The Miami Lighthouse Partners With the Miami Dade County Schools in the Pre-K Arena
Virginia Jacko and I tell her incredible true story in our book The Blind Visionary (www.GovernanceEdge.com): losing her eyesight while serving as a senior financial executive at Purdue University; starting all over as a vocational rehabilitation student at …
“Policy Governance:” Another Insidious Foe of a Solid Board-Superintendent Partnership
Beware of Insidious Foes
I found presenting my “Building a Rock-Solid Board-Superintendent Partnership” workshop at NSBA’s annual conference in San Antonio on April 6 tremendously energizing. Standing for three hours can be wearing, of course, but the constant stream of …
King Richard III: A Case for Aggressive Image Building
And therefore since I cannot prove a lover to entertain these fair well-spoken days, I am determined to prove a villain and hate the idle pleasures of these days. Plots have I laid, inductions dangerous….
Ah, King Richard III: how …
Harnessing the Power of Ownership: Overwhelming Approval of Highline Schools Capital Facilities Bond
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- Bernie Dorsey
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- Susan Enfield
I learned about …
Naked in the Public Eye: Talking With Superintendent/Author Oliver Robinson
Oliver Robinson
If you’d like to know how Superintendent Oliver Robinson came up with the intriguing title “Naked in the Public Eye” for his new book, listen to the podcast Oliver and I recorded last week for this blog.
Naked …
Involving Students in District Governance at Leyden High School District 212
Self-appointing nonprofit boards that fill their own seats (for example, chambers of commerce, economic development corporations, private colleges, and social service providers) have over my quarter-century in the nonprofit/public leadership arena by design become steadily more diverse and representative. The …
It’s Never Been Easier To Publish Your Own Book, So Go For It!
Doug Eadie
“Have you thought about publishing your own books?” No I hadn’t, and, to be honest, the question took me aback when I heard it a decade ago. I was chatting with a long-time colleague, Tom Berger, about the …
The Demand Side of Succession Planning: Ripe for Board Involvement
Doug Eadie
What a great week it’s been! I was privileged to spend four hours Tuesday morning in Nashville, presenting a workshop (“The Board-Savvy Superintendent”) for – and interacting with – participants in AASA’s National Superintendent Certification Program. I can’t …
Demonstrating Your Board Savvyness
Doug Eadie
Experience has taught me – and I’m sure many if not most of this blog’s readers – that the more board-savvy its superintendent, the more effective a school board is likely to be as a governing body and …
Policies Transform Culture in the Ithaca (New York) City Schools
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- Sean Bradwell
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- Luuvelle Brown
Wearing my governance …
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