School Board Member''s Guidebook - Making a Positive Difference Through School Governance

Every student deserves a high-impact, well-qualified, and governance-driven school board. In this helpful new edition, bestselling authors Ryan Donlan and Todd Whitaker show you as a school board member how to make smart, worthwhile decisions that will lead to positive change in your district.

List of contents

1. The Difference Maker 2. How to Find Common Ground 3. How to Maximize Constituencies 4. How to Communicate with and Manage Constituencies 5. What Boards of Education Are Really About 6. How Boards Can Govern More Effectively 7. The Superintendent as Your Shield 8. The Care and Feeding of Community Members 9. Holding Board Meetings 10. Between Board Meetings 11. The Board President: Neither Fish nor Fowl, or is it BOTH Fish and Fowl? 12. Community Caricatures 13. Governing Best: Advancing by Retreating 14. Starting Undefeated

About the author

Ryan Donlan is a professor of educational leadership at Indiana State University and specializes in helping schools with leadership, governance, and performance improvement. He has authored books on governance, leadership, and teaching, including Uncommon Sense for New Teachers: A Good Beginning is Half the Work.
Todd Whitaker is a professor of educational leadership at the University of Missouri. He is a leading presenter in the field of education and has written 65 books, including the national best seller, What Great Teachers Do Differently.

Product details

• Authors: Ryan (Indiana State University Donlan, Donlan Ryan, Todd Whitaker
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 01.10.2025
• EAN: 9781041012115
• ISBN: 978-1-0-4101211-5
• No. of pages: 128
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; EDUCATION / Administration / General, EDUCATION / Administration / Facility Management, Organization & management of education, Educational administration and organization