Pamphlets on communicating with the district, and parental involvement in reading. It s worked with teachers to create the district s first specific, measurable academic goals for reading, writing and mathematics. Now it s fashioning educational climate ends policies and three-year goals and objectives. This board s focused on its own educational climate, too. Negotiations with teachers and staff have never gone more smoothly.
Board members display a sense of camaraderie instead of conflict.
A sense of humor instead of hostility. And the mutual respect extends to the superintendent and his administrative team. Individual board members volunteer for projects like parental involvement, management information systems, regular reports of national educational news, writing board policies, or addressing the needs of special education students. That takes time. So do the monthly meetings in the schools and work sessions added to the regular meetings.