Tools for School Boards

• Quizzes
• Goal & Guardrail Examples
• Board Self Evaluation Instrument
• Superintendent Evaluation Instrument
• Time Use Evaluation Instrument
• Superintendent Search Process
• Superintendent Evaluation Process
• Board Member Onboarding
• State ESB Toolkit
• Evaluating Research
• Glossary
• ESB Chatbot (experimental; requires ChatGPT login)

Research Articles

• Roles and Responsibilities of Local School Board Members in Relation to Student Achievement, Mary Delagardelle (2006)
• The Impact of School Board Governance on Academic Achievement in Diverse States, Michael Ford (2013)
• The Relationship Between School Board Governance Behaviors and Student Achievement, Ivan J. Lorentzen (2013)
• School Board Governance: The Times They are A-Changin', Paul Johnson (2011)
• School Boards and Student Achievement: The Relationship between Previously Identified School Board Characteristics and Improved Student Learning, Jonathon Holmen (2016)
• School District Leadership That Works, J. Timothy Waters & Robert Marzano (2006)
• Low Achieving Districts & Low Performing Boards, David Lee & Daniel Eadens (2014)
• Is Discord Detrimental? Using Institutional Variation to Identify the Impact of Public Governing Board Conflict on Outcomes, Jason A. Grissom (2012)

Professional Articles

• On Leadership: An Interdisciplinary Approach, Chapter 16: School Board Leadership to Improve Student Outcomes, AJ Crabill (2022)
• School Governance Matters: Best Practices for School Boards to Improve Student Outcomes, Drew Howard (2019)
• Eight Characteristics of Effective School Boards, National School Board Association (2011)
• The Lighthouse Inquiry: School Board/Superintendent Team Behaviors in School Districts with Extreme Differences in Student Achievement, Iowa Association of School Boards (2001)
• Policy Governance Consistency Framework, International Policy Governance Association (2014)

Books

• Great On Their Behalf: Why School Boards Fail, How Yours Can Become Effective, airick journey crabill
• A Framework for School Governance, Rick Maloney
• The 4 Disciplines of Execution, Chris McChesney, Sean Covey, & Jim Huling
• Boards That Make A Difference, John Carver
• Leadership and Self-Deception, The Arbinger Institute
• Immunity To Change, Robert Kegan & Lisa Lahey
• Standardized Testing Primer, Richard P. Phelps
• Unaccountable (chapter 1), Marty Makary (2012)

Links from, "Great On Their Behalf"

• Get a copy of "Great On Their Behalf: Why School Boards Fail, How Yours Can Become Effective
• Great On Their Behalf: Conversation Guide
• Great On Their Behalf: Glossary of Terms
• Chapter 1: Quizzes
• Chapter 2: Goal Examples
• Chapter 12: Board Self Evaluation Instrument
• Chapter 13: Superintendent Evaluation Instrument
• Chapter 14: Time Use Evaluation Instrument
• Chapter 15: Superintendent Search Process
• Chapter 15: Superintendent Evaluation Process
• Chapter 16: Goal & Guardrail Examples
• Conclusion: Time Use Evaluation Process

Related Documents

• Great On Their Behalf: Conversation Guide
• ESB Framework
• State ESB Toolkit
• ESB Glossary
• ESB Board Time Use Evaluation Guide
• Board Member Onboarding
• Early Evidence of Effective School Board Governance Efficacy in Texas
• Effective Goal Monitoring

Related Podcasts

• Conversations for Change: Effective School Systems & Student Outcomes
• Schoolin' Around: School Transformation Begins with Adults
• Leader Chat: Board Governance & Leadership Implications 
• Building Thinkers: Building Effective School Boards
• Ponders Out Loud: From the Boardroom to the Classroom
• Teaching, Learning, Leading: Great On Their Behalf
• Making After School Cool: Engaging Education Leaders
• Schoolutions: Why School Boards Fail & How Yours Can Be Effective
• PowerED Up: Systems All Focused On Learning
• That All Might Be Edified: Open Heart & Open Mind
• Child Care: Why Early Childhood Education Can't Wait 
• TeachHer: Supporting Girls & Young Women Of Color
• Joyful Courage: Navigating School Boards
• Rebel Educator: Creating Effective School Boards
• The Peg Doesn't Fit: Talking School Boards
• The Brighter Side of Education: School Board Training
• Buzzing with Ms. B: Changing Adult Mindsets
• Principal Center: Great On Their Behalf
• Design Cast: Restorative Justice
• Authority Podcast: Great On Their Behalf
• Optimal Life: Why School Boards Fail
• Ed Talk Radio: A Look At School Boards
• IlluminatED: Great On Their Behalf
• Student Panel

Related Videos

• Overview in Texas (3min)
• Overview in Ohio (2min)
• Presentation in Colorado (15min)
• Overview from North Dakota (3min)
• Presentation in New Mexico (8min)
• Interview in Georgia (50min)

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• Cautious Hope
• Trustees Change How They Run Their Meetings
• Board Needs To Continue With Efforts To Be More Effective
• Invigorated By Training, Board Strives For Unity