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Jay Mann

Superintendent, Creighton Elementary School District, Phoenix, AZ

Two days working through the governance mindset and framework provided more forward movement for our district than our previous six months of work.

Rico Munn

Former Superintendent, Aurora (Colorado) Public Schools

Great on Their Behalf is a valuable resource for school boards who are serious about changing outcomes for kids.

Aretta L. Baldon

Former Vice Chair, Atlanta (Georgia) Public Schools Board

Great on Their Behalf shifts you from a place of worry and despair to a place of hope, empowerment, and action.

Judith Cruz

Former Chair, Houston (Texas) ISD Board of Trustees

This is a must-read for any school board member. Governance focused on student outcomes will be a game-changer.

Dr. Jill A. Baker

Former Superintendent, Long Beach (California) Unified School District

If you believe that your students deserve for you to be great on their behalf, this is a must-read!

Joyce Wilkerson

Former Chair, Philadelphia (Pennsylvania) School District Board

Our pivot to student-outcomes-focused governance has been transformative. If we don't change, nothing will change for our children.

Devon L. Taliaferro

Former Vice-President, Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania) Public Schools Board

This book is a stepping stone for board members to lead in a way that puts student success before adult needs.

Donna Bahorich

Former Board Chair, Texas State Board of Education

Anyone with a real heart to serve students well on a local school board will find this book compelling and propelling.

Heather Contreras

Superintendent, Pajaro Valley USD (California)

Effective School Boards provides superintendents and their boards a practical approach to keeping students at the center of their work.

Jeri Robinson

School Committee Chair, Boston (Massachusetts) Public Schools

Both sobering and enlightening, it offers practical exercises to structure your board's actions and meetings.

Rodney Jordan

Former Board Member, Norfolk (Virginia) Public Schools

This book provides a pathway for my own transformation so that my school board can be effective and our students successful.