Improving School Board Effectiveness: A Balanced Governance Approach

Improving School Board Effectiveness: A Balanced Governance Approach
ISBN-10
1612508766
ISBN-13
9781612508764
Category
Education
Pages
216
Language
English
Published
2015-09-29
Authors
Thomas L. Alsbury, Phil Gore

Description

"Improving School Board Effectiveness" offers a clarifying and essential look at the evolving role of school boards and how they contribute to efforts to improve student learning. At its heart is the concept of Balanced Governance, a principle that most generally balances the authority of a superintendent to lead a school district with the necessary oversight of a locally engaged and knowledgeable board. "Improving School Board Effectiveness" is a helpful and practical book that will prove indispensable for school board members, school and district administrators, and everyone with a stake in school improvement and reform. A must-read for anyone interested in the complex challenges school boards face, especially regarding the question of how board members can contribute to the central goal of improving student outcomes. From the foreword by Willard R. Daggett, founder and chairman, International Center for Leadership in Education Alsbury and Gore have done an outstanding job of pulling together research that highlights how school boards matter. Their book provides practical examples for improving school governance at the local level. "Improving School Board Effectiveness" is an essential read for school board members, superintendents, and those working to improve public education governance. James B. Crow, executive director, Texas Association of School Boards "Improving School Board Effectivenes"s is a valuable book for superintendents as well as school boards. It explores the crucial relationship between school boards and superintendents, indicating ways to build a trusting, mutually accountable partnership to advance student achievement. Bert L Homme, superintendent, Durham Public Schools, North Carolina Thomas L. Alsbury, a former schoolteacher, principal, and administrator, is a professor of educational leadership at Seattle Pacific University as well as a founder and president of Balanced Governance Solutions. Phil Gore, a former school board member, is the division director for leadership team services with the Texas Association of School Boards. Willard R. Daggett is the founder and chairman of the International Center for Leadership in Education."

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