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The Essential School Board Book
Better Governance in the Age of Accountability
- 168 pages
- English
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About this book
2009 Notable Education Book, American School Board Journal
The Essential School Board Book highlights effective practices that are common to high-functioning boards around the country—boards that are working successfully with their superintendents and communities to improve teaching and learning.
Amid today’s heightened attention on student achievement, school boards find their responsibilities intensified and transformed. In this age of accountability, all school boards need to consider how best to maintain a focus on student achievement and promote it through district and school policies.
In a highly readable and accessible fashion, the book summarizes research linking school board practices to student achievement. It features stories of sixteen diverse boards around the country—elected and appointed; rural, urban, and suburban—and the policies and procedures they have employed to enhance student achievement. Also included is a resource section for those investigating successful school board policies and practices in more depth.
The Essential School Board Book highlights effective practices that are common to high-functioning boards around the country—boards that are working successfully with their superintendents and communities to improve teaching and learning.
Amid today’s heightened attention on student achievement, school boards find their responsibilities intensified and transformed. In this age of accountability, all school boards need to consider how best to maintain a focus on student achievement and promote it through district and school policies.
In a highly readable and accessible fashion, the book summarizes research linking school board practices to student achievement. It features stories of sixteen diverse boards around the country—elected and appointed; rural, urban, and suburban—and the policies and procedures they have employed to enhance student achievement. Also included is a resource section for those investigating successful school board policies and practices in more depth.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Introduction: Why Write a Book About School Boards?
- 1 Board Practices That Make a Difference for Children
- 2 Building a Foundation for Student Success
- 3 Staying Focused on Achievement
- 4 A voiding Pitfalls
- 5 When Things Go Right
- 6 Looking Ahead
- Appendixes
- Notes
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Index