{"product_id":"effective-school-boards-9780787946920","title":"Effective School Boards","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An empathetic but hard--hitting book about effective school board leadership. It should be required reading for superintendents, school board members, and all elected leaders. \"----Anne L.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An empathetic but hard-hitting book about effective school boardleadership. It should be required reading for superintAndents,school board members, and all elected leaders.\" (Anne L. Bryant,executive director, National School Boards Association)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"The chances for providing an even better education for studentsincreases geometrically when school boards and superintAndents worktogether in common purpose. This book can help build the capacityof boards to support district-level improvement with wisegovernance and leadership.\" (Paul Houston, executive director,American Association of School Administrators)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"The age-old mystery of how to improve the performance of schoolboards has finally been solved. Just follow the sound advice inthis book.\" (Richard P. Chait, professor, Harvard Graduate Schoolof Education)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"In this valuable book, Smoley has brought wisdom and clarity toone of the most perplexing issues facing education reform: How dowe get school boards to work effectively? This is a guidebook thatserious school board officials should read cover to cover.\"(Christopher T. Cross, president, Council for BasicEducation)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"In an era where quality superintAndents and harmoniousrelationships between them and their boards of education are oftenhard to find and even harder to maintain, Effective School Boardsis a pungent and pithy must-read.\" (Kenneth S. Burnley,superintAndent of schools, Colorado Springs School District,Colorado)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Why School Boards Fail.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A MODEL FOR BOARD EFFECTIVENESS.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Making Rational Decisions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Functioning Cohesively as a Group.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Exercising Appropriate Authority.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Connecting to the Community.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Working Toward Board Improvement.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Acting Strategically.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e HOW TO MAKE SCHOOL BOARDS STRONGER.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Strengthening the SuperintAndent-Board Partnership.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Getting the Best Information.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Engaging in Board Development.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: An AgAnda for Action.","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405033677143,"sku":"9780787946920","price":30.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780787946920.jpg?v=1730488444","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/effective-school-boards-9780787946920","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}