Issue: Effective School Governance

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Standards, Benchmarks and Code of Conduct

Effective Governance: Articles from the School Leader News

  • Oct. 2009, "Communicates with and engages the community by distributing relevant information about the district"
  • Aug. 2009, "Ensures that effective planning occurs by adopting a master facilities plan conducive to teaching and learning"
  • July 2009, "To promote student growth and achievement, an effective school board… models responsible governance and leadership by participating in annual retreats"
  • June 2009, "Models responsible governance and leadership by engaging all community stakeholders"
  • May 2009, "Ensuring public access to adopted board policy"
  • April 2009, "Governs through policy by purposefully linking its actions to applicable board policies"
  • March 2009, "To promote student growth and achievement, an effective school board monitors results by evaluating its own performance"
  • Feb. 2009, "Models responsible governance and leadership by staying current with changing needs and requirements by reviewing educational literature, attending professional development opportunities prior to board service and continuously during board service and preparing to make informed decisions"
  • Jan. 2009, "Communicates with and engages the community by seeking input
    through a variety of methods"
  • Dec. 2008, "Communicates with and engages the community by seeking input through a variety of methods"
  • Nov. 2008, "Ensures that effective planning occurs by adopting a plan for curriculum review and development"
  • Oct. 2008, "Governs through policy by seeking input from stakeholders and following an established procedure for consideration
  • Sept. 2008, "Models responsible governance and leadership by engaging all community stakeholders"
  • Aug. 2008, "Monitors results by using data appropriately to make informed decisions"
  • July 2008, "An effective school board models responsible governance and leadership by operating as a collective board in making decisions"
  • June 2008, "Maintaining legislative awareness and communicating with members of local, state and federal legislative bodies"
  • May 2008, "Governs through policy by delegating to the superintendent responsibility for implementation of board policy"
  • April 2008, "Monitors results by: Assessing student growth and achievement"
  • March 2008, "Governs through policy by regularly reviewing and, as necessary, revising and adopting board policy"
  • Feb. 2008, "Ensuring strong management of the school system by hiring,
    setting goals with and evaluating the superintendent"
  • Jan. 2008, "Communicates with and engages the community by seeking input through a variety of methods"
  • Dec. 2007, "Promoting student growth and achievement"

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