Efficient Management of the Board Meeting

Board-Savvy Superintendent

Your school board meeting goes for 4½ hours, but you notice little substantive work was actually accomplished.

Board meetings reflect a lot about the leadership in a school district. Well-run, purposeful meetings have a direct impact on how well the district is governed. I often hear complaints that board meetings run excruciatingly long, often without direction, and sometimes appear chaotic. Meetings of this nature will not help improve the achievement of the students in the school district and won’t engender a feeling of success by staff or build confidence in the community.