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Three strategies that keep your board's governance trajectory intact through election season.

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No legislation required.

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Number one: staggered terms.

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If your entire board is elected on the same cycle, every election is a potential wipeout.

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Four-year staggered terms cut the turnover risk by more than half.

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It's the single highest-leverage structural change you can make.

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Number two: governance onboarding, not orientation.

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A binder and a welcome packet isn't a plan.

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New board members need an intensive governance education in their first ninety days.

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Policy fundamentals.

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Fiduciary responsibility.

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The difference between voting on a curriculum and writing one.

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Number three: board-superintendent succession planning.

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Codify the strategic priorities so they survive personnel changes.

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When the research says sixty-seven percent of superintendents leave after an election, you'd better have a transition plan in the drawer before the ballots are counted.

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These three moves don't require new laws.

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They require intent.

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And every single one of them serves one constituency: the students.

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Sources: EdWeek Research Center, "School Board Governance Survey" · ESB Governance Best Practices Framework · Grissom (Vanderbilt), "Superintendent Departure Risk"