Search Home Services Coherent Governance® Boards Governance Models About Us Resources Wisdom Sharing Contact NOVEMBER 17, 2021 Implementing Coherent Governance in the midst of adversity: 5 key considerations One of our books quotes a former client who said: “Implementing this thing isn’t easy.”We acknowledge him to be correct. The basic implementation processes, the commitment to focus on outcomes rather than strategies, the board’s pre-planning of its own work and agenda, the practice of actually governing from the level of policy rather than tinkering […] Read More AUGUST 26, 2021 What is a Leader? “Clarifying the value system and breathing life into it are the greatest contributions a leader can make.”Dr. Randy Quinn and Linda J. Dawson, senior partnersAGI Aspen Group Intl, LLC. July 2021Few of us have lived in times such as those we have shared during the two years just past. The world and nation likely have faced […] Read More APRIL 18, 2021 Efficiency and Results What’s Your Problem?This is a forum to present your “conundrums” to AGI for our feedback. By sharing here, you may help a fellow district with the same challenge! Do you have a “problem” to present? Reply to this post or email us. Read More APRIL 1, 2021 Representing, Leading and Serving as a Board What’s Your Problem?This is a forum to present your “conundrums” to AGI for our feedback. By sharing here, you may help a fellow district with the same challenge! Do you have a “problem” to present? Reply to this post or email us. Read More MARCH 12, 2021 Our Superintendent Evaluations Seem Sterile? What’s Your Problem?This is a forum to present your “conundrums” to AGI for our feedback. By sharing here, you may help a fellow district with the same challenge! Do you have a “problem” to present? Reply to this post or email us. Read More MARCH 8, 2021 Equity in West Fargo Public Schools Equity Resource!!West Fargo Public Schools in N. Dakota is undertaking a considerable community-wide effort to address equity in their schools. Beth Slette, superintendent, has forwarded their work and agreed it can be shared. It is a large, year-long effort with outreach to community members in fashioning their next steps. Feel free to contact Beth at […] Read More FEBRUARY 25, 2021 To Approve…or Not to Approve? What’s Your Problem?This is a forum to present your “conundrums” to AGI for our feedback. By sharing here, you may help a fellow district with the same challenge! Do you have a “problem” to present? Reply to this post or email us. Read More NOVEMBER 24, 2020 Addressing Equity in Policy We have been following equity work across the country with former and current clients as well as other schools districts. Really good work is being done! Four existing OE policies updated for focus on equity – Global OE, Personnel Administration, Learning Environment, and Instructional Program. Read More JUNE 1, 2020 Mavericks on Board How do you handle colleagues who resist teamwork? A board is more than a collection of individuals. Every respected authority on the functioning of boards suggests that for a board to be effective as an entity entrusted to govern an organization on behalf of its owners, it must act as a single unit. Read More APRIL 14, 2020 Onboarding and Building a Team We have written quite frequently about the need to assign priority attention to bring on new board members. If done well, the board is set up for much higher levels of success. If done poorly – or not at all – new members struggle to belong and contribute. Read More CATEGORIES Article Book Event General Resource Video What's Your Problem? TAGS AASA ASCD Behavior Boards CEOs Coherent Governance COVID-19 EdLeader21 equity Evaluation Good Governance Implementation Maverick Meetings Model Monitoring Policy Reporting Roles School Boards Strategy Student Achievement Superintendents Wisdom Sharing RECENT POSTS Implementing Coherent Governance in the midst of adversity: 5 key considerations What is a Leader? Efficiency and Results Representing, Leading and Serving as a Board Our Superintendent Evaluations Seem Sterile? RECENT COMMENTS CONNECT WITH US AGI Aspen Group International LLC P.O. Box 3788 • Gulf Shores, AL 36547 Linda J. Dawson • (303) 478-0125 Dr. Randy Quinn • (303) 250-9000 Ginger Hopkins • (864) 784-8648 Fax • (208) 247-6084 Email Us READ OUR LATEST BOOKS GET OUR NEWSLETTERS Stay up to date with the latest news, articles and information for your organization or board. Sign up for our e-newsletters today. © Copyright 2021. AGI Aspen Group International, LLC. All rights reserved.