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The hero maker : how superintendents can get their school boards to do the right thing / Ryan Donlan and Todd Whitaker

By: Donlan, Ryan [author.].
Contributor(s): Whitaker, Todd.
Series: Eye on Education book.Publisher: New York, NY, USA : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, ©2017Description: viii, 119 pages ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781138418080 (hbk.); 9781138961173 (pbk.).Subject(s): School superintendents | School board-superintendent relationshipsDDC classification: 371.2011 D71 2017
Contents:
1. The hero maker -- Diversity in the ranks -- Are there any commonalities? -- Making heroes -- 2. Constituencies -- Understanding expectations -- Embracing complication -- Constituencies, uncovered -- How hero makers handle them -- School improvement-as-constituency leverage -- Hero-making exists at all levels -- 3. The board of education -- How optimal working relationships happen -- A delicate lesson to learn -- I'm just looking out for you -- The Delta Force -- Ideal board governance and who should attend board meetings -- 4. The superintendent as the shield -- The care and feeding of board members -- Care -- Feeding -- 6. Board meetings -- Creature comforts -- Climate -- Getting down to business -- 7. Between board meetings -- 8. Advancing by retreating -- Location -- Itinerary -- Board goals -- Professional development -- Superintendent goals -- Takeaways -- 9. Board personalities: the "I" in team -- 10. Board personalities: doors and the dance of drama -- 11. Starting undefeated -- The first day of school -- 12. The tour of duty -- Epilogue: What next? Toward "difference-making" -- Special feature: board personalities and the process communication model® (PCM). Series Title: Eye on Education book.
Summary: "Learn how to turn your school board members into heroes by helping them make smart, worthwhile decisions that they will deserve to brag about. In this much-needed book, Ryan Donlan and Todd Whitaker offer practical strategies to help superintendents develop better working relationships with their boards. You’ll discover how to: - reconnect board members to the real purpose of education, despite their agendas - work with your board more effectively during meetings and at times in between - guide board members into more productive roles when they overreach beyond policymaking - connect and communicate with board members regardless of personality - encourage board members to play to their strengths - start each school year undefeated and know when it is time to move on. Each chapter contains hero-making tips to help you get started. The book also includes a special feature on board personalities and the Process Communication Model® (PCM), a method that will make it easier to avoid miscommunication with board members. With this practical book, you'll be able to overcome the challenges of the superintendent–board relationship so that your board can make better decisions for those who matter most―the students." --Amazon.com.
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1. The hero maker --
Diversity in the ranks --
Are there any commonalities? --
Making heroes --
2. Constituencies --
Understanding expectations --
Embracing complication --
Constituencies, uncovered --
How hero makers handle them --
School improvement-as-constituency leverage --
Hero-making exists at all levels --
3. The board of education --
How optimal working relationships happen --
A delicate lesson to learn --
I'm just looking out for you --
The Delta Force --
Ideal board governance and who should attend board meetings --
4. The superintendent as the shield --
The care and feeding of board members --
Care --
Feeding --
6. Board meetings --
Creature comforts --
Climate --
Getting down to business --
7. Between board meetings --
8. Advancing by retreating --
Location --
Itinerary --
Board goals --
Professional development --
Superintendent goals --
Takeaways --
9. Board personalities: the "I" in team --
10. Board personalities: doors and the dance of drama --
11. Starting undefeated --
The first day of school --
12. The tour of duty --
Epilogue: What next? Toward "difference-making" --
Special feature: board personalities and the process communication model® (PCM).
Series Title: Eye on Education book.

"Learn how to turn your school board members into heroes by helping them make smart, worthwhile decisions that they will deserve to brag about. In this much-needed book, Ryan Donlan and Todd Whitaker offer practical strategies to help superintendents develop better working relationships with their boards. You’ll discover how to: - reconnect board members to the real purpose of education, despite their agendas - work with your board more effectively during meetings and at times in between - guide board members into more productive roles when they overreach beyond policymaking - connect and communicate with board members regardless of personality - encourage board members to play to their strengths - start each school year undefeated and know when it is time to move on. Each chapter contains hero-making tips to help you get started. The book also includes a special feature on board personalities and the Process Communication Model® (PCM), a method that will make it easier to avoid miscommunication with board members. With this practical book, you'll be able to overcome the challenges of the superintendent–board relationship so that your board can make better decisions for those who matter most―the students." --Amazon.com.

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