Revisiting the Board’s Operating Protocol

Board-Savvy Superintendent

IT’S MONDAY MORNING, and you are reflecting on last month’s board election, wondering if this is the time to revisit the topic of board operating procedures.

The board president has given it some thought but decided for now to leave it on the back burner. Meanwhile, a newly elected board member, Lenny Love, has arrived at the high school wanting to show teachers how much he appreciates them. Principal Lucy Leader, startled to see him visiting a classroom, faces a conundrum. Does she ask him to leave? Welcome him as a new board member and invite him to meet with her? Call the superintendent? All the above?

What do you do in this situation?