Effective School Boards: Strategies for Improving Board Performance
"An empathetic but hard-hitting book about effective school board leadership. It should be required reading for superintAndents, school board members, and all elected leaders." (Anne L. Bryant, executive director, National School Boards Association)"The chances for providing an even better education for students increases geometrically when school boards and superintAndents work together in common purpose. This book can help build the capacity of boards to support district-level improvement with wise governance and leadership." (Paul Houston, executive director, American Association of School Administrators)"The age-old mystery of how to improve the performance of school boards has finally been solved. Just follow the sound advice in this book." (Richard P. Chait, professor, Harvard Graduate School of Education)"In this valuable book, Smoley has brought wisdom and clarity to one of the most perplexing issues facing education reform: How do we get school boards to work effectively? This is a guidebook that serious school board officials should read cover to cover." (Christopher T. Cross, president, Council for Basic Education)"In an era where quality superintAndents and harmonious relationships between them and their boards of education are often hard to find and even harder to maintain, Effective School Boards is a pungent and pithy must-read." (Kenneth S. Burnley, superintAndent of schools, Colorado Springs School District, Colorado)