Board Relations Resources
Resources to help school leaders navigate the complexities of the superintendent-school board relationship.
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May 01, 2022
Preventing Board Members’ Attempted End RunsType:Article Topics: Board RelationsBeing on the same team with your board and staff means resisting entreaties by individual board representatives. -
April 01, 2022
Pushing Policy as Board Committee DriverType:Article Topics: Board RelationsPractical ways to prevent your school board subcommittees from burying staff in extraneous assignments. -
March 01, 2022
When the Board Demands a New PolicyType:Article Topics: Board Relations, District & School OperationsTamping down tendencies to create a policy for every problem, real or imagined. -
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February 01, 2022
Divided Boards and DissensionType:Article Topics: Board RelationsThree ideas from the author on appropriate leadership responses to the polarization on your governing body. -
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February 01, 2022
Considerations for Remote Board MeetingsType:Article Topics: Board Relations, Communications & Public Relations, Technology & AIA veteran education attorney on weighing the continuance of virtual school board sessions. -
December 01, 2021
Are They Really ‘Difficult’ Board Members?Type:Article Topics: Board RelationsRecognizing the common values between board members and superintendents despite personal differences. -
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November 01, 2021
Board Member as Boss and Employee?Type:Article Topics: Board Relations, District & School OperationsCan a school board member seek employment within his or her own school district? -
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November 01, 2021
Dealing With Misogynistic Board MembersType:Article Topics: Board Relations, EquityInterventions for dealing with inappropriate comments toward women superintendents and administrators. -
November 01, 2021
Tips for Negotiating or Renegotiating Your ContractType:Webinar Recording Topics: Board Relations, Leadership DevelopmentLearn how you can best use the information found in the 2020-21 AASA Superintendent Salary & Benefits Study to help you negotiate or renegotiate your contract. -
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October 01, 2021
Exercising Subjectivity in Performance EvaluationType:Article Topics: Board Relations, Leadership DevelopmentIf the board’s instrument for measuring its superintendent on the job doesn’t rely on objective data, then finding a suitable process is paramount. -
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September 01, 2021
An Impossible PositionType:Article Topics: Board Relations, Leadership DevelopmentA Kentucky district puts to the test its students’ exhibitions of learning and expected skills -
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September 01, 2021
The Seven R’s of Collaborative LeadershipType:Article Topics: Board Relations, District & School Operations, Leadership DevelopmentSuperintendents and boards leveraging shared governance to meet the pressing needs of the day -
September 01, 2021
Ways for a Board to Show Its AccountabilityType:Article Topics: Board Relations, Leadership DevelopmentHow superintendents can support school boards in demonstrating their oversight role. -
August 01, 2021
With Turnover Inevitable, Newcomer Support Is High NeedType:Article Topics: Board RelationsA school board leader’s ideas for navigating the dynamics when the superintendent works with an entirely new board. -
August 01, 2021
Salary ShortchangeType:Article Topics: Board Relations, District & School Operations, Ethics, Finance & BudgetsAfter the school board increases a finance director’s salary to attract candidates, it asks the superintendent to reduce the offer once a finalist is named. -
March 01, 2018
What Candidates Look for in a BoardType:Article Topics: Board Relations, Leadership DevelopmentA national search executive outlines the characteristics to consider when in the midst of a career move in the superintendency -
March 01, 2018
The In-State Expertise of Board Association ConsultantsType:Article Topics: Board Relations, Leadership DevelopmentMy father, like so many others in my family, worked in public schools and truly wanted to do good things for all children. -
October 01, 2018
Answering to 17 Boards Over 2,000 Square MilesType:Article Topics: Board RelationsWhat’s the key to managing a school district made up of 16 separate districts and an administrative unit? Organization and delegation for starters. An understanding wife and sense of humor also carry me through each day. -
June 01, 2021
Cultivating Well-Informed Board CandidatesType:Article Topics: Board RelationsBuilding a deep bench for the inevitable vacancies that arise on a school board. -
May 01, 2021
A New Board’s Hard Right TurnType:Article Topics: Board Relations, EthicsShould a superintendent adopt the new school board’s hardball tactics for dealing with teachers on accountability?
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