Kudos to the Board, Superintendent and Cabinet of New York’s Ithaca City School District for beating the odds...
Beating the Odds: Transforming the Culture of the Ithaca City School District
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K-12 board leadership
Implementing is a Far Cry From Authorizing in the K-12 Governance Business
One of the more egregious errors I made early in my career as a K-12 governance consultant and coach was allowing myself to be pressured into...
Cleveland Heights-University Heights Superintendent Talisa Dixon on Dealing with Dramatic Board Turnover
“What can I do at this point?” The beleaguered superintendent in the workshop I was presenting last year on building solid board-superintendent...
The Demand Side of Succession Planning: Ripe for Board Involvement
What a great week it’s been! I was privileged to spend four hours Tuesday morning in Nashville, presenting a workshop (“The Board-Savvy...
Policies Transform Culture in the Ithaca (New York) City Schools
Wearing my governance consultant hat, I’ve read through hundreds of board policy manuals over the years, and I have to say...
Breaking a Radical New Path To Understanding
I recognize the real Alexander Hamilton in “Hamilton.” Sometimes Lin-Manuel shades the character differently than I do in the book, but that’s only...