Confessions of a School Board Member
What Every Superintendent Needs to Know
Confessions of a School Board Member
What Every Superintendent Needs to Know
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This book provides memorable, pithy anecdotes from one school board member's experience on the board. It also weaves in amalgamations of other school board members and their sensemaking to illustrate points for the reader's understanding and application. It includes empirical research completed in Washington state in 2016 to underscore the relevance and potential frequency of the observations and discussion points.
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Table of Contents
Dedication. 2
Acknowledgements. 3
Foreword. 5
About this book. 9
Introduction. 13
Part I Getting Started in School Board Service. 26
Chapter 1 Context of School Board Service. 28
Chapter 2 Motivations for Serving on a School Board. 41
Chapter 3 Learning the Role of a Board Member. 52
Chapter 4 Earning the Right to Be Heard. 66
Part II Learning to Work Effectively Together. 76
Chapter 5 Shared Leadership. 78
Chapter 6 Navigating between Micromanagement and Disengagement104
Chapter 7 Is This the Will of the Board?. 128
Chapter 8 Making an Impact144
Part III Focus on Improvement163
Chapter 9 Governance Priorities, Protocols, and Processes. 165
Chapter 10 Systems Thinking. 179
Chapter 11 The Opportunity of Superintendent Evaluation. 191
Chapter 12 Positively Engaging the Community. 212
Part IV Succeeding as a Superintendent224
Chapter 13 Planning for Success with a Board. 226
Chapter 14 Lessons Learned in School Board Development239
Chapter 15 Navigating Challenges. 249
Conclusion. 261
About the Author. 266
Endnotes. 268
Product details
| Published | 11 Jun 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 248 |
| ISBN | 9781475875096 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 6 b/w figures |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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