David Schuler and Helen Morris on AASA’s Aspiring Superintendents Academy
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- David Schuler
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- Helen Morris
In my experience, …
Time to Update and Fine-Tune Your Superintendent Leadership Resolutions
There’s wide agreement in the K-12 sector that one of the preeminent vehicles for building and maintaining a close, productive, and enduring board-superintendent working relationship is a well-designed and meticulously executed process for board evaluation of superintendent performance. Superintendent …
How Ironic!
Doug Eadie
Over the years, I’ve been privileged to present a number of governance keynotes and workshops at AASA, NSBA, and state K-12 association meetings. As is my custom, at the beginning of each program, I’ve typically asked for a …
Don’t Let Fear Become an Insidious Foe of Board-Superintendent Collaboration
Doug Eadie
Several months ago I listened to a four-CD program by an American Buddhist nun, Pema Chodron. Titled “Smile at Fear,” the program, which was recorded at one of her retreats, counsels, among other things, that the process of …
It’s Curtain Time
Doug Eadie
The curtain fell on a splendid production. The superintendent couldn’t have been prouder of the chair of the school board’s new Strategic and Operational Planning Committee, and the chair couldn’t have been more pleased. She’d just presented an …
Engaging Board Members Creatively in Shaping the Annual Budget
The October 6 post at this blog made the case that superintendents – wearing the “Chief Governing Process Designer” hat – are well-advised to work with board committees in designing processes for engaging board members in a meaningful fashion in …
Board-Savvy Superintendents Know That Owners Make For Reliable Partners
Doug Eadie
A light bulb went off while I was sitting in on a board-superintendent-executive team work session early in my consulting career. The superintendent, assisted by her associate superintendent for curriculum and instruction and the district’s chief financial officer, …
Two Preeminent Board Development Change Champions
Doug Eadie
The last post at this blog talked about the all-too-common resistance among board members to change on the governance front, often the result of fear – of losing influence, experiencing discomfort, failing at doing something new, and the …
Board-Savvy Superintendents Don’t Underestimate Resistance to Governance Change
Doug Eadie
Resistance to change has scuttled more than one change ship in the sea of K-12 governance; in fact, it makes sense to assume that whatever approach your district takes to updating your board’s “governing design” – its role, …
K-12 Enterprise Part 3: Leyden District 212’s Partnership with A 1 Tool Company
Dr. Nick Polyak
This is the third article in our series looking at what we’re calling the “K-12 Enterprise.” We’ve defined the K-12 Enterprise as a public school district that is more secure and better able to thrive in an …
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