In the best of times fostering a positive district image in the eyes of community members and building close, productive relationships with key...
3 Superintendents on Meeting the Community Relations Challenge in Turbulent Times
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Board Savvy Superintendent Blog Archive
Proven techniques for developing rock-solid board-superintendent partnerships
Shared Leadership Traits of Successful Superintendents and Master Teachers
In Chicago recently to present a program for nonprofit chief executives on board-CEO relations, I made a side trip to visit a well-regarded...
How Superintendent-Aspirants Can Demonstrate Board-Savviness to Search Committees
A major ongoing theme of www.boardsavvysuperintendent.com has been preparing cabinet members who are what we call superintendent-aspirants to build...
Boosting the Governing IQ of the Superintendent-Aspirants in Your Cabinet
Last August, sitting in on a Cabinet governance work session that Ehren Jarrett, Superintendent of the Rockford (Illinois) Public Schools, was...
Deb Henton: An Award Winning Superintendent’s Successful Transition to Association CEO
As you’ll learn from the video interview that Deb Henton and I recorded recently, she brought in-depth, wide-ranging K-12 leadership experience to...
3 Quick Fixes That Won’t Corral the Rogues on Your Board
I've met more than a few "rogue" board members over the course of my 35 years as a governance advisor. I define these board members as trouble...
Governing Is Truly a Team Sport
A little over six years ago I was guilty of an error of judgment that taught me a couple of valuable lessons. I’d been retained by a mid-size...
Board Standing Committees Supercharge Virginia Beach City Schools Governance
In the recent video interview I recorded with them, Board Chair Carolyn Rye and Superintendent Aaron Spence of...
Your Board President: a Primo Stakeholder You Neglect at Your Peril
The special board work session had been scheduled to consider a key recommendation coming out of the daylong board-superintendent-cabinet governance...
The Right Mindset is a Must For Building a Solid Partnership With Your Board
A staple of my one-on-one governance coaching sessions with superintendents in recent years has been the critical role that what I call “Mindset”...
Welcome to the Board Savvy Superintendent Blog Archive
Doug Eadie’s professional passion and his company’s mission are to empower public and nonprofit organizations by building governing board capacity and developing rock-solid board chief executive partnerships. A nationally prominent organizational developer par excellence, Doug specializes in building the governing capacity of public school districts, public transit authorities, and economic development corporations.