And therefore since I cannot prove a lover to entertain these fair well-spoken days, I am determined to prove a villain and hate the idle pleasures...
King Richard III: A Case for Aggressive Image Building
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Board-Superintendent Involvement in External Relations/Resource Development
Harnessing the Power of Ownership: Overwhelming Approval of Highline Schools Capital Facilities Bond
I learned about the incredible power of Ownership as a force for change early in my career as a governance consultant. The school board...
More on the K-12 Enterprise: Creating Satisfied Indirect Customers
Later today Superintendent Nick Polyak (Leyden School District 212, Illinois) will join Geoff Luther, the owner of A-l Tool Corporation, and Frank...
Our Land of Opportunity – Still
This article originally appeared at my DougEadie.com blog a little under a year ago. I thought it might resonate with our readers today. “You...
Superintendents Leading From Their Bully Pulpit
Over the holidays, I re-read Doris Kearns Goodwin’s The Bully Pulpit, a superb study of the Progressive Era and the administrations of Presidents...
Our Land of Opportunity – Still
This article, which originally appeared at the DougEadie.com blog, has attracted so many positive comments that I thought this blog's readers might...
Working Hand-in-Hand For Education In Sand Springs, Oklahoma
“Dueling Boards,” the March 12 post at www.boardsavvysuperintendent.com, tells the true story of school and educational foundation boards at...
Capitalizing On Your School Board As a Rich Resource In External Relations: the Charlottesville City Schools Story
Public education has taken it on the chin in recent years. School districts around the country have been thrown on the defensive by the apparent...
Dueling Boards: A Cautionary True Story
The tension in the conference room was palpable, as the superintendent and her board president at one end of the table glared at the educational...
Should You Get Your Board Involved In Doing Non-Governing Work?
The primary mission of all school boards is to govern, which essentially involves making decisions about such governing products as the annual...