Five Habits of High-Impact School Boards

Written from the unique perspective of school board members who lead and serve districts of all sizes, this book provides succinct, straightforward information that school board members and superintendents can put to immediate use. Eadie explores five key behavioral traits of high-impact school boards: · Concentration on governing above all other board work · Development of the board's capacity to govern · Active participation in leading district strategic change · Meticulous attention to keeping the board-superintendent partnership healthy · Active participation in reaching out a wider community Five Habits of High-Impact School Boards provides school board members, superintendents, senior administrators, foundation executives, and graduate students in schools of education, with practical, thoroughly tested guidance for successful governing work and a board-superintendent partnership that is close, productive, and enduring.