Practical Guide to Effective School Board Meetings.

Now superintendents can turn board meetings into productive, results-getting events that help them focus on teaching and learning to achieve district goals.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Townsend, Rene S.
Otros Autores: Brown, James R., Buster, Walter L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, 2005.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • About the Authors
  • Part I
  • The Leadership Challenge
  • Chapter 1
  • Focusing on Teaching and Learning
  • Mission is Different from Vision
  • The Right Mission
  • Mission-Critical Work
  • Teaching and Learning
  • Chapter 2
  • Building the Superintendent-Board Team
  • Distinct and Complementary Roles
  • Policy-Driven Meetings
  • Part II
  • Pre-Meeting Planning
  • Chapter 3
  • Planning the Calendar and Agenda
  • Twelve-Month Calendar
  • Audience
  • The Agenda Planning Team
  • The Overall Agenda
  • Individual Agenda Items
  • Potential Board Action
  • Presentations and Recognitions
  • Other Meeting Agendas
  • Chapter 4
  • Preparing: Sweat the Small Stuff
  • General Logistics
  • The Meeting Room
  • Participants
  • The Unexpected
  • Chapter 5
  • Designing the Board Packet
  • Key Elements of the Board Packet
  • Supporting Material
  • Appearance of the Document
  • Other Printed Matter
  • Additional Considerations
  • Chapter 6
  • Communicating the Agenda
  • Distribution
  • Communication
  • Touch Base with Constituents
  • Part III
  • Meeting Time
  • Chapter 7
  • Conducting the Board Meeting
  • Behavior
  • Before the Meeting
  • During the Meeting
  • Meeting Times
  • After the Meeting
  • Chapter 8
  • Meeting behind Closed Doors
  • Meeting Times
  • Closed Session Participants
  • Agenda Requirements
  • Stay on Track
  • Part IV
  • Post-Meeting
  • Chapter 9
  • Following up
  • The Link to Teaching and Learning
  • Communication Plan
  • Formal Follow-up
  • Informal Tasks
  • Chapter 10
  • Recovering
  • Immediately after the Meeting
  • The Next Day
  • The Long View
  • Chapter 11
  • Wrapping up
  • Resource A: Board-Superintendent Protocols (Sample)
  • Resource B: Twelve-Month Calendar (Sample)
  • Resource C: Board Agenda Development Worksheet (Sample)
  • Resource D: Individual Agenda Item (Sample).
  • Resource E: Welcome to the Board Meeting (Sample)
  • Resource F: Request to Speak Cards (Samples)
  • References
  • Index.

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