives of every student in your district.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. September 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040415382
• Artikelnr.: 75262681

Autorenporträt

Ryan Donlan is a Professor of Educational Leadership at Indiana State University and specializes in helping schools with leadership, governance, and performance improvement. He has authored books on governance, leadership, and teaching, including Uncommon Sense for New Teachers: A Good Beginning is Half the Work.

Todd Whitaker is a Research Professor at the University of Missouri. He is a leading presenter in the field of education and has written 65 books, including the national best seller, What Great Teachers Do Differently.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: The Difference Maker
Chapter 2: How to Find Common Ground
Chapter 3: How to Maximize Constituencies
Chapter 4: How to Communicate with and Manage Constituencies
Chapter 5: What Boards of Education Are Really About
Chapter 6: How Boards Can Govern More Effectively
Chapter 7: The Superintendent as Your Shield
Chapter 8: The Care and Feeding of Community Members
Chapter 9: Holding Board Meetings
Chapter 10: Between Board Meetings
Chapter 11: Community Caricatures
Chapter 12: Board Professional Development
Chapter 13: Starting Undefeated
Epilogue