As my recent video interview with Board President Barbara Kruse and Superintendent Marc Schaffer indicates,...
Blazing a Trail on the Board Engagement Front in Colorado’s Thompson School District
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Over the course of my 35-plus years working with superintendents and their school boards, I’ve conducted hundreds of one-on-one interviews with...
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A superintendent called me recently, asking if I’d be interested in presenting a governance training workshop for her school board. She explained...
Even Superb Performance Won’t Save a Badly Eroded Board-Superintendent Relationship
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In my workshops for school board members, superintendents, and superintendent-aspirants – including the one I presented at the 2022 AASA National...
Superintendent Leadership on the Governance Front: An Emerging New Model
Over the course of my 35-plus years working with superintendents and their school boards, I’ve conducted hundreds of one-on-one interviews with...
Blazing a Trail on the Board Engagement Front in Colorado’s Thompson School District
As my recent video interview with Board President Barbara Kruse and Superintendent Marc Schaffer indicates,...